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NTSB investigating after SEPTA train crashes at Norristown Transportation Center, injures 5

SEPTA previously said eight passengers had reported injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is sending a team to Norristown to investigate the collision.

The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 4d

SEPTA train crash leaves 8 injured in Norristown. One victim was airlifted to a hospital.

A SEPTA train struck an end-of-the-line barrier at the Norristown Transportation Center on Sunday morning, leaving at least eight people injured, including one that was critically hurt. The Norristown High Speed Line train was pulling into the station at Lafayette and Swede Streets at around 9:45 a.

NBC10 Philadelphia · 3d

Several injured as SEPTA trolley strikes track bumper in Norristown, officials say

Officials said there were several people injured -- none life-threatening -- when a SEPTA trolley crashed into a bumper at the end of the tracks near the Norristown Transit Center on Sunday morning.

6abc Action News3d

2 killed in separate SEPTA accidents along Broad Street Line in South Philadelphia

Two different people were killed at two different spots on the subway tracks along the Broad Street Line in South ...

20hon MSN

Amid financial crisis, SEPTA is pushing ahead with a money-saving efficiency effort

SEPTA calculates its operating deficit would be $117 million larger without its Efficiency & Accountability program.

SEPTA, PPA firing up AI-powered bus cams to ticket illegally parked drivers

Get out of the bus lane or no stopping zone or be prepared to pay up -- even if a Philadelphia Parking Authority worker doesn't witness it.

Railway Age20d

Transit Briefs: SEPTA, LA Metro

Thanks to SEPTA’s focus on improving safety and security on its system, incidents of crime in most categories “held steady” during the first quarter of 2025, following the largest one-year drop ...

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Pennsylvania needs a healthy SEPTA to function. We have to fund it | Opinion

This comes at a time when SEPTA is one of the most efficient large mass transit agencies in America. Transit agencies in Boston and Washington spend far more on their systems. But a lack of sustained ...

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