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NBC Philadelphia: Illegal parkers face new fines as warning period ends for SEPTA trolley cameras – SEPTA trolley cameras announced earlier this year started issuing tickets this week. Cameras on trolleys serving lines T1 through T5, and G1, will issue tickets to illegally parked vehicles, with a $51 fine. The cameras are powered by AI, but are reviewed by PPA employees before tickets are issued. This expands on a similar program on over 150 SEPTA buses, which was launched last year, and has issued over 112,000 tickets.
BillyPenn: SEPTA aims to increase reliability with 24 new Canadian coach cars – SEPTA has purchased 24 new coach cars from Exo for their fleet. Exo runs the public transportation system in Montreal. SEPTA aims to increase capacity for riders, to offer more reliability in service. The purchase was paid for from the over $200 million awarded, to help SEPTA fix its aging train. The railcars are expected to be phased into service later this spring.
SEPTA: SEPTA to Begin Major Rehabilitation Project Along M Line – The Norristown High Speed Line, also known as the M, will be getting major improvements over the next few months. Structural repairs will be made to the Bridgeport Viaduct, and bus service will replace the train between Bridgeport Station and Norristown Transit Center until May 9th. The project is estimated to cost around $55 million and is expected to take around one year to complete.
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