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 MARC 81 by Northern |
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 MDOT 2011 New Flyer DE60LF #11081 doing Route 76 heading to Downtown. by Er1ckRailfan |
News and Updates
NJ Transit Buses Return to Greyhound Terminal Philadelphia
Starting September 5th 2026, NJ Transit Routes 313, 315, 317, and 551, will terminate at the PPA Transportation Center (Formerly the Greyhound Terminal) located on Filbert Street between 10th and 11th Street in Philadelphia. NJ Transit says going inbound to Philadelphia, passengers can also request stops at the following stops in the city of Philadelphia…
SEPTA New Bus Network Phase 1 Breakdown
Phase 1 of SEPTA‘s New Bus Network begins August 23rd, 2026. Instead of only focusing on the eliminated routes like most media sources, we are going to do a proper break down of what’s happening. Starting with the new routes themselves, then routes that are being merged/consolidated and ending with the eliminated routes. New Routes…
SEPTA Has New Bus Stops!
Ahead of the SEPTA New Bus Network Phase 1, SEPTA has started putting up new bus stops though the system. These new bus stops are designed in a way where the location of the bus stop takes more priority on the sign. As part of the New Bus Network, there are also new signs under…
New SEPTA Regional Rail Schedules go into Effect Today
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority‘s new regional rail schedules go into effect today, July 5th 2026. Highlights of the new schedules include…. For more information and details on the changes and improvements, check SEPTA’s official website, and more specifically, the Regional Rail section.
Smaller Buses Return to SEPTA’s Frontier Depot
Conshohocken, PA: After 15 years of exclusively operating forty-foot buses, SEPTA’s Frontier Depot finally houses smaller buses, meant to operate on lower ridership routes. These buses come in the form of SEPTA’s 2016 New Flyer MD30s which prevously only operated on contracted routes 310, LUCY, and the Cornwells Heights Parking Lot Shuttles. Unlike the forty-foot…
SEPTA’s Summer 2026 Schedules Go Into Effect Today
SEPTA‘s Summer 2026 schedules go into effect today, June 14th 2026. This schedule change mostly focuses on enhancements to service to the FIFA World Cup Fan Festival at Lemon Hill. Highlights include: The changes to routes 32 and 48 will revert in the fall schedule changes, but the changes to route 52 are permanent. The…
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