As cited on another site, on Sunday, March 4th, SEPTA will be celebrating the 100th year Anniversary of the Market Frankford Line and the P&W (Route 100, Norristown High Speed Line.  This specificaly will be the 100th year anniversary of the Market Frankford Line, as P&W service didn't start until May.The schedule of events are as follows: 

1pm - 69th Street Terminal

2pm - 56th Street Station for the station dedication

3:30pm - 1234 Market Street

Also, rides on the Market Frankford Line will be FREE from 12pm to 5pm.

Check out the displays at the various locations at this time as well!

As we know, the P and W is celebrating its 100th Anniversary as well, as service started May 22, 1907. To celebrate, the Rockhill Trolley Museum (home of the only operating Brill Bullet Car) will be hosting a charter on this line on Sunday, May 20, 2007.  For more information, including rates, please visit the Rockhill Trolley Museum's website at www.rockhilltrolley.org

Installation of multicolored LED signs has begun on the route 100 "N5" cars. 


So far, 154 and 155 have been retrofitted.  These signs, replacing the problematic roll signs, will have colors representing Local in white lettering, Norristown, 69th Street Terminal, and Radnor express in red, non revenue signs probably in yellow, Limiteds in blue and Hughes Park Expresses in green, which are their present color representations.

Now, SEPTA has a new feature on the website called Trainview.  With Trainview, you can see if your train is on-time or just how late it is.  This system is still in its early phases, though, and you can only refer to certain trains by the train identification numbers (which can be found in schedules).  Check it out for yourself: http://trainview.septa.org/.

Chester County received additional bus service, thanks to some help by PennDOT.  Routes 205 and 306 both began service today, along with a modified rt 314.  The new route 205 compliments existing rt 206 service from Paoli Station to Great Valley, serving areas not currently served by rt 206.  The 306 runs from Brandywine Town Center in Delaware to Great Valley (Main Line Industrial Park) via West Chester Transportation Center.  The modified 314 has eliminated the West Chester Circulator (will anyone actually miss it?) and boosted service (particularly in the midday) on the main route. 

All service on these routes will be handled by Krapf's Coaches (Keystone Quality Transport will no longer operate the 314), and operate weekdays only. Also, the 205 and 306 are using low floor cutaway buses that were purchased by Krapfs.