2nd Day Of Squeeze For SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line Riders
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — SEPTA riders faced a bigger test on the second day of a rail car shortage on the Market-Frankford Line.
SEPTA took nearly 100 cars out of service over the weekend after inspectors found cracks in them.
SEPTA anticipated many people getting back to their routines after taking the post-Super Bowl Monday off.
That means a tighter squeeze on the ailing Market-Frankford Line affecting riders like Marissa.
"I'm very hopeful that I'm still going to get to work on time. I left 10 minutes earlier and I'm hoping that's enough. I'm gambling. If I had it together I would have left a little earlier, but life happens."
Riders like Lisa have questions about how so many SEPTA train cars could be affected all at once.
"I just don't understand. If they're inspecting them on a normal basis how do you have so many cracked at one time."
As the morning rush moved along, the trains stopping at Girard became even more crowded. So that led many riders to go to Plan B.
They hopped on a shuttle bus that would make all the westbound stops to Center City.
Riders on the eastbound side did the same starting at 52nd Street.
The buses will be back for the evening rush between 3 and 7 p.m.
SEPTA has not given a timeline for running at full capacity again, but last summer's Regional Rail car issues took months to repair.
