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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernDecember 14, 2016

SEPTA's Supervisor Training Program Helps Employees Move Up the Ladder

The AIM AD programs was designed by SEPTA to expand the pool of supervisors who are ready to move into assistant director positions in the agency's operations and engineering, maintenance, and construction divisions.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2016

SEPTA joins federal Confidential Close Call Reporting System

Joins Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, Chicago’s Metra, MBTA/Keolis, Long Island Railroad, Metro North, and Pa.’s Strasburg Railroad as carriers that use the system.

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2016

Passengers toss liquid on SEPTA bus driver

The driver was treated by doctors and released without injury. No passengers suffered any injuries and those on board were placed on a following bus. 

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2016

SEPTA launches Key 'Travel Wallet' for early fare payment adopters

Enables riders to load Key smart cards with cash value and pay as they go on all buses, trolleys, and the Market-Frankford and Broad Street Lines.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2016

SEPTA, union reach agreement, end strike

The agency said it usually takes 24 hours to have all buses, trolleys and subway trains running after a shutdown but it was on track to be in full service by Tuesday morning.

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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernNovember 2, 2016

'Partnering' with employees, customers key to advancing transit's safety culture

A goal of SEPTA’s safety initiatives is to have customers and employees take the messages presented by the authority’s safety personnel back to their homes, their workplaces and communities to help the agency's safety culture evolve and grow.

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Newsby StaffNovember 1, 2016

Union strike impacting SEPTA's bus, trolley service

The strike is causing widespread disruption, and raising concerns that if the situation is not resolved it may interfere with Election Day next week. Regional rail is the only service still operating, and even before the strike, rail services were operating "at near capacity."

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2016

SEPTA's regional rail system back to regular schedule 2 months after defect found

Fleet of 120 Silverliner Vs were taken out of service on July 1 following the discovery of cracks in equalizer beams on most of the vehicles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2016

SEPTA pulls 18 repaired railcars from service

The problem was not a safety issue, but a design change is being made to preserve long-term equipment quality, SEPTA officials said.

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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernAugust 17, 2016

SEPTA Pulls Out All the Stops to Transport DNC Attendees

The recently adjourned 2016 Democratic National Convention put Philadelphia in the national — and international — spotlight once again. For the third time in four years, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority transported thousands of visitors to the City of Brotherly Love and its surrounding counties. As with the U.S. Open in 2013 and the World Meeting of Families and Papal Visit in 2015, public transit was a key component for all event activities.

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