PHILADELPHIA: HELP IS ON THE WAY--AND NONE TOO SOON

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has been forced to emphasize capital projects for line extensions rather than getting funds for maintenance of existing facilities. This has meant that rapid-transit and light-rail operations are confronted with equipment shortages until new cars are delivered and some old ones rebuilt; an elevated transit line must also be completely rehabilitated. SEPTA contracts with Conrail for an extensive commuter service which is to be further expanded upon completion of a major downtown tunnel on a line extension to Philadelphia International Airport.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1980-7-14

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 34
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 181
  • Issue Number: 13
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport access; Commuter service; Financing; Government funding; Light rail transit; Public transit; Rapid transit
• Identifier Terms: Conrail; Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
• Geographic Terms: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316743
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM