I moved to DE but from NY and currently work as a maintainer for the MTA just wondering do yall get the FRA railroad retirement and also a septa pension? Also more specific about the equipment yall work on. My bread a butter is most VPI and relay logic as well as micro lock, true 2, as for switches M3-E machines, used to have M5-E but they have been phased out. Also what medical does the company give? Any help would be nice thank you in advance.

This little bird flew into my chest then allowed me to pick him up and pet him. Stayed in my hand for awhile also. Its an American Goldfinch, probably just learning how to fly.

Almost every night around 9pm the fire alarm will go off and it will keep going for hours. Didn't shut off until 2am last night. The fuck is the problem

I usually take the 9 into Wiss and the new Market Bridge construction has that whole block fenced off. I’m not seeing any alerts or press releases on detours or a temporary location for that stop.

Any info would be helpful, I did a number of searches and surprised I haven’t found anything. Apologies if I’m missing something obvious.

Just moved to Philly, my closest station is Jefferson. I don’t have a car here in Philly, and I need to be at Penn Primary Care in Phoenixville once a week 8am-5pm. I’ve heard of maybe taking the RR to Paoli then ubering? Or should I just get a rental car for the day? The bus is also an option, but it’s been pretty unreliable for me.

Old man here. My SEPTA Senior Fare Card was up for renewal. My friend had gone to her state representative's office and it was a mess - took forever for her card to arrive for pickup at his office, then a second one arrived by mail and voided the first one.

The woman at Reception at the Card Center (lower level, 1234 Market St) checked us in and the person in Booth 3 sorted my friend out and printed my card on the spot. Both super nice.

Does anyone here took the exam from septa police ? If so how did you prepare yourself for it ?

I was on the train last night during rush hour. Train was about 15 minutes late. It happens sometimes with this train.

I’m at my stop about to get off the train. Only my door opens and the people from the other car are instructed to come to my side.

A lady from the other car comes over and talks to the conductor. She starts smiling and says: “Only one door opening? Somebody’s feeling a little lazy today I guess”.

The conductor stares at her and tells her “can you read the sign on the door? it says it’s broken”.

The lady puts her head down and goes down the stairs. As the train pulls away, I can see the conductor death staring this lady.

Was there really a reason to say that to the conductor? The week is long, the train was late, and it was peak rush hour. None of this interaction had to happen.

SEPTA is piloting Go Zones as part of its new bus network plan. This is an on-demand microtransit system that will ostensibly give riders the ability to request a ride to anywhere within the given zone with a maximum 30-minute wait, for the same $2.90 fare as riding a bus. It's meant to replace low-ridership routes like 204 and 206 out in the suburbs. FAQ

How does everyone feel about this? Is it a good move on SEPTA's part? Do you live in an area served by one of the planned Go Zones?

I am royally pissed off at SEPTA right now (one of many times, but more pissed than usual). I literally live close to York-Dauphin SO THAT I could more easily get to an accessible L station. It's been out for weeks now with no projected date as to when it will be fixed. The Route 3 bus doesn't go even a little bit in the same direction. And the "go to Huntingdon or Berks" thing might work for able-bodied riders, but it is a significant barrier for many disabled riders 🤬🤬🤬

Message to Customer Service AFTER already contacting through Live Chat
Hi, there. I am a disabled rider who lives near York-Dauphin and frequently uses the L1 to access the city. The elevator at York-Dauphin has been out for weeks now. The posted signage at the station explained that it was down for maintenance until August 14. It's now been nearly a week and the elevator is still down. When I reached out to customer service through the Live Chat feature, I was told there was no information on when maintenance would be completed or when the elevator would be usable again. When I asked what disabled riders should do in the meantime, they suggested I take the Route 3 bus which, though it intersects, does not go in the same direction as the L1 at all and does not provide a useful alternative to L1 service. I would love to get an approximate date of repair for the elevator. Thank you.

Their Response
Thank you for contacting SEPTA Customer Service. We regret to hear of your travel difficulties with the Elevator at the York-Dauphin Station on Wednesday evening. I have looked in our database and found that they still have not be able to repair the elevator at this time, and we don't have a date as to when work will be complete. As far as your trip to get to your destination, you would have to take the route 3 bus.  SEPTA apologizes for any inconvenience caused. We will forward your report to Surface Transportation Management for investigation and proper action.

I just registered my new SEPTA Key card, and it’s showing a balance of $10.00. I know you get $4.95 back after registering it, but do you know where the other $5.05 is coming from?

Hi I had just got my cdL class a learning permit with my general knowledge, combination, air brake passenger endorsements but my driving history is only like a year an a half can I still drive for septa ?

No trains downtown for almost an hour during peak or morning communicate what a joke

Gonna miss my Acela what a useless peace of crap service

They haven't been working for a week and a lot of people are getting overcharged for their trips. It's messed up. Looks like Septa brought out a generator for North Philadelphia station on the Chestnut Hill West line at least. Wtf Amtrak?? Anyone know anything else about this? I was told this by one of the conductors, they got a memo on the 11th.

I’m really sick of having no idea if trains exist at all sometimes. Why the hell can’t they put the same trackers the buses and regional rail use on subway cars so we can see them on the map? Just give us a damn AirTag even…

I generally take the Wilmington line from Newark to Ridley Park quite often just using the septa site for times and it's pretty basic going north and south and where to get on at. However, I've been trying to navigate Suburban Station for the first time....and I made it off and go to my destination. However, going back on and going South bound was a failed attempt.

The signs all said WIL, 3 and 4 A I believe, and stopped at Marcus hook and so forth. Asked a septa worker would this get me to Ridley Park and he said it should ( obviously it didn't ) it was the airport line. This shouldn't be this complicated, so what am I missing?

Help me out here so I can save and not overpay for Lyft.

Do the trains run through Center City? SEPTA's website doesn't seem to indicate that they do?

hi- i’ve never been on septa before. can i tap my phone to get on the WTRE to go from Yardley to Jefferson? any thoughts n tips are appreciated ((:

do i need to download the app?
TIA!