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Several weeks ago, SEPTA train #6334 (Train to West Trenton) has an ACS-64 #915 leading North. Typically SEPTA Push Pull consists has their locomotive leading South. Thus this set is operating reverse. Generally SEPTA does not keep these sets reversed for long. As of earlier this week, this set is now in its normal (loco facing South) orientation.
SEPTA held their annual Christmas bus display at Frankford district. This showcase off the various depots which has decorated their buses to a theme. For the past several years, the buses they used are at the end of their useful life in service. This year 2005 New Flyer D40LFs (8014, 8015, 8016, 8071, 8073, 8074, 8094 and 8097) were used. Once the season is over these buses will be officially retired.
Two weeks ago, #3525, pilot bus for the next batch of buses, arrived on SEPTA property. An total 220 buses with an option of 120 more has been ordered.
The major changes are as follows:
Starting on Monday, there will be Broad Street lane closure between Tasker and Morris affecting one of the Northbound lanes. This is due to a SEPTA project as outlined in below which is to make Tasker-Morris ADA accessible. There’s about $19.21 Million allocated in the SEPTA Capital budget for this.
See Penndot’s press release
On Sunday, August 21st, service has resumed back to Wawa. The 3.5 mile extension from Elwyn station marked the first extension on the Regional Rail system since 1986.
The Push Pull assignments page has been updated
Within the past several months, more photos of the MultiLevels surfaced on social media. These shown an work in progress MultiLevel cab car at the CRRC plant in China. These are expected to arrive in the states first thing in 2023. Credit to the original photographers!
Per an recently published article concerning CRRC
Updates on the CRRC order of Multilevels are as follows:
– Pilot cars are in final assembly and inspection at the plant in China
-Pilots expected to be delivered within the next few months (Middle of 2022)
-Purchase order cost increased slightly from $137.5 million to $138 million
-Once pilot cars tested and approved, cars would be assembled for an year and a half
SEPTA has recently put an request out there for potential buyers to purchase Seven AEMs/ALP-44. The AEMs were sidelined/retired back in 2018 when these were replaced by ACS-64s. Several of these were used as wash trains during the fall months. It looks like SEPTA now has plans on selling these.
The St Louis (Silverliner III) car has been sitting in Wayne Junction yard since 2012 and in 2019, it was moved to Frazer.
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