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The '''Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority''' ('''SEPTA''') is a regional [[Public benefit corporation|public authority]] that operates various forms of public transit &mdash; [[transit bus|bus]], [[Rapid transit|subway]] and [[elevated railway|elevated]] rail, [[regional rail]], [[light rail]], and [[trolleybus|electric trolley bus]] &mdash; that serve 3.8 million people in and around [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]].
SEPTA also manages construction projects that repair, replace, and expand infrastructure and rolling stock.


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SEPTA serves the combined city and county of [[Philadelphia]], [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]], [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]], [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]], and [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]]. SEPTA also serves [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]] in [[Delaware]], and [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer County]] in [[New Jersey]].
| Name = Pinhead Gunpowder 7" EP (West Side Highway)

| Type = EP
SEPTA has the fifth-largest transit system in the United States, with 280 active stations, over 450 miles of track, 2,295 revenue vehicles, 196 routes, and about 306.9 million annual unlinked trips. Average weekday ridership across the system is about 1,000,000 passengers. SEPTA also manages Shared-Ride services in Philadelphia and [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|ADA]] services across the region. These services are operated by third-party contractors.
| Artist = [[Pinhead Gunpowder]]

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SEPTA is one of only two transit agencies in the United States that operate all of the five major types of transit vehicles: regional (commuter) rail trains, "heavy" rapid transit (subway/elevated) trains, light rail vehicles (trolleys), electric trolleybuses and motor buses. The other is Boston's [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]].<ref>"SEPTA Facts," SEPTA Web site http://www.septa.org/inside/facts.html</ref>
| Released = [[August 18]], 2008

| Recorded = February, 2008
SEPTA employs more than 9,000 people. Its headquarters is located at 1234 [[Market Street (Philadelphia)|Market Street]] in Center City Philadelphia.
| Genre = [[Punk rock]], [[alternative rock]], [[pop punk]], [[indie rock]]
[[Image:Philadelphia Transit and Commuter Rail System.png|SEPTA Rapid Transit map, also including connections to the [[PATCO Speedline]] and the [[River Line (New Jersey Transit)|River Line]].|thumb|250px|right]]
| Length = 9:46

| Label = [[Recess Records|Recess]]
==History==
| Producer = Pinhead Gunpowder
[[Image:SEPTA logo 1970s.svg|thumb|SEPTA logo from the 1970s]]
| Reviews =

| Last album = ''[[Compulsive Disclosure]]''<br/>(2003)
=== Formation ===
| This album = '''''7" EP (West Side Highway)'''''<br />(2008)
SEPTA was created by Pennsylvania state charter on [[August 17]], [[1963]], to coordinate government subsidies to various transit and railroad companies in southeastern Pennsylvania.
| Next album =

}}
On [[November 1]], [[1965]], SEPTA absorbed two predecessor agencies:
* The Passenger Service Improvement Corporation (PSIC), which was created on [[January 20]], [[1960]] to work with the [[Reading Company]] and [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] to improve commuter rail service and help the railroads maintain otherwise unprofitable passenger rail service.
* The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Compact (SEPACT), created on [[September 8]], [[1961]], by the City of Philadelphia and the Counties of Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester to coordinate regional transport issues.

By 1966, the [[Reading Company]] and [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] commuter railroad lines were operated under contract to SEPTA. On [[February 1]], [[1968]], the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with the [[New York Central]] railroad to become [[Penn Central]], only to file for bankruptcy on [[June 21]], [[1970]]. Penn Central continued to operate in bankruptcy until 1976, when [[Conrail]] took over its assets along with several other bankrupt railroads, including the Reading Company. Conrail operated commuter services under contract to SEPTA until [[January 1]], [[1983]], when SEPTA took over operations and acquired track, rolling stock, and other assets to form the [[SEPTA Regional Rail|Railroad Division]].

===Subsequent Expansion ===
SEPTA acquired the [[Philadelphia Transportation Company]] (PTC) on [[September 30]], [[1968]], which included bus, trolley, and [[trackless trolley]] routes, and the [[Market-Frankford Line]] and the [[Broad Street Line]] in the City of Philadelphia. This became the City Transit Division. (Established as the [[Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company]] in 1907 by the merger of a group of then independent transit companies operating within the city and its environs, the system became the PTC in 1940.)

On [[January 30]], [[1970]], SEPTA acquired the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company, also known as the Red Arrow Lines, which included the [[Philadelphia and Western Railroad]] (P&W) route now called the [[Norristown High Speed Line]] (Route 100), the [[SEPTA Surface Media and Sharon Hill Trolley Lines|Media and Sharon Hill Lines]] (Routes 101 and 102), and several suburban bus routes in Delaware County. Today, this is the Victory Division, though it is sometimes referred to as the Red Arrow Division.

