Transportation
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To the Shore! New OurBus Route to Connect King of Prussia with Jersey Shore
A new bus route, offered by OurBus, will connect King of Prussia and Philadelphia with Jersey Shore hotspots, such as Margate, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, and Wildwood, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The service will launch on Thursday, May 19. The route will start at King of Prussia Park and Ride…
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Montgomery County Authorizes Creation of Passenger Rail Authority with Berks and Chester Counties
The County Commissioners in Montgomery, Berks, and Chester counties have authorized the creation of the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA) to oversee and implement the restoration of passenger rail service in an efficient manner, between Reading and Philadelphia. Montgomery County held a public hearing to consider the creation of the passenger rail authority and…
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SEPTA’s Plan to Extend Rail Line to King of Prussia Takes Another Important Step Forward
SEPTA’s plan to extend its rail line service to King of Prussia has taken another important step forward in its efforts to secure funding through the competitive federal Capital Investment Grant program, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for the Philadelphia Inquirer. SEPTA is currently soliciting proposals for the final design work on the project that would extend…
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MCCC Engineering Students Update Colebrookdale Railroad Speeder for Rail Bikes
Engineering students at Montgomery County Community College are working on a unique, environmentally friendly project that is set to benefit Colebrookdale Railroad and the community. Students have been tasked with updating a nearly 70-year-old railroad speeder for the 21st century. In addition to upgrading some of the vehicle’s structural elements, they have been asked to…
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Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority Pushing Forward Restoration of Defunct Passenger Line That Ran Through Montgomery County
A defunct commuter train line with stops in Montgomery County that once connected Philadelphia and Reading is one step closer to being restored after officials in Montgomery, Chester, and Berks counties agreed to establish a transportation authority to oversee plans for its reestablishment, writes Maggie Mancini for the Philly Voice. The authority will be called…
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Pittsburgh Newspaper Enables Access to Statewide Bridge Inspection Data That PennDOT