Cell Phone Thefts On The Rise
A CBS 3 I-Team investigation revealed that cell phone thefts rose 31 percent last year on SEPTA routes, prompting the transit authority to begin warning riders how to protect themselves.
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A CBS 3 I-Team investigation revealed that cell phone thefts rose 31 percent last year on SEPTA routes, prompting the transit authority to begin warning riders how to protect themselves.
They absolutely love us. The "they" is almost anyone with a product or service to sell. The "us" is the geezer generation, and we're growing by leaps and bounds.
A CBS 3 I-Team investigation now reveals that five bomb detection dogs used by SEPTA and a sixth dog deployed by Amtrak recently failed to pass testing by the Transportation Security Administration and have now been temporarily decertified.
SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams says the man had apparently gone down onto the tracks to retrieve an object of some kind.
Despite Punxsutawney Phil's prognostication of less than three weeks ago, winter is still very much with us.
In the next printing of its Regional Rail schedules, SEPTA will be putting color-coded bands across the top of the timetables.
Philadelphia and SEPTA police are investigating a shooting on a subway concourse that happened early Tuesday morning.
When a SEPTA train pulled into 30th Street station, several passengers were confused when the conductor made a rare announcement.
The feds are putting up a $5,000 reward to track down whoever set a fire earlier this week at a Broad Street subway stop.
A report of a gas odor caused SEPTA to temporarily suspend a portion of the Broad Street Subway around 9 a.m. An investigation found the source to be a gasoline container left on a Logan Station train platform.
Many areas of the Delaware Valley were very, very slippery early this morning . Sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, and steps were often a sheet of ice, making walking and driving hazardous.
SEPTA is running shuttle buses between the Walnut, Locust and Erie stations on the Broad Street Subway line this afternoon because of an underground fire discovered at the Girard Avenue station.
What a difference a day makes. Many side streets are still hard to navigate in the city since last week's snow storm, but things are improving, at least when it comes to mass transit.
The SEPTA board will borrow some $425 million for new rail cars, a new high-tech fare collection system, and renovations to one of its busy regional rail stations.
Nine passengers spent the night aboard a stranded SEPTA bus in West Oak Lane on Wednesday night.
Sub-freezing temperatures are hard on equipment, but also hard on passengers waiting outdoors for their ride.
Jeffrey Knueppel, SEPTA assistant general manager of engineering, calls this the "extreme low end" of operating temperatures, where even sturdy components of our transportation system have problems.
This week the SEPTA board will vote on whether to borrow a quarter-billion dollars to pay for the new regional rail trains that are to be delivered this year.
PATCO has become the latest mass transit agency to hook up with an Internet-based service that helps riders plan their trip.
Some Delaware Valley winters come and go with nary a flake of snow. Not this one.
Commuters around region are advised to allow extra time to get to work because of a winter storm that brought snow, ice and rain overnight.
If you plan to take public transportation this holiday weekend, remember to check the schedules.
Septa's paratransit returned to full service, today. The snow storm forced SEPTA to cancel service for shopping or leisure trips but riders are making up for it today.
Due to severe weather conditions, N.J. Transit, SEPTA trains and Amtrak services have been affected, officials say.
In Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter held an afternoon press conference on the city's readiness for the snow in the city and tri-state area.
