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Amtrak: SEPTA cuts could affect service all across Pennsylvania

As Philadelphia’s SEPTA prepares to eliminate regional rail service on several lines it leases from Amtrak, the national rail ...

As SEPTA cuts loom, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, leaders and riders raise concerns

Montgomery County Commissioner Neil Makhija said the county will be hit hard economically by the looming SEPTA cuts.

Why Harrisburg is unlikely to save SEPTA before cuts go into effect

Top legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro remain at an impasse over how to fund mass transit — and lawmakers are digging ...

What buses, trains is SEPTA cutting next week? What to know about cuts, new schedules, fare hikes

SEPTA riders will start to feel the cuts on Aug. 24, when dozens of bus routes are eliminated or shortened, among other ...
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How the pandemic helped birth SEPTA’s budget woes

Joe Picozzi’s office in Philadelphia to demand full funding for SEPTA, Aug. 18, 2025. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY ...
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The conflicting visions to fund SEPTA and Pa.'s other public transit agencies, explained

Lawmakers have missed SEPTA’s deadline to act to forestall cuts, divided over where money for transit should come from.
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How SEPTA cuts will affect bus, train, trolley routes in southeastern PA

Regional Rail line eliminations are expected to take effect in January 2026. In the meantime, SEPTA Regional Rail riders can ...

PA: Amtrak's Keystone line, connecting NYC, Philly, and Harrisburg, may get axed under SEPTA cuts

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle warned Monday that planned SEPTA cuts could force Amtrak to cut the Keystone Service line from Philadelphia to Harrisburg.