In 1976, SEPTA acquired the Schuylkill Valley Lines, which is today the Frontier Division.

===2005 Strike===
SEPTA's contracts with its transportation employees in the City, Victory, and Frontier Divisions expired in April and May 2005. After working without a contract for the next few months, the [[Transport Workers Union]] Local 234 and the [[United Transportation Union]] Local 1594 set a final deadline of [[October 31]], [[2005]] at 12:01 AM, at which point the unions would strike if a new deal was not reached. The main disagreement between SEPTA management and union leadership was regarding employees' contributions to their health insurance premiums.

Before the strike, SEPTA tried to negotiate with the union, offering them a new deal whereby SEPTA union employees would pay 5% of their salary towards healthcare costs. The SEPTA unions refused the offer, arguing that when cost of living increases and inflation were factored in, its members would actually make less money than they had before. Negotiators walked out of contract negotiations minutes before the 12:01 AM deadline when they failed to reach an agreement.

Shortly after midnight on the morning of October 31, the unions called a strike. All employees in the City, Victory, and Frontier Divisions walked off the job, resulting in a complete suspension of service on all bus, trolley, and subway lines. Service on the regional rail division continued according to contingency plans, with service added to certain stations to help transport displaced city and suburban division passengers. This work stoppage stranded approximately 400,000 riders daily, impacting around 1,000,000 rides daily, forcing commuters to carpool, walk, or arrange other alternative methods of transportation. In addition, over 27,000 public school students who receive free or subsidized transit tokens were forced to miss school completely or have their days cut short due to transportation issues.

In the early morning of [[November 7]], [[2005]], a preliminary agreement was reached between SEPTA management and union leadership, ending the strike. Service on all affected transit lines was fully restored by the late afternoon. This agreement was due in large part to the intervention by former Philadelphia mayor, and current Pennsylvania governor, [[Ed Rendell]].

=== Transfer Disputes ===
In 2007, as part of a new budget-balancing proposal, SEPTA proposed eliminating bus transfers. This would have resulted in an 80% fare increase for many riders. Because SEPTA has been unable to provide a statistical need for the elimination, they have been forced to hold off. {{Fact|date=April 2008}}

==Governance==
SEPTA is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors.

* The City of Philadelphia appoints two members; one member is appointed by the Mayor, the other by the City Council President. These two board members can veto any item that is approved by the full SEPTA board because the city represents more than two-thirds of SEPTA's local subsidy, fare revenue, and ridership. However, the veto may be overridden with the vote of at least 75% of the full board within 30 days.

* Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, and Montgomery County appoint two members each. These members are appointed by the County Commissioners in Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery County and by the County Council in Delaware County.

* The majority and minority leaders of the two houses of the [[Pennsylvania General Assembly|Pennsylvania State Legislature]] (the Senate and the House of Representatives) appoint one member each, for a total of four members.

* The [[Governor of Pennsylvania]] appoints one member.

The day-to-day operations of SEPTA are handled by the General Manager, who is appointed and hired by the Board of Directors. The General Manager is assisted by nine department heads called Assistant General Managers.

The present General Manager is Joseph M. Casey, who had served as the authority's Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer until his appointment as General Manager in 2008. Past General Managers include Faye L. M. Moore, Joseph T. Mack, John "Jack" Leary, Lou Gambaccini, and [[David L. Gunn]]. Past acting General Managers include James Kilcur and Bill Stead.

==Routes and ridership==
===Rapid transit===

*[[Market–Frankford Line]] (Blue Line): subway and elevated line from the Frankford Transportation Center (rebuilt in 2003) in the [[Frankford, Philadelphia|Frankford]] section of Philadelphia to [[69th Street Terminal]] in Upper Darby, via Center City Philadelphia. Weekday ridership averaged 178,715 in 2006<ref>SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 79, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007</ref>.
*[[Broad Street Line]] and [[Broad–Ridge Spur]] (Orange Line): subway line along Broad Street in Philadelphia from Fern Rock Transportation Center to Pattison Avenue/Sports Complex, via Center City Philadelphia. Weekday ridership averaged 114,816 in 2006<ref>SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 79, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007</ref>.

