SEPTA completes inspection of Silverliner IV Fleet
PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — SEPTA says it has finished inspections of its Silverliner IV Regional Rail cars, meeting today’s deadline set by the Federal Railroad Administration after a series of fires involving the aging fleet. General Manager Scott Sauer spent Friday visiting maintenance shops to thank employees who have worked around the clock for weeks to […]
PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- Frustration is growing for SEPTA Regional Rail riders, as the transit agency continues inspecting railcars from its aging Silverliner IV fleet. Philadelphia City Council held a hearing with SEPTA to get an update on the safety inspection of its fleet. The safety concerns follow a federal report…
Editor's note: The video above is from a prior report. PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) -- SEPTA now has until November 14 to finish inspecting its Silverliner IV fleet, the transit agency announced Friday afternoon. Citing a National Transportation Safety Board warning, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) ordered the transit agency earlier this…
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- After five fires, a federal agency wants Pennsylvania's largest transit authority to stop using a railcar that makes up the majority of its fleet. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) operates 225 Silverliner IV railcars in its passenger fleet, more than half of all passenger-carrying…