SEPTA announced today it has formally awarded Siemens a $118 million contract to build 13 new locomotives, for delivery in 2018. “The purchase of these new locomotives is the first of several ...

SEPTA officials on Monday afternoon said 13 leased railcars and three locomotives helped to smoothe the morning rush on its Regional Rail lines. Another five passenger trains will be available ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The union representing SEPTA's locomotive engineers (The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen) unanimously voted to authorize a strike on Monday. BLET said they ...

The 15 ACS-64 locomotives manufactured by Siemens in Sacramento will enable SEPTA to expand its fleet, replacing eight aging locomotives in the process. Some of the those being phased out include ...

SEPTA announced this week that it received its first new electric locomotive by Siemens, after it traveled some 2,700 miles from California. It’s the first of 15 locomotives that will replace older ...

SEPTA plans to spend nearly $154 million for 18 new commuter locomotives in the authority's biggest railroad purchase in a decade. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Southeastern Pennsylvania ...

Tired of overcrowded cabins on SEPTA’s Regional Rail? The transit agency is looking to improve efficiency and capacity with the introduction of 15 new locomotives. On Wednesday, SEPTA executives ...

The SEPTA Board was busy yesterday, giving the official OK to both the capital and operating budgets, plus authorizing another $154 million to purchase new locomotives. Notably, the capital budget ...

SEPTA has reached a tentative contract agreement with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, the union has reported. SEPTA has reached a tentative contract agreement with the ...

Disappearing bus routes, five fewer Regional Rail lines, subway and commuter trains not running late — these and other possible SEPTA service cuts have dominated discussion of the transit ...

One option might be to add more cars to the trains that are already running, but that would require longer platforms that would only be used during rush hour. Plus, in areas like the section between ...