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The strike is the longest in SEPTA's history and coincided with similar strikes in New Jersey and New York that also stemmed from the transfer of operations from Conrail to local transit agencies. The new labor contracts largely retained seniority and fringe benefits for the union members, but instituted pay decreases and led to the reduction ...
These achievements laid the groundwork for many orders of Kawasaki's electric trains for the New York City Subway over the years. [21] [22] As of 2018, the 112 Series 9000 cars (numbered 9000-9111) run on the SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines, while the 29 Series 100 cars are used on the Media–Sharon Hill Line. [3] [4] [5]
Evolution of New York City subways: An illustrated history of New York City's transit cars, 1867–1997. New York Transit Museum Press, New York, 1997. ISBN 978-0-9637492-8-4. Kramer, Frederick A. Building the Independent Subway. Quadrant Press, Inc.; New York, 1990. ISBN 0-915276-50-X; Cudahy, Brian J. Under the Sidewalks of New York: The ...
Prior to the 2008 purchase, SEPTA borrowed an MTA New York City Transit Orion VII hybrid bus # 6365 to evaluate it in service. SEPTA was the first to purchase New Flyer DE40LFs equipped with rooftop HVAC units. SEPTA delivered 525 2017–2022 NFI XDE40 hybrid buses to replace all the diesel buses that were delivered between 2001 and 2004.
In 1966, SEPTA began contracts with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company to subsidize their commuter lines. Still, the subsidies could not save the big railroads. The PRR attempted to stay solvent by merging with the New York Central Railroad on February 1, 1968, but the resulting company, Penn Central, went
SEPTA and Transit Police have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, officials announced, ending a stalemate between the two sides that forced officers to go on strike.
The SEPTA subway–surface trolley lines are a collection of five SEPTA trolley lines that operate on street-level tracks in West Philadelphia and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and also underneath Market Street in Philadelphia's Center City. The lines, Routes 10, 11, 13, 34, and 36, collectively operate on about 39.6 miles (63.7 km) of route. [2]
The large "M" logos on trains and buses were replaced with decals that state MTA New York City Bus, MTA New York City Subway or MTA Staten Island Railway, eliminating inconsistencies in signage. [57] Today, the older "M" logos survive on existing cube-shaped lamps on station lampposts dating to the 1980s, though such lamps have been updated ...