How a Tunnel made SEPTA America’s Best Regional Rail

SEPTA Regional Rail is the 100% electrified train system operating in and around Philadelphia. It started out as two separate, rival commuter networks. But a little bit of ingenuity turned it into a world-class system. Now we just wait for new trains to arrive…

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Philadelphia 30th Street Station
1:58 Buying a Ticket
2:25 Riding the former Pennsylvania Railroad
5:28 Suburban Station
7:03 History of the Reading Lines
8:08 Building the Center City Commuter Connection
8:41 Jefferson Station and the Reading Terminal Market
12:34 Riding the former Reading Company
14:55 Other Applications