===Trolley and light rail===
[[Image:SEPTA9001.jpg|thumb|250px|right|SEPTA trolley.]]
*[[SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines|Subway–Surface Trolley Lines]] (Green Line): five trolley routes - 10, 11, 13, [[SEPTA Route 34|34]], and 36 - that run in a subway in Center City and fan out along on street-level trolley tracks in [[West Philadelphia|West]] and [[Southwest Philadelphia]]. Daily ridership averaged 55,463 in 2006.<ref>SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, p. 79-80, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007</ref>
*[[SEPTA Route 100|Route 100]] (Norristown High-Speed Line): formerly known as the Philadelphia & Western (P&W) Railroad, this [[interurban streetcar|interurban]] [[rapid transit]] is considered a [[light rail]] line. Daily ridership averaged 8,801 in 2006.<ref>SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 79, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007</ref>
*[[SEPTA Routes 101 and 102|Routes 101 and 102]] (Suburban Trolley Lines): two trolley routes in Delaware County which run mostly on private rights-of-way but also have some street running. Daily ridership averaged 7,132 in 2006.<ref>SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 81, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007</ref>
*Routes 15, 23, and 56: Three surface [[tram|trolley]] routes that were "temporarily" suspended in 1992. [[SEPTA Route 23|Routes 23]] and 56 are currently operated with buses. Trolley service on [[SEPTA Route 15|Route 15]] resumed as of September 2005. Route 23 has long been SEPTA's most heavily traveled surface route, with daily ridership averaging 20,113 in 2006<ref>SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 81, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007</ref>.

*[[trolleybus|Trackless trolley]] (Trolleybus): Until the summer of 2008, all five of SEPTA's trackless trolley routes were operated with buses. Routes 29, [[SEPTA Route 59|59]], 66, 75, and 79 were run with trackless trolleys until diesel buses replaced them in 2002 and 2003. The first new pilot trackless trolley arrived in June 2007 and their operation resumed on Routes 59 and 66 on May 21, 2008. Service was later restored on route 75 as well. SEPTA did not purchase enough new trackless trolleys to restore service to routes 29 and 79.

===Bus===
SEPTA lists 121 bus routes, not including over 50 school trips, with most routes in the City of Philadelphia proper. Currently, SEPTA generally employs lettered, one and two-digit route numbering for its City Division routes, 90-series and 100-series numbers routes for its Victory ("Red Arrow") Division (Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties) and its Frontier Division (Montgomery and Bucks Counties), 200-series routes for its Regional Rail connector routes (Routes 201, 204, 205 and 206 in Montgomery & Chester Counties), 300-series routes for other specialized and/or third-party contract routes, and 400-series routes for limited service buses to schools within the city of Philadelphia.

===Commuter rail===
SEPTA's commuter rail service is run by the [[SEPTA Regional Rail]] division. This division operates 13 lines serving more than 150 stations covering most of the five county southeastern Pennsylvania region. It also runs trains to [[Newark, Delaware]], [[Trenton, New Jersey]], and [[West Trenton|West Trenton, New Jersey]]. Daily ridership averaged over 100,000 in 2006<ref>SEPTA 2007 Annual Service Plan, pg. 82, http://www.septa.org/inside/reports/ASP2007.pdf, retrieved May 7, 2007</ref>, with 1/3 of ridership on the R5 route between Thorndale, Paoli, Lansdale, and Doylestown.

==SEPTA divisions==
SEPTA has three major operating divisions: '''City Transit''', '''Suburban''', and '''Regional Rail'''. These divisions reflect the different transit and railroad operations that SEPTA has assumed.

===City Transit Division===
[[Image:4500 Baltimore Avenue.jpg|thumb|right|250px|SEPTA'S [[SEPTA Route 34|Route 34]] trolley in the 4500 block of [[Baltimore Pike|Baltimore Avenue]]]]
The City Transit Division operates routes mostly within the City of Philadelphia, including buses, subway-surface trolleys, the [[Market-Frankford Line]], and the [[Broad Street Line]]. Some of its routes extend into Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties. This division is the descendant of the [[Philadelphia Transportation Company]] (PTC). There are seven depots in this division: five of these depots only operate buses, one is a mixed bus/streetcar depot, one is a streetcar-only facility.

'''Bus and trackless trolley routes'''
* [[SEPTA City Transit Division surface routes]]

'''Light rail routes'''
* [[SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Lines]]
* [[SEPTA Route 15]]
* [[SEPTA Route 34]]

'''Garages'''
* Callowhill Depot (buses and streetcars)
* Elmwood Depot (streetcars only)
* Frankford Depot (buses and trackless trolleys)
* Comly Depot (buses only)
* Midvale Depot (buses only)
* Allegheny Depot (articulated buses only)
* Southern Depot (buses only. SEPTA Voted to not have the trackless trolley's return to South Philly)
* Germantown Depot (buses, CCT Oversight(Senior-Disabled) / Phila. Trenton Coach(officially) contract operations)
[http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/Current_fleet_Assignments.php For latest info on Garages]

===Suburban Division===
====Victory District====

The Victory District operates suburban bus and trolley (or light rail) routes that are based at [[69th Street Terminal]] in [[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]] in Delaware County. Its routes include the [[Norristown High Speed Line]] (Route 100) light rail line that runs from 69th Street Terminal to Norristown and the [[SEPTA Surface Media and Sharon Hill Trolley Lines]] (Routes 101 and 102). This district is the descendant of the [[wikia:metro:Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company|Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Company]], also known as the Red Arrow Lines. Most residents of the Victory District operating area still refer to this district as the "Red Arrow Division."

