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2006

December 2006

Date  Headline 
12.21.06 SEPTA Board Acts On FY 2007 Operating Budget
12.21.06 SEPTA Schedules Set For Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
12.15.06  Santa is Coming to Town for Free Photos Courtesy of SEPTA 
12.14.06  SEPTA Funding: The Final Crisis?


November 2006
Date  Headline 
11.01.06  SEPTA Route 102 Sharon Hill Trolley Service To Operate With Shuttle Buses On A Portion Of The Line For Four Weekends 
11.08.06  SEPTA To Improve Service On Bus Routes Operating In Manayunk and Roxborough 
11.09.06  Eagles Football and SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" Service Is A Winning Combination For Eagles-Redskins Game 
11.14.06  SEPTA to Conduct Railroad Emergency Drill 
11.15.06  SEPTA to Dedicate Melrose Park Station 
11.16.06  SEPTA to Operate Final Weekend of El Shuttle Buses This Year 
11.16.06  SEPTA To Offer Frequent Service To Eagles Football Game, Philadelphia Marathon On Sunday
11.22.06 Full R2 Warminster Train Service Restored Friday, Nov. 24
11.22.06 SEPTA Set To Operate Special Subway/Elevated Service For Thanksgiving Day Parade, "Santa Express" Service On Friday
11.30.06 SEPTA Sports Express Service Ready to Roar for Panthers-Eagles Game


October 2006
Date Headline
10.05.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line Service Scores With Expected Excellent O.T. Performance For T.O.'s Return To Town For Eagles/Cowboys Game
10.11.06 SEPTA Service For Paratransit and Senior Citizens Disrupted By Strike Against Edens-RTS
10.11.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line Service Scores With Eagles Fans 
10.11.06  SEPTA to Help Launch National Fire Prevention Week 
10.19.06  SEPTA Leaf Grief
10.25.06  Schedules Change Sunday for SEPTA Regional Rail Routes 
10.25.06  R5 Lansdale-Doylestown Schedule Modifications are Effective Oct. 30
10.25.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" Service Set For Eagles/Jaguars Game At Lincoln Financial Field
10.26.06 MSE Reconstruction Project Postponed Until Sunday, Oct. 29
10.31.06  SEPTA Opens New Center City Customer Service and Sales Office In "Customized PCC Trolley" 


September 2006
Date Headline
09.01.06 SEPTA Services to Operate on Sunday Schedules on Labor Day
09.13.06 SEPTA to Operate Weekend R8 Fox Chase Shuttle Buses
09.13.06 El Weekend Shuttle Buses in Operation Due to Construction
09.14.06 16 SEPTA Bus Routes Detoured in Center City on Sunday Due to the Philadelphia Distance Run
09.14.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" Service Set for Eagles Home Opener
09.22.06 El Shuttle Buses in Operation During the Next Four Weekends 
09.29.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line Service Is The Best Route To The Eagles-Packers Football Game; Possible Phillies Wildcard Tie-Breaker On Monday

August 2006
Date Headline
08.03.06 SEPTA Subway-Surface Trolley Routes to be Detoured for Weekend Maintenance Project
08.03.06 SEPTA R2 Warminster Line to Operate Shuttle Buses During Midday
08.04.06 Ridership on SEPTA Regional Rail Lines Continues Steady Climb
08.07.06 SEPTA to Shut Down Western Portion of the Market-Frankford Line for 16 Consecutive Days Beginning Friday, August 11
08.08.06 SEPTA to Operate Sports Express Service to Thursday's Football Game
08.24.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" Service Set for the Philadelphia Eagles-Pittsburgh Steelers Pre-Season Game
08.24.06 Schedules Change for SEPTA Suburban Transit Victory District Bus and Trolley Routes on Monday
08.28.06 Regular SEPTA Market-Frankford El Service Set to Return to West Philadelphia on Monday
08.30.06 SEPTA Set to Open 1,000 Space Parking Garage at Frankford Transportation Center
08.31.06 Schedules Change for SEPTA City Transit Division and Suburban Transit Division Frontier District Routes on Sunday

