{"id":31193,"date":"2023-10-26T22:42:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T02:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=31193"},"modified":"2023-10-26T22:42:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T02:42:16","slug":"a-cursory-look-at-philadelphias-septa-regional-rail-subway-and-patco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2023\/10\/a-cursory-look-at-philadelphias-septa-regional-rail-subway-and-patco\/","title":{"rendered":"A cursory look at Philadelphia&#8217;s SEPTA regional rail, subway and PATCO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PHILADELPHIA \u2014<\/strong> Some thoughts on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Port Authority Transit Corporation fixed rail from the perspective of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1f4fa3\">SEPTA Key Card<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In my initial research, I learned that the SmarTrip equivalent is called SEPTA Key. It&#8217;s rechargable card that is NOT available at all SEPTA entry points. In particular, it&#8217;s not available at the station I choose to get my journey started <strong>Eastwick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEPTA Key is available at many subway stations and some of the bigger train stations. I picked mine up at a ShopRite in Eddystone, which required kind of a circuitous journey from Interstate 95. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon registration, $4.95 of the initial fee is credited to SEPTA service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.septakey.org\/wcm\/images\/septa\/2022-key-card-contactless-chip-card.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1f4fa3\">SEPTA Regional Rail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/53260508324\/in\/dateposted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53260508324_edb44613ff_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Airport bound SEPTA regional train at Eastwick station. \"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My first ride was the Airport Line from Eastwick. I specifically planned going into Center City from here for a few reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It&#8217;s a straight-shot &#8211; only one stop until 30<sup>th<\/sup> Street Station, the main rail hub.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is FREE on-street parking adjacent to the station on Mario Lanza Blvd. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On weekdays, the Airport line runs every thirty minutes and hourly on weekends. That&#8217;s not a great headway for serving an international airport. Riding in, I understood why &#8211; it&#8217;s a single-track in parts. Closer to Center City, it merges with Wawa line (which is part advertisement, part location name of the station terminus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the frequency leaves something to be desired, the actual ride is pretty good. An overhead catenary wire powers the train which rolls out smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform at Eastwick is also at ground level, so it&#8217;s some big steps to get on and off the train. It&#8217;s a bit hard on a bicycle, but I managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I&#8217;m going into Center City for a daytrip, I will take the Airport line again though. It takes out so much hassle of driving in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1f4fa3\">30th Street Station<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53260631100_da678aabb8_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to this trip, I had only been in 30th Street Station once &#8211; to transfer buses on the way back from Thanksgiving to Penn State Hazleton once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a beautiful station, high ceilings, clean walls, occasional bas relief and benches. Take that other Northeast Corridor stations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53259270612_16545b18b6_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signage is adequate, the station is clean and seems to be doing better than say, Union Station DC. It&#8217;s probably busier since Philly has so many commuter railroads. It&#8217;s not right in downtown, but it&#8217;s close enough on a bicycle to most places in Center City and is adjacent to the Market Street-Frankford subway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d11241\">PATCO Speedline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/53260155046\/in\/dateposted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53260155046_3ea03bb6a1_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Entrance to 16th Street PATCO station, Philadelphia\" style=\"width:1024px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Center City and Camden, PATCO is an old subway. One-way staircases down into the station. The rolling stock is more like a commuter railroad. It&#8217;s basically PATH, but trans-Delaware rather than Hudson. A paper card with a magnetic strip is dispensed from the fare machine. It&#8217;s valid for up to three days. If you have exact change, it&#8217;s captured on your way out of the gates, so no souvenir. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a pleasant enough ride from 16<sup>th<\/sup> Street to Broadway in Camden for $1.40. The train emerges from subway under the Ben Franklin Bridge, cross on the exterior and then back underground. I was only on two stops in New Jersey, so I wasn&#8217;t around for its emergence into a more typical commuter railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1f4fa3\">SEPTA Subway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53260451268_dd646f08fb_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I traveled on both lines of Philly&#8217;s subway, the Market Street-Frankford and Broad Street. Both of them are old like New York or Chicago in both railcars and station design. The railcars themselves though are perfectly cromulent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh the two lines, the Market Street was the nicer &#8212; the 5th Street had certainly seen some upkeep in my lifetime. I don&#8217;t know that I can say the same for the Broad Street. City Hall station, which is the junction of the two lines, has seen better days. Down the line, the stations were pretty grungy. On the bright side, there was a third track coming out of City Hall for several stations, so some express trains were possible. I took the local all the way to the end, because I wanted to check out something at the Sports Complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53260640285_7d9d1c6ba7_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1f4fa3\">Sell out with me oh yeah<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with regional rail, SEPTA has, to its discredit, sold advertising rights to a prominent station. What was originally known as the Pattison station, has a corporate name. If I recall, correctly, it&#8217;s the second corporate name since that program started. Additionally, the maps and signs still have &#8220;Sports Complex&#8221; on them, so I wonder the value of the advertisement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53260146726_e7a41b13ae_b.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, the entrance\/exit at the Sports Complex was kind of confusing and poorly marked. I&#8217;m sure coming out of an event, it&#8217;d be easy to figure out. Transfers at City Hall are reasonably signed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1f4fa3\"><strong>No Smoking?