'''Light rail routes'''
* [[SEPTA Route 100]]
* [[SEPTA Routes 101 and 102]]

'''Bus routes'''
* [[SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes]]

====Frontier District====
{{main|SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes}}

The Frontier District operates suburban bus routes that are based at the [[Norristown, Pennsylvania|Norristown]] Transportation Center in Montgomery County and bus lines that serve eastern Bucks County. This district is the descendant of the Schuylkill Valley Lines in the Norristown area. SEPTA began operating the Bucks County routes in the 1980s.

====Suburban contract operations====
{{main|SEPTA Suburban Division bus routes}}

===Regional Rail division===
{{main|SEPTA Regional Rail}}

The Regional Rail Division (RRD) operates 13 commuter railroad routes that begin in [[Center City|Central Philadelphia]] and radiate outwards, terminating in intra-city, suburban, and out-of-state locations.

This division is the descendant of the six electrified commuter lines of the [[Reading Company]] (RDG), the six electrified commuter lines of [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (PRR, later [[Penn Central]]: PC) railroads, and the new Airport line constructed by the City of [[Philadelphia]] between 1974 and 1984.

With the construction and opening of the [[Center City Commuter Connection]] Tunnel in 1984, lines were paired such that a former Pennsylvania Railroad line was coupled with a former Reading line. Seven such pairings were created and given route designations numbered R1 through R8 (with R4 not used). As a result, the routes were originally designed so that trains would proceed from one outlying terminal to Center City, stopping at [[30th Street Station (Philadelphia)|30th Street Station]], [[Suburban Station (Philadelphia)|Suburban Station]], and [[Market East Station (Philadelphia)|Market East Station]], then proceed out to the other outlying terminal assigned to the route. Since ridership patterns have changed since the implementation of this plan, numerous exceptions exist, e.g. [[R6 (SEPTA)#R6 Cynwyd|R6 Cynwyd line]] trains from Cynwyd terminate at Suburban station and do not proceed to [[Norristown]], while R6s from Norristown often continue through center city as R2s.

The out-of-state terminals offer connections (and potential connections) with other transit agencies. For example, the R7 Trenton line offers connections in [[Trenton, New Jersey]] to [[New Jersey Transit|NJ Transit (NJT)]] or [[Amtrak]] for travel to [[New York City]]. Plans exist to restore NJT service to [[West Trenton, New Jersey]], thus offering a future alternate to New York via the R3 West Trenton line and NJT. Another plan offers a connection for travel to [[Baltimore]] and [[Washington DC]] via [[MARC Train|MARC]], involving extensions of the SEPTA R2 from [[Newark, Delaware]], an extension of MARC's Penn service from [[Perryville, Maryland|Perryville MD]], or both.

SEPTA's railroad [[reporting mark]] '''SPAX''' can be seen on non-revenue work equipment including boxcars, diesel locomotives, and other rolling stock.

==SEPTA roster==
===Buses===
[[Image:SeptaBUS.jpg|thumb|right|One of SEPTA's articulated NEOPLAN AN460 buses.]]
[[Image:5733-MorelandRd-2-22-06.jpg|thumb|right|The new face of SEPTA's bus fleet which is the New Flyer D40LF.]]
[[Image:SEPTA LRVs at the maintenance facility, 1993.jpg|thumb|Single-end Kawasaki trolleys waiting in the yard in 1993.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Make
!Model
!Length<br>(ft / mm)
!Width<br>(in / mm)
!Numbers
!Engine
!Transmission
|-
|1996-1997
|[[North American Bus Industries|American Ikarus/NABI]]
|416.08TA
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|5001-5400<br>
|Detroit Diesel series 50
|Allison B400
|-
|1998-2000
|Neoplan
|AN460OQ
|60&nbsp;/&nbsp;18,288
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|7101-7255
|Detroit Diesel series 50
|Allison B500
|-
|2001
|[[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]]
|D40LF
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|5401-5500
|Detroit Diesel series 50/
|Allison B400
|-
|2001
|ElDorado
|Transmark RE29
|29&nbsp;/&nbsp;8,839
|96&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,438
|4501-4580<br>(80 in service)
|Cummins ISB
|Allison B300
|-
|2002
|New Flyer
|D40LF
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|5501-5600
|Detroit Diesel series 50
|Allison B400
|-
|2002
|New Flyer
|DE40LF
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|5601H-5612H
|Cummins ISL
|Allison E drive
|-
|2003
|New Flyer
|D40LF
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|5613-5712
|Cummins ISL
|Allison B400
|-
|2004
|New Flyer
|D40LF
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|5713-5831,<br>5851-5950
|Detroit Diesel series 50
|ZF6HP-592
|-
|2004
|Champion
|Defender
|27&nbsp;/&nbsp;8,230
|96&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,438
|2070-2097 26 in active service
|Caterpillar C7
|Allison 1000
|-
|2004
|New Flyer
|DE40LF
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|5832H-5850H
|Cummins ISL
|Allison E drive
|-
|2005
|New Flyer
|D40LF
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|8000-8119
|Cummins ISL
|ZF 6HP-592
|-
|2007
|Champion
|Challenger
|27&nbsp;/&nbsp;8,230
|96&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,438
|2098-2099 to replace buses from the 2070–2097 batch lost to fire
|Cummins ISB
|Allison 1000
|-
|2007-2008
|New Flyer
|E40LFR
|40&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,192
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|800-837
|Cummins QSB 4.5 (emergency backup)
|Vossloh Kiepe Propulsion Equipment
|-
|2008-2012
|New Flyer
|DE41LF
|41&nbsp;/&nbsp;12,497
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|8121-8149 ,8165-8174
|Cummins ISL
|Allison EV40 Drive
|-
|}

