They were Septa's AEM-7s and replaced with the Siemens locos. I witnessed Septa testing an Amtrak AEM-7 before they bought their own. They were towing an assortment of the old Blueliners and Silverliners!
The SEPTA Silverliner IV that was destroyed in a spectacular fire in Delaware County PA had been reported with "sluggish performance" by an engineer earlier in the day. SEPTA Mechanical found "problems" but the train was left in service. Crew reported smelling smoke on its fatal trip on the Wilmington line, stopped and discovered the fire.
Why SEPTA Regional Rail trains don’t have bathrooms Philadelphia Inquirer by Michelle Myers Published Feb. 23, 2024 If you need to go while riding a Regional Rail train, you’ll have to hold it for a bit longer because there are no bathrooms on board.
SEPTA is our local transportation agency in Philadelphia,and the surrounding areas. Apparently it's their 50th anniversary, and they're doing a little something. Four MU's are being dated back to the old days. The first one out is the Reading, with Penn Central, Conrail and PRR
SEPTA says it’ll raise fares additional 21.5%, shut down some routes Billypenn com by Meir Rinde SEPTA will raise fares nearly 30% by January and prepare to shut down dozens of routes after the state legislature declined to ap
SEPTA Silverliner III #238 — built for the PRR in 1967 is the last of its kind and has since been saved from scrapping and donated to Northeast Rail Heritage Inc..
Catenary wires fell onto a SEPTA Paoli line Regional Rail train west of Philadelphia 30th St. Station Monday afternoon. 150 passengers on the train are remaining aboard as SEPTA and Amtrak power controllers work to shut off the catenary power, before rescue efforts can begin. Service