14+ hour, 30+ min ago   (176+ words) PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- For three decades, Gary Mason has been a driving force for brotherly love, decorating his SEPTA trolley each Valentine's Day. Mason was first hired in 1986 and started decorating when he was inspired by a co-worker in the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (177+ words) DEPTFORD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Jeffrey Norcross has been collecting and curating a museum of American history for more than 30 years. And each year, he rolls out antique toy trains from his childhood for all to see. This year marks the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (344+ words) PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA is getting a shipment of ten railcars from Maryland on Friday and will lease them for a year while regional rail cars undergo repairs. Amtrak is helping out by pulling them to 30th Street Station. Officials say SEPTA…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (426+ words) It's not exactly a bullet train. A new high-speed Amtrak train has officially made its first tracks along the Northeast Corridor. The NextGen Acela had its inaugural ride from Washington, D.C., to New York City's Penn Station on Wednesday morning. The…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) CLARKDALE, Ariz. -- While most train rides are just a straight shot from point A to B, the Verde Canyon Railroad invites you to slow down and savor the journey. Departing from Clarkdale, Arizona, this vintage train offers a 40-mile round-trip…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (94+ words) BEAR, Del. (WPVI) -- Crews are on the scene of a train derailment in New Castle County. It happened Friday at Porter Road, along the Norfolk Southern Railroad, in Bear, Delaware. Chopper 6 was overhead the scene, where you could see the…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (80+ words) PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA announced plans to rehab five bridges along the Chestnut Hill East Regional Rail Line. The work will begin on Sunday and run through September 2. As a result, the entire Chestnut Hill East Line will be suspended. Chestnut…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (362+ words) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (WPVI) -- Atlantic City police announced on Thursday that they have made an arrest in the theft of musical instruments from the rock band Heart. Garfield Bennett, 57, of Pleasantville, New Jersey, has been charged with burglary and theft, according…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (226+ words) NJ Transit said regular rail service will resume Tuesday TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) -- New Jersey Transit's train engineers reached a tentative deal Sunday to end their three-day strike that had halted service for thousands of daily riders. NJ Transit said regular service…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (526+ words) It is the state's first transit strike in more than 40 years and comes a month after union members overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management. Rail engineers' union to begin striking, impacting 350,000 NJ Transit commuters NEW JERSEY (WPVI) -- New Jersey…...