===Neoplan Order History===
<ref>http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/history/neoplanhistory.php</ref>
In 1982, SEPTA made its largest-ever order of buses: the [[Neoplan USA]] order, which was at the time also the company's largest order. Over the years, these buses have made their way all around the system.
SEPTA changed their specifications on their new bus order each year. The Neoplan AK’s (8285–8413) which was SEPTA’s first order of Neoplans had longitudinal seating: all their seats face towards the aisle. However, their suburban counterparts (8411–8434) had longitudinal seating only in the rear of the bus. The back door has a wheelchair ramp, which forced SEPTA to limit their use and specify wheelchair-lift operations on their next order of coaches. These units also sported a nine-liter 6v92 engine and Allison HT-740 transmission.

By the early 1990s, SEPTA had 1,092 Neoplan An440 coaches in active service, making the Philadelphia operation the largest transportation authority in North America with the fleet mainly manufactured by Neoplan USA. These buses dominated the streets of Philadelphia through late 1997, when the earlier fleet of AK/BD (8285–8581) was replaced by the 40-foot version of the NABI SEPTA.

===Subway===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Make
!Model
!Length<br>(ft / mm)
!Width<br>(in / mm)
!Gauge
!Numbers
|-
|1981-1982
|[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]]
|B-IV single-ended
|67.5&nbsp;/&nbsp;20,574
|121.5&nbsp;/&nbsp;3,086
|[[Standard gauge]]
|501-576
|-
|1982
|Kawasaki
|B-IV double-ended
|67.5&nbsp;/&nbsp;20,574
|121.5&nbsp;/&nbsp;3,086
|{{RailGauge|ussg}}
|651-699
|-
|1996-1999
|[[Adtranz]]<ref>The body-shells were manufactured in Australia - See '''''ADtranz Exports''''' [[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]], March, 1998 pp112-117</ref>
|M4
|55 / 16,764
|110 / 2,974
|{{RailGauge|62.5}}
|1001-1220
|}

===Light Rail===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Make
!Model
!Length (ft&nbsp;/&nbsp;mm)
!Width (in&nbsp;/&nbsp;mm)
!Gauge
!Numbers
|-
|1947<br>(rebuilt 2003)
|St. Louis Car
|PCC II
|46&nbsp;/&nbsp;14,021
|96&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,438
|{{RailGauge|62.5}}
|2320-2337
|-
|1981
|Kawasaki
|K-Car Suburban LRV
|53&nbsp;/&nbsp;16,154
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|{{RailGauge|62.5}}
|100-129
|-
|1981
|Kawasaki
|K-Car Subway-Surface LRV
|49&nbsp;/&nbsp;14,935
|102&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,591
|{{RailGauge|62.5}}
|9000-9111
|-
|1993
|[[Henschel & Son|ABB]]
|N-5 Norristown
|65&nbsp;/&nbsp;19,812
|107&nbsp;/&nbsp;2,718
|{{RailGauge|ussg}}
|130-155
|}