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A rather conspicuous behavior on the trains and stations was people openly smoking. In and outside the train. There are posters all over the place discouraging such practice. One patron on one my cars was smoking <em>something<\/em>, but doing his best to keep all the vapor to himself. It was kind of impressive how little second hand smoke he emitted. I could have done without being so <em>impressed<\/em> though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all, I used the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Street , 5<sup>th<\/sup> Street\/Independence Hall, 16<sup>th<\/sup> Street , Sports Complex and 30<sup>th<\/sup> Street stations. The next time I&#8217;m in Philly, I&#8217;d like to ride out to whatever station has the great skyline view from an elevated platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#1f4fa3\">It&#8217;s not the prettiest or most extensive system, but it&#8217;s useful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www5.septa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/travel\/rail-map.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, Philadelphia&#8217;s heavy rail transit seems to be oriented intercity rather than intracity. Just two subway lines in a city of 1.5 million people isn&#8217;t that much. Bigger cities, New York and Chicago have many more lines and so do smaller cities like Washington and Boston. There are a few trolley lines that serve Center City, including in subway, but that&#8217;s not <em>heavy rail<\/em>. It&#8217;s still not servicing large swaths of the population, especially in south Philly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#cccccc\"><strong>OTHER SUBWAYS<br><\/strong><br><strong>Chicago:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2022\/11\/cta-observations.html\">CTA Observations<\/a><br>Boston: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2010\/03\/mbta-bus-rapid-transit-is-still-a-bus-and-the-quest-for-a-t-mug.html\"><strong>MBTA: Bus rapid transit is still a bus and the quest for a \u201cT\u201d mug<\/strong><\/a><br><strong>San Francisco: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2008\/01\/riding-san-franciscos-rails.html\"><strong>Riding San Francisco\u2019s rails<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regional rail though, is quite extensive. SEPTA seems to favor that mode as the rolling stock is nicer and the signage is too. I wonder if that&#8217;s a legacy of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was headquartered in Philadelphia and very powerful for about a century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, it looks like <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/septa-potential-strike-union-contract\/\"><strong>a strike<\/strong><\/a> (<em>WHYY<\/em>) could start as soon as November 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riding SEPTA Subway made me fell spoiled to have Metro in and and around D.C. The regional rail made me a little envious though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background\">More Subways<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"widget widget_flex-posts-list\"><div class=\"fp-row fp-list-1 fp-flex\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/metro-service-began-on-this-day-in-1976\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-50th-anniversary.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"WMATA Metro 50th anniversary logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-50th-anniversary.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-50th-anniversary.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-50th-anniversary.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/metro-service-began-on-this-day-in-1976\/\">Metro service began on this day in 1976<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/metro-service-began-on-this-day-in-1976\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-27T00:00:00+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 27, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Metro service began on this day in 1976<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/what-if-metro-used-pictograms-for-every-station\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Proposed Metro pictograms by Trains Are Awesome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/metro-pictograms.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/what-if-metro-used-pictograms-for-every-station\/\">What if Metro used pictograms for every station?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/03\/what-if-metro-used-pictograms-for-every-station\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-25T21:27:55+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMarch 25, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on What if Metro used pictograms for every station?<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/01\/2025-metro-station-tally\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"An Metro train, wrapped in 2025 APTA Transit Agency of the Year livery, in Eastern Market station bound for New Carrollton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-tally-apta-wrapped-train.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/01\/2025-metro-station-tally\/\">2025 Metro station tally<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/01\/2025-metro-station-tally\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-01-04T10:17:33+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 4, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on 2025 Metro station tally<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/12\/metrorewind-is-out-earlier-for-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A video display shows Metro Rewind information in Metro Center station.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-metro-rewind-hero-image.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/12\/metrorewind-is-out-earlier-for-2025\/\">MetroRewind is out earlier for 2025<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/12\/metrorewind-is-out-earlier-for-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SEPTA commuter train at 30th Street station in October 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/austerity-era-septa-and-patco\/\">Austerity era SEPTA and PATCO<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/11\/austerity-era-septa-and-patco\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNovember 11, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Austerity era SEPTA and PATCO<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"fp-col fp-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-media\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"fp-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/06\/changes-to-dc-metro-wayfinding-and-service-this-summer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"View of metrobus wayfinding sign at Braddock Road Metro station in Alexandria, Va.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-metro-service-wayfinding-changes.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/06\/changes-to-dc-metro-wayfinding-and-service-this-summer\/\">\u200bChanges to DC Metro wayfinding and service this 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Looking west north west at the Eastern Market Metro station entrance on a January 2025 afternoon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/eastern-market-metro-entrance.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fp-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/metrorewind-2024-report\/\">MetroRewind 2024 report<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fp-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-date\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2025\/01\/metrorewind-2024-report\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-22T06:00:00+00:00\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 22, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"fp-comments\">\n\t\t\t<span>Comments Off<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on MetroRewind 2024 report<\/span><\/span>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fp-col\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Some thoughts on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Port Authority Transit Corporation fixed rail from the perspective of a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority user. SEPTA Key Card In my initial research, I learned that the SmarTrip equivalent is called SEPTA Key. 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