Septa Commuters Nervously Await Word on Rail Strike Status
One rider says she's very concerned that a walkout will shut down the rails, leaving her with very little in the way of options to get to work.
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One rider says she's very concerned that a walkout will shut down the rails, leaving her with very little in the way of options to get to work.
The mobile app enables you to pay for taxi rides with a tap of your smartphone. The PPA and the vendor, VeriFone Systems, the maker of Way2Ride, also are working on the technology and logistics of using the app to hail a cab.
SEPTA's contingency plans and travel tips in the event of service interruption on June 14.
SEPTA officials are warning 120,000 daily riders on regional rail lines that the threat of a strike at 12:01 a.m. Saturday is a growing possibility.
The defendant blamed a crack cocaine habit for this crime and more than a dozen other convictions over the past 20 years.
A PATCO train was stuck on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge for about 40 minutes Tuesday night.
PECO is reporting close to 600 customers are in the dark at this hour in the five counties.
The plan involves planting new supports down into the bedrock under the river bed, using powerful jacks to level the span, and, in some cases, removing and replacing the structures immediately under the bridge surface.
Prosecutors say defendant Jason Kohler, 42, already on probation with a suspended license because of an earlier DUI crash, was high on drugs and booze last year when he ran a stop sign, crashed, then tried to flee the scene.
The airport workers were unhappy because the mayor's executive order raising their wages does not apply to contracts currently in force, and that means the raises won't come until the contracts are amended or renewed.
Amtrak wants to improve the dismal experience for passengers hoping to hop online while they're riding the rails.
Officials in Delaware are still monitoring the I-495 bridge over the Christina River. They closed it last week because of support columns that shifted, causing safety concerns.
The ambulance squad, forced from its building earlier this spring by a devastating fire, is now back in its regular quarters.
All PATCO service across the Ben Franklin Bridge will be suspended starting at midnight Saturday.
Drivers are advised to allow additional time to travel around the Platt Bridge (Route 291) during its closure.