===Regional Rail===
[[Image:Septa269.jpg|thumb|Silverliner II No. 269 still carrying "PENNSYLVANIA" name boards.]]
[[Image:Septa 145 1993, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|Eastbound SEPTA 145 making a station stop in [[Paoli, Pennsylvania|Paoli]], in 1993.]]
[[Image:SEPTA Silverliner II.jpg|thumb|Train of Silverliner II and III cars entering the [[Temple University (SEPTA station)|Temple University]] station in May 2006.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Make
!Model
!Numbers
!Total
![[Horsepower|Hp]]
![[Tare]]<br>([[Short ton|Ton]]/[[Tonne|t]])
!Seats
!Remarks
|-
|1963
|[[Budd Company|Budd]]
|Silverliner II
|201-209, 211-219,<br>251-264, 266-269,<br>9001-9017
|54 of 56 active
|624
|50.7/46.1
|124-127
|200 series cars are former [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] cars. 9000 series cars are former [[Reading Railroad]] cars.
|-
|1967
|[[St. Louis Car Company|St. Louis Car]]
|Silverliner III
|220-223, 225-239
|19 of 20 active
|624
|50.7/46.1
|122 (232-239 seat 90)
|Former Pennsylvania Railroad cars used on what is now the [[Keystone Service]]. These cars have left-side cabs, instead of standard right-side cabs.
|-
|1975
|[[GE Rail|GE]]
|Silverliner IV
|101-188, 306-399,<br>417-460 (married pairs)<br>276-305, 400-416<br>(single cars)
|231 of 232 active
|Not known
|62.5/56.8
|125
|400-series units are cars renumbered from lower series or from Reading Railroad cars 9018–9031 when [[Polychlorinated biphenyl|PCB]] transformers were replaced with silicone transformers.
|-
|1987
|[[Electro-Motive Diesel|EMD]]
|[[AEM7]]
|2301-2307
|7
|7,000
|101/91.9
|Loco-motive
|Locomotives for push-pull trains
|-
|1987
|[[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]]
|[[Comet (railcar)|Comet II]]
|2401-2410 (cab cars)<br>2501-2516 (trailer)
|10 cab cars<br>25 trailers
|Push-pull
|50/45.4
|118<br>(cab cars)<br>131<br>(trailers)
|Push-pull coaches hauled by locomotives.
|-
|1996
|ABB
|[[ALP-44]]
|2308
|1
|7000
|99.2/90.2
|Loco-motive
|Locomotive for push-pull trains. Delivered as a result of a settlement for late delivery of N-5 cars.
|-
|2000
|Bombardier
|[[Comet (railcar)|Comet IV]]
|2550-2559
|10 trailers
|Push pull
|50/45.4
|117
|These cars have a center door, and are used in push-pull service.
|-
|2009-
|[[ROTEM|Rotem]]
|Silverliner V
|701-739 Single Cars (Double Ended), 801-883 Married Pair Units
|120
|
|62.5/56.8
|110
|Replacements for Budd and St. Louis Car railcars.
|}

===Upcoming purchase===
SEPTA has made a purchase to buy 400 New Flyer Hybrid buses to replace the Nabi Ikarus buses in their 12 year life span. Another future plan is to purchase 120 [http://railroad.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=52408 Silverliner V]'s made and manufactured by Rotem. They will sport one double door and one single door that will not be at the ends of each vehicles. The Silverliner V's will replace the aging Silverliner II's and III's. Rotem announced that they will build a factory in south Philadelphia to manufacture the future order of trains in Philadelphia and the trains that will be ordered later on from other transit agencies around the US<ref>http://www.rtd-fastracks.com/images/uploads/gl/EMU-SEPTA-.jpg/ rtd-fastracks.com</ref><ref>http://philadelphiatransitvehicles.cjb.net/mutimedia/displayimage.php?album=103&pos=6/ philadelphiatransitvehicles.cjb.net</ref><ref>http://philadelphiatransitvehicles.cjb.net/mutimedia/displayimage.php?album=7&pos=0/ philadelphiatransitvehicles.cjb.net</ref>

===Maintenance of way vehicles===
* C-145 snow sweeper 1923
* Harsco Track Technologies Corporation work car
* PCC work car 2194
* SEPTA Railroad OPS-3161 work car
* W-56 work Car
* W-61 work Car
* 1033-1034 Market Frankford line Work Cars

===Retired Fleet as of June 2008===
[[Image:Nsasbsaacov001.jpg|thumb|right|SEPTA Neoplan An440EZ 3374]]
====[[Bus]]====
* 1996-97 [[North_American_Bus_Industries]] 416.08TA Note:Some of these buses are now starting to get retired
* 1986-89 [[Neoplan USA]] An440-DK-EZ series
* 1984 [[Neoplan USA]] An435-BP
* 1982-85 [[Neoplan]] An440 AK-CD series
* 1979 [[AM General|American General/Flyer]] 10240-T Trackless Trolleys
* 1971-1976 [[Flxible]] New Looks
* 1963-1970[[General Motors]] Fishbowls
* 1980 [[General Motors]] RTS II's (T8W603/T8J603 are 40 footers, T7W603 is the 35 foots
* 1984 [[Volvo]] B-10m Articulated buses (known to philadelphians as "Accordion buses")
* 1947 [[J.G. Brill and Company]] TC-44 Trackless Trolleys
* 1955-1957 [[General Motors]] Old Looks

