Free Library Puts Its Digital Collection Within Arm's Reach at a Septa Train Station
Septa commuters will be able to pass the time on trains this month with a good book, thanks to a "virtual" library.
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Septa commuters will be able to pass the time on trains this month with a good book, thanks to a "virtual" library.
The accident happened around 9 p.m. when a Norristown High Speed Line train came slightly off the tracks.
Hundreds of residents of a Center City high rise apartment building were rustled out of bed Saturday morning because of a small trash can fire.
SEPTA police have decided not to charge a mother and grandmother who left their baby behind while apparently scheming to avoid paying a fare on the Market-Frankford Line.
The union representing SEPTA's bus drivers, train operators, mechanics and support staff wants to start contract talks early with the transit agency.
A SEPTA trolley and a truck collided in an accident Friday afternoon in Delaware County.
SEPTA announced Thursday that shuttle bus service will replace rail service along the Manayunk/Norristown Regional Rail Line on Saturday and Sunday.
SEPTA says it's the last major US transit agency to use tokens. But, effective July 2014, tokens will be a thing of the past.
"Nobody wants to have to pay that, but the numbers are in line with inflation, (or) a little bit higher," said Matthew Mitchell, president of the Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers.
The cash fare for trips on city buses, subways and trolleys will go from $2 to $2.25 on July 1st of this year, then to $2.50 next year.
The transit agency that runs the high-speed train line between Camden and Philadelphia is getting ready to update its "Freedom" card, the cashless method for paying fares.
Philadelphia police say 42-year-old Rafiq Smith has a history of beating the rap.
On Thursday at the Market East station, the George Weldon Trio played jazz music for passersby.
Detectives at the special victims unit confirmed that they have arrested a man in his 40's in connection with an alleged rape and robbery that took place on the SEPTA concourse at 1500 Market Street.
Authorities say a pedestrian was killed Tuesday night after they were struck by an Amtrak train in Croydon, Pa.
SEPTA officials say, on average, 39 cell phones were lost or stolen each month last year throughout their system. So they kicked off an imitative Friday to remind riders about steps they can take to protect themselves.
Thirty-nine cell phones, on average, were lost or stolen each month last year throughout SEPTA's mass transit system according to SEPTA transit police.
A man fell onto the SEPTA tracks and was killed by an oncoming train on Wednesday, and police say the accident was caught on surveillance video.
Technical problems have cause SEPTA to suspend its "A" and "B" express trains on the Market-Frankford subway-elevated line during rush hour commutes this week.
Police in West Philadelphia are looking for a gunman who fired on a Septa Route G bus just before one o'clock this morning.
The signs will appear on the back of buses, in bus shelters and on the Market Frankford and Broad Street lines.
Philadelphia police have arrested two men in connection with last Thursday night's beating and robbery of a 53-year old cab driver.
The accident happened on the 4200 block of Marlowe Street around 4:30 p.m.
The Delaware Valley managed to escape the brunt of the recent storm, but the ripple effects are still being felt throughout the area.
