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SEPTA Cancels More Regional Rail Trips Thursday and Friday for Safety Inspections

A separate early-morning signal outage caused residual delays across multiple lines.

Overview

  • Selected trips on the Airport, Fox Chase, and Chestnut Hill West lines are canceled Thursday and Friday as railcars are cycled through inspections, with specific train numbers published by SEPTA.
  • The Federal Railroad Administration ordered checks of all 223 Silverliner IV cars following five fires reported since February.
  • SEPTA says it expects to complete the inspections by the Nov. 14 deadline set by federal officials after an extension from Oct. 31.
  • Riders have been warned to expect crowding and occasional skipped stations and are urged to use the SEPTA app for real-time updates.
  • An unrelated pre-dawn signal power problem in Center City produced residual delays of up to 60 minutes before normal operations resumed.