====[[Railroad car|Rail]]====
* 1906-1911 Market Street el' cars, #1-135, Pressed Steel Car Co., Class A-8 (M1)
* 1911-1913 Market Street el' cars, #136-215, J.G. Brill Co., Class A-8 (M1)
* 1922 Frankford el' cars, #501-600, J.G. Brill Co., Class A-15 (M2)
* 1960 Budd el' cars, #601-646, Budd Co., Class A-49 (M3)
* 1960 Budd el' cars, #701-743, Budd Co., Class A-50 (M3)
* 1960 Budd el' cars, #702-924, Budd Co., Class A-51 (M3)
* 1960 Budd el' cars, #745-923, Budd Co., Class A-50 (M3)
* 1928 North Broad subway cars, #1-150, J.G. Brill Co. (B1)
* 1938 South Broad subway cars, #151-200, Pressed Steel Car Co. (B2)
* 1936 Bridge Line subway cars, #1001-1024, J.G. Brill Co. (B3), acquired second-hand from DRPA (Delaware River Port Authority) subsidiary PATCO (Port Authority Transit Corporation)
* 1927 to 1929 [[J.G. Brill and Company]] Strafford Cars
* [[St. Louis Car Company]] Ex-CTA Cars
* 1932 to 1933 [[J.G. Brill and Company]] Master Unit Cars
* 1940 [[J.G. Brill and Company]] Brillliners
* 1926 [[J.G. Brill and Company]] Center Door
* 1949 [[St. Louis Car Company]] Interurbans
* 1941 [[St. Louis Car Company]] Liberty Liners
* 1940 to 1942 PCC Air Cars
* 1946 to 1948 PCC All Electrics

==Maintenance facilities==
* 69th Street Yard (Market-Frankford Line)
* Allegheny Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
* Berridge Shops (formerly Wyoming Shops) (Bus Maintenance and Overhauls)
* Callowhill Depot (City Transit Division/Bus and Streetcar)
* Comly Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
* Elmwood Depot (City Transit Division/Streetcar)
* Fern Rock Yard (Broad Street Line)
* Frankford Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
* Frazer Yard (Regional Rail Push and Pull sets)
* Frontier Depot (Suburban Transit Division/Bus)
* Germantown Brakes Maintenance Facility (Bus Maintenance/Phila.Trenton Coach (officially)or Contract Operations-bus for government agencies and senior or disabled person transportation oversight (CCT))
* Midvale Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
* Overbrook Maintenance Facility (Regional Rail)
* Powelton Yard (Regional Rail)
* Roberts Yard (Regional Rail)
* Southern Depot (City Transit Division/Bus)
* Woodland Maintenance Facility (Streetcar Overhaul and Repairs)
* Victory Depot (69th Street) (Suburban Transit Division/Bus and Rail)
* Bridge Street Yard (Market-Frankford Line)

==Connecting transit agencies in the Philadelphia region==
=====Local services=====
[[Image:MarketFrankfordLineTrain.jpg|thumb|right|SEPTA Market-Frankfort Line at 52nd Street Station.]]
* The [[PATCO Speedline]] is a [[rapid transit]] line that runs from Center City Philadelphia to [[Camden, New Jersey]] and terminates in [[Lindenwold, New Jersey]]. At the [[8th-Market (SEPTA station)|8th and Market Streets]], one can transfer to the [[Market-Frankford Line]] and [[Broad-Ridge Spur]] with an additional transfer fare. Paid transfers are also available at PATCO's [[12-13th & Locust (PATCO station)|12th-13th Street Station]] and [[15-16th & Locust (PATCO station)|15th-16th Street Station]] with SEPTA's [[Broad Street Line]] [[Walnut-Locust (BSL station)|Walnut-Locust Station]]. The PATCO Speedline crosses over the [[Delaware River]] via the [[Ben Franklin Bridge]]. It is owned by the [[Delaware River Port Authority]].
* [[Krapf's]] Transit runs regularly scheduled buses between [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania|Coatesville]], [[Downingtown, Pennsylvania|Downingtown]], [[Exton, Pennsylvania|Exton]], and [[West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]] in the western Philadelphia suburbs. They also provide contract services to SEPTA.
* Pottstown Area Rapid Transit (formerly known as Pottstown Urban Transit) operates five bus routes in the northwestern Philadelphia suburbs within [[Pottstown, Pennsylvania|Pottstown Borough]] and the neighboring townships of Lower Pottsgrove, Upper Pottsgrove, and West Pottsgrove in [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]] and North Coventry Township in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]].