July 2006
Date Headline
07.06.06 SEPTA to Operate Shuttle Buses on the El this Weekend
07.07.06 SEPTA Shopping Zone Campaign Aids West Philadelphia Merchants
07.07.06 SEPTA to Operate Shuttle Buses on R6 Cynwyd Regional Rail Line for Several Weeks
07.13.06 SEPTA to Sell Autos at Auction on Saturday
07.13.06 SEPTA to Operate Saturday R1 Airport Shuttle Buses
07.14.06 Portion of El Service to Operate with Shuttle Buses for Nine Consecutive Days
07.27.06 SEPTA Shuttle Buses to operate In place of Regular El Train Service on Sunday
07.27.06 SEPTA to Operate Saturday Shuttle Bus Service on a portion of R5 Lansdale/Doylestown Line
07.27.06 SEPTA R6 Cynwyd Regional Rail Line to return to regular Train Service Monday

June 2006
Date Headline
06.02.06 SEPTA To Operate Regular Train Service On The Market-Frankford Line This Weekend
06.01.06 SEPTA Weekend Train Service Altered by Construction Project
06.08.06 SEPTA Adding Extra R6 Norristown Service for Manayunk Bike Race
06.08.06 Construction to Alter SEPTA Weekend Train Service
06.08.06 SEPTA to Operate El Shuttle Buses this Weekend
06.08.06 SEPTA to Activate New Warning Devices at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings this Weekend
06.14.06 Schedules Change For SEPTA City Transit And Suburban Transit Routes
06.14.06 SEPTA Route 11 Service Altered for Two Months Due to Track Renewal Project on Woodland Avenue
06.15.06 SEPTA Shuttle Buses to Continue Replacing Regular El Train Service During the Upcoming Weekends
06.21.06 SEPTA to Conduct Final Free Business Workshop This Year
06.22.06 SEPTA Board Approves FY 2007 Operating and Capital Budgets
06.26.06 SEPTA Celebrates Nation's 230th Birthday with Convenient & Enhanced Service to Sunoco Welcome America! Events, Phillies Game

May 2006
Date Headline
05.01.06 SEPTA To Offer Paratransit Mini-Vans For Auction
05.04.06 SEPTA to Operate El Shuttle Buses this Weekend
05.04.06 SEPTA Set To Hold Public Hearings On FY 2007 Operating Budget Proposal
05.05.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" Service Ready And Set For Broad Street Run This Weekend
05.10.06 SEPTA to Operate Regular Market-Frankford Line & Regional Rail Service this Weekend
05.11.06 SEPTA To Provide Special Service To 68th Annual Dad Vail Regatta In Historic Fairmount Park
05.11.06 SEPTA Frankford Transportation Center Welcomes New Shops
05.17.06 SEPTA to Conduct Railroad Emergency Drill 
05.19.06 SEPTA Warns Riders About Stolen Passes
05.24.06 SEPTA to Operate Regular Market-Frankford Line & Regional Rail Service This Weekend
05.24.06 SEPTA To Operate On Sunday Schedules Memorial Day
05.25.06 SEPTA Construction to Close 60th Street Station

April 2006
Date Headline
04.12.06 SEPTA to Provide 10 More Buses to the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
04.12.06 Schedules Change for Select SEPTA Regional Rail Routes
04.12.06 SEPTA Construction to Close 60th St. Between Arch & Walnut Sts
04.12.06 SEPTA Construction to Close 60th St. Between Arch & Walnut Sts
04.13.06 SEPTA Sponsors 25th Annual Clean Air Council 5K Run Though Historic Fairmount Park
04.19.06 SEPTA Project to Alter Some Weekend Regional Rail Service
04.20.06 SEPTA Broad Street Line Service Set For Weekend Events At Philadelphia Sports Complex
04.25.06 SEPTA Express To The Rescue -"Trifecta" Of Events At Sports Complex To Cause Traffic Nightmare
04.26.06 Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project to Alter Weekend Service

March 2006
Date Headline
03.01.06 Construction To Alter SEPTA Broad Street Line Service On Saturday
03.17.06 Make a Fast Break to March Madness Basketball Aboard SEPTA
03.24.06 SEPTA To Alter Weekend Broad Street Line Service Due To Construction Project
03.28.06 SEPTA to Detour Bus Route 84, Close Portion Of Byberry Rd in Northeast Philadelphia, for Weekend Construction
03.30.06 SEPTA Scores With Sports Fans This Weekend

