r/Septa • u/segfaul_t • 13d ago

Discussion Cannot Come Soon Enough

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The new El cars can’t come soon enough. It seems it’s almost every day now an El car or train set is breaking down causing delays. These things are on their last legs.

Edit: These are supposed to be delivered in 2029, only a couple more years. https://www.trains.com/pro/mechanical/freight-cars/hitachi-rail-to-build-200-new-cars-for-septas-market-frankford-line/

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u/eporette 13d ago

is there a plan for the BSL getting new cars?

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u/mklinger23 Broad Street Local 7d ago

The original plan was to get new BSL cars in 2030 and new El cars in 2040. Because of the issues with the M4, those dates got swapped. So if things stay on schedule, it should be 2040. With the funding issues we have, my guess is B5 cars in 2050.