=====Regional services=====
* [[New Jersey Transit|NJ Transit]] runs buses from Philadelphia to New Jersey points. Many NJT buses stop at the [[Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal]], which is immediately north of [[Market East Station]], or at other locations in [[Center City Philadelphia]]. NJT also operates the [[River Line (New Jersey Transit)|River Line]] light rail line between [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] and [[Trenton, New Jersey|Trenton]], the [[Northeast Corridor Line]] between Trenton and New York, and the [[Atlantic City Line]] between 30th Street Station and [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]. Both the Northeast Corridor Line and River Line connect with SEPTA's [[R7 (SEPTA)|R7 Trenton]] Regional Rail line at the [[Trenton (Amtrak station)|Trenton train station]].
* [[DART First State]] provides bus service in Delaware. This service connects with SEPTA's [[R2 (SEPTA)|R2 Wilmington-Newark]] Regional Rail line in [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] and [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]].

=====National services=====
* [[Amtrak]] provides rail service between Philadelphia (at 30th Street Station) and points beyond SEPTA's range, including [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] and [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] to the west, [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] and [[Washington, D.C.]] to the southwest, and [[New York, New York|New York]] and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to the northeast. Amtrak's service overlaps to some degree with the [[R2 (SEPTA)|R2]], [[R5 (SEPTA)|R5]], and [[R7 (SEPTA)|R7]] lines. In addition to 30th Street Station, shared Amtrak/SEPTA Regional Rail stations include [[Wilmington (Amtrak station)|Wilmington]] and [[Newark (SEPTA station)|Newark]] on the R2, [[Ardmore (SEPTA station)|Ardmore]], [[Paoli (SEPTA station)|Paoli]], [[Exton (SEPTA station)|Exton]], and [[Downingtown (SEPTA station)|Downingtown]] on the R5, and [[North Philadelphia (SEPTA station)|North Philadelphia]], [[Cornwells Heights (SEPTA station)|Cornwells Heights]], and Trenton on the R7. Amtrak is faster than SEPTA, but significantly more expensive, particularly for services along the [[Northeast Corridor]].
* [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] and a variety of interregional bus operators, most of which are part of the [[Trailways]] system, stop at the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal. In addition to being adjacent to Market East Station, the terminal is one block from the Market-Frankford Line [[11th Street (SEPTA station)|11th Street station]] and various SEPTA bus routes. Major destinations served with one seat rides to/from the terminal include [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]], Atlantic City, Baltimore, Harrisburg, [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark (NJ)]], New York, [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], Washington, and Wilmington.

==References==
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==See also==
* [[List of rapid transit systems]]
* [[List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership]]
* [[Commuter rail in North America]]

==External links==
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{{wikinews|US commuter rail accident in Pennsylvania injures over 30}}

'''Official''':
* [http://www.septa.org Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority] - Official Website

'''Fares''':
* [http://septa.com/fares.html General Fares]
* [http://septa.com/fares/train_tickets.html Regional Rail Fares]
* [http://septa.com/fares/train_tickets_intermediate.html Train Tickets Fares]
* [http://septa.com/fares/train_tickets_viaCCP.html Train Tickets Via Center City]
* [http://septa.org/news/public_notices/weekend_round_trip.html Promotional Roundtrip Weekend Fares Program]
* [http://septa.com/fares/nj_transit.html Travel On SEPTA & NJ Transit]

'''Enthusiast''':
* [http://www.bustitution.webs.com SEPTA bus and rail pictures Fansite] bustitution
* [http://www.philadelphiatransitforums.cjb.net/ Philadelphia Transit Forums] Septa and other TA Fan site
* [http://www.philadelphiatransitvehicles.info Philadelphia Transit Vehicles Fan Site]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/phillynrhs/septa.html Philly NRHS SEPTA History]
* [http://philadelphiatransitforums.cjb.net Philadelphia Transit Fan Discussion Boards]
* [http://www.phillytrolley.org/ Philly Trolley Tracks]
* [http://bieniosek.com/maps SEPTA Transit stops mapped onto Google Maps]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/railpix/septa.html SEPTA Photo Pages-Stan's Railpix]
* [http://www.studio34yoga.com/trolley.php Studio 34's Eponymous Trolley; Or, A Short History of Route 34]

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# "West Side Highway - 2:09
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# "Anniversary Song" - 2:00
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# "On The Ave" - 2:45
# "On The Ave V2" - 2:52


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Pinhead Gunpowder 7" EP also known as West Side Highway) is an EP released by Pinhead Gunpowder. The album was released on iTunes under the the record label PHGP.

Track listing

  1. "West Side Highway - 2:09
  2. "Anniversary Song" - 2:00
  3. "On The Ave" - 2:45
  4. "On The Ave V2" - 2:52
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