February 2006
Date Headline
02.08.06 Schedules Change For SEPTA City And Suburban Transit Bus Routes
02.08.06 SEPTA Demonstrates New State-Of-The Art Explosives Detection Equipment, K-9 Units Trained In Explosives Detection
02.15.06 SEPTA Service To Operate On Weekday Schedules On Presidents' Day
02.24.06 SEPTA's Market Street Elevated Service to Resume at 56th Street Station on Monday
02.24.06 Ride SEPTA to an "Enchanted Spring, A Tribute to Mother Nature"
02.24.06 Hometown Man Has a Hand in Rebuilding SEPTA's El in West Philadelphia 

January 2006
Date Headline
01.05.06 SEPTA R5 Lansdale-Doylestown Line to Operate Shuttle Bus Service on Sunday
01.05.06 SEPTA Bus Route 52 To Offer Transit First Service
01.05.06 Schedules change Monday for Select Regional Rail Lines
01.11.06 SEPTA On Weekday Schedule On Martin Luther King Jr. Day
01.19.06 SEPTA Construction to Impact Weekend Rail Travel
01.19.06 Free Business Workshop Sponsored by SEPTA & Partnership CDC
01.23.06 Ride SEPTA To The Philadelphia International Auto Show
01.25.06 SEPTA To Sell SUV's,Utility Vehicles and Heavy Equipment At Auction This Saturday
01.26.06 SEPTA To Divert Subway-Surface Trolley Routes To 40th & Market Streets On Weeknights and Weekends

December 2005
Date Headline
12.01.05 SEPTA to Operate Broad Street Line Express Service for Army-Navy Football Rivalry
12.01.05 SEPTA To Extend Bus Services To Some Area Malls During Holiday Shopping Season
12.02.05 SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sport Express" Service Set For Eagles/Seahawks Game At Lincoln Finacial Field
12.07.05 SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" Service Set For Eagles/Giants Game
12.08.05 Schedules Change Sunday for SEPTA Regional Rail Routes
12.21.05 SEPTA Scedules Set For Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
12.28.05 SEPTA "Sports Express" Service for New Year's Day Eagles/Washington Redskins Game
12.28.05 SEPTA Service Set For New Year's Eve, New Year's Day

November 2005
Date Headline
11.10.05 Weekend Shuttle Buses To Operate For El Service In West Philadelphia
11.10.05 SEPTA Broad Street Line "Sports Express" Service Set For Eagles/Cowboys Rematch At Lincoln Financial Field
11.17.05 SEPTA Shuttle Buses To Bridge Service For Market-Frankford El Riders In West Philadelphia This Weekend
11.17.05 SEPTA Board Approves New Contracts With TWU Local 234 And UTU Local 1594
11.22.05 SEPTA Broad Street Line Sports Express Service Set For Eagles/Packers Game
11.23.05 SEPTA Set To Operate Special Subway/Elevated Service For Thanksgiving Day Parade

October 2005
Date Headline
10.02.05 SEPTA Statement Concerning Contract Negotiations with TWU Local 234
10.06.05 SEPTA To Operate Weekend Shuttle Buses In Place Of Trains On Market-Frankford Line
10.12.05 SEPTA To Operate Shuttle Buses On A Portion Of R2 Warminster Line
10.13.05 Shuttle Buses To Operate In Place Of Trains On Market-Frankford El This Weekend
10.17.05 SEPTA Disappointed By Announced Intention Of UTU Local 1594 To Strike On October 31
10.18.05 SEPTA Launches New "Genuine Philly" Ad Campaign
10.20.05 Football Fans Place Their Best Bet On The SEPTA Broad Street Line For The Eagles/Chargers Game This Sunday
10.20.05 Weekend Shuttle Buses To Operate In Place Of Trains On Market-Frankford El In West Philadelphia
10.24.05 SEPTA Releases Service Interruption Plan
10.27.05 Shuttle Buses To Operate In Place Of Trains On Market-Frankford El This Weekend
10.27.05 SEPTA Working to Combat Slippery Rail
10.31.05 SEPTA Statement on TWU Strike

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