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bikentransit wrote:Do you have an obsession with something north of Fox Chase?

Jersey_Mike wrote:I'm not a PA resident, but those of you who are should complain to your elected officials about SEPTA's wastefulness.

But considering that SEPTA wanted to jump the push-pull ship and now wants to buy a new one, shows some evidence that there could be a paradigm shift in equipment and service patterns. SEPTA needs to predict the future, and that's hard. Ridership has increased by 50% in the past 10 years. Last spri...

Fortunately, SEPTA doesn't do its long term or strategic planning based on the posts on this board.

The SEPTA imagined by (all of) the posters here is imaginary and more dysfunctional than the real SEPTA.

Jersey, I hope you're being facetious with the Wawa > operational fleet of locomotives comment. They're unreliable and completely outdated. Enough is enough. Consistent service is paramount. Since they will be the only AEM7's left operating in North America, they will literally be turned into toast...

The ACS locomotives may make local service using push pull equipment more practical given SEPTA's close station spacing. Thoughts? I like the thought of multilevel coaches on SEPTA for the following reasons: 1. Not all cars platform at all stations already. Multi-level cars add more capacity withou...

According to Philly.com on 12/19/14, the SEPTA Board approved $4.3 million to refurbish 22 Regional Rail coaches, as part of a financial settlement with Hyundai-Rotem that was years late in delivering SEPTA's 120 new SLV's Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20141219_D...

i wonder who will bid and does this mean SEPTA isn't getting ACS-64's? SEPTA can't just buy them from Siemens. It has to go to bid. I'm sure the successful bidder will be Siemens since the specs are most likely the specs for the ACS64's. Notes from yesterday's SEPTA Board meeting show that Rotem wi...

How long are we going to Pontificate on the fare instrument?

AMTRAK is closing one of the Hudson tubes in 2015 for superstorm Sandy related repairs. The number of slots in and out of NYP will be reduced. Don't count on NJT to provide service from NYP to PHL in any rail mode on the NEC. AMTRAK will have enough trouble getting its own trains through. Try not t...

Where did you get the idea that NPT will be up and running in 8 months? :-) Regional Rail is not the only rail transportation in Philadelphia. We have trolleys, subways, elevated, and a rare interurban line too! :-P Have you checked out the new Dilworth Park concourse entrance yet, Mr. Clearfield? ...

But, back on topic, this will be a true test for SEPTA's NPT system. There are probably variations in NFC frequencies between the US and Europe based on difference in regulations, but I am not an expert in that field. Does SEPTA plan on selling preloaded farecards at any high-traffic stations? Wher...

WiFi is relatively easy to do. On-board bathrooms require daily servicing. SEPTA never had the facilities or staff to service retention toilets. The Blueliners and unconverted green cars on the Reading side discharged on to the tracks. Yes you read that correctly. Don't know about the PRR side. Serv...

But here are some questions to ponder.

Will NPT be ready for the Pope's visit, and what are the implications of the existing system in place vs. NPT being up, running and working properly?

All we're doing is moving the choke point.

There's simply no way to make this work well, just make it work as best as they can.