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Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Sat Jun 14, 2014 7:24 am ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

Why is *bus* route 78 shut down? Do BLET members staff that route? I know it's an express down 95 but...

motor

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:51 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

Hacker wrote:
SCB2525 wrote:Many times counties and townships will fund service on individual lines, so if a cut is made on one route it doesn't necessarily mean it will go elsewhere.
Name one township that funds service on an individual line.
Don't forget the boroughs and cities on the respective lines.

motor

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:01 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

I'm sure the BLET is aware that I-495 is shut down between Terminal Ave. and 12th St. in Wilmington because of a defective bridge that will take months to rectify. Are they using that shutdown for leverage to bring commuters from DE to their side? And speaking of DE, has ridership on the Wilmington/...

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:36 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

NorthPennLimited wrote:Didn't the SEPTA police go on strike last year for over 2 weeks over an extra $0.50 per hour?
What did *that* strike do to the average SEPTA rider's sense of safety?

motor

U.S. 460 east of Petersburg - great for pacing NS?

 by motor ¦  Sun May 18, 2014 8:41 pm ¦  Forum: DelMarVa & Washington, D.C. Railfan ¦  Topic: U.S. 460 east of Petersburg - great for pacing NS? ¦  Replies: 0 ¦  Views: 8507

Per the official VA transp. map, U.S. 460 appears to run alongside NS' Petersburg to Norfolk line. It looks great for pacing NS and Amtrak trains. Is it? At http://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=449.125" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , somebody asked a similar questi...

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Wed Apr 02, 2014 6:10 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

I read the link. It doesn't make clear what "some time" means other than those other contracts expiring later this week.

motor

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Mon Mar 31, 2014 6:47 am ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

When is the 240 days up for the BLET ? What's a BLET? I just wikied "blet" and came up with one listing (Blet is a village in central France). motor http://lmgtfy.com/?q=blet" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. Gotcha....

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:14 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

nomis wrote:When is the 240 days up for the BLET ?
What's a BLET? I just wikied "blet" and came up with one listing (Blet is a village in central France).

motor

Re: Which SEPTA routes are worth riding?

 by motor ¦  Fri Mar 28, 2014 7:42 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: Which SEPTA routes are worth riding? ¦  Replies: 17 ¦  Views: 4092

The ... 101 to Media. Love that trolley. Over the hills and through the woods to Media. So do I, or at least I did when I lived in Wallingford in the early '80s and took the 101 from downtown Media to Drexel Hill Junction, then the 102 down to North Street (then was forced to take a shuttle bus to ...

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:38 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

Is NPT going to be an issue in the terms of the new contract, such as the fact that subway booth attendants aren't staying? What's NPT? motor NPT is "New Payment Technology", the upgrade to the payment system where you can use tap cards to pay fares instead of tokens and plastic passes. T...

Re: Are We Going To Be Hearing The Dreaded "S" Word This Yea

 by motor ¦  Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:13 am ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: SEPTA Regional Rail on Strike - 6/14 - PEB to Mediate ¦  Replies: 213 ¦  Views: 36701

jackintosh11 wrote:Is NPT going to be an issue in the terms of the new contract, such as the fact that subway booth attendants aren't staying?
What's NPT?

motor

Re: When was SEPTA Wilmington/Newark service started

 by motor ¦  Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:51 pm ¦  Forum: SEPTA (and PATCO) ¦  Topic: When was SEPTA Wilmington/Newark service started ¦  Replies: 6 ¦  Views: 1857

Back towards the topic... this thread makes me wish my copy of Trains, Trolleys and Transit by Gerry Williams were close at hand. Or did Mr. Gowen glean his info about SEPTA Delaware service from said book? Also close to the topic, I remember growing up in Boothwyn, PA and bicycling down to the shac...

Re: New Winter/Spring Timetable online

 by motor ¦  Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:57 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: New Winter/Spring Timetable online ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 2878

What about ordering the booklet (hard copy) of the new timetable? I ordered a national timetable booklet one time and cannot for the life of me remember what to click on to do same again once I get to Amtrak.com. What do I click on? Help! motor Many Amtrak stations have them out free for the taking...

Re: New Winter/Spring Timetable online

 by motor ¦  Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:01 pm ¦  Forum: Amtrak ¦  Topic: New Winter/Spring Timetable online ¦  Replies: 15 ¦  Views: 2878

What about ordering the booklet (hard copy) of the new timetable? I ordered a national timetable booklet one time and cannot for the life of me remember what to click on to do same again once I get to Amtrak.com. What do I click on? Help!

motor

Re: Time square to World Trade Center help.

 by motor ¦  Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:10 pm ¦  Forum: NYCT MTA Subway, PATH and SIRT ¦  Topic: Time square to World Trade Center help. ¦  Replies: 7 ¦  Views: 2765

It's a shame they got rid of the Fun Pass. :(

motor

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