Amtrak Service Resumes After Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Train In Bristol
A statement from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says there was a death near the Croydon station, not far from Bristol, Pennsylvania.
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A statement from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says there was a death near the Croydon station, not far from Bristol, Pennsylvania.
SEPTA's board held a special meeting Monday in hopes of working out a new labor deal sooner with the two regional rail unions that staged a one-day strike back in June.
The State Transportation Commission has approved an update to Pennsylvania's 12-year plan for projects that reflects a major increase in funding approved by state lawmakers last year.
The floating artwork-cum-living-and-performance-space, with aqua garden, is called "Wetland."
It happened about 1:30pm on the inbound Regional Rail tracks near Overbrook Station.
From old-fashioned biplanes towing banners, to choppers, to the Air Force Thunderbirds, this show had something for everybody.
It happened around 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Delaware River Bridge interchange.
SEPTA officials say the male employee was hit by a train traveling eastbound near 22nd and Market Streets.
A major PennDOT paving project begins tonight along the Roosevelt Boulevard and it could affect the morning commute for drivers for the next few months.
The spans carry Spring Garden Street over the Schuylkill Expressway, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, the Schuylkill River and the Schuylkill River Trail.
DRPA board member Eugene DePasquale, the Pennsylvania auditor general, attended the two-hour session by phone. He thinks the lack of public notice was a mistake.
"It always pays to make sure that you don't attract criminals to your vehicle by leaving a laptop or a cell phone or GPS device or other valuables in clear sight," says an insurance industry expert.
Menendez (D-NJ) echoed NTSB findings that laid particular blame at the feet of Conrail for what happened.
PennDOT officials have announced that a major resurfacing project on Roosevelt Boulevard is scheduled to begin next week.
The West Valley Green Road Bridge, which links Whitemarsh and Springfield townships, was shut down in March after Penndot inspectors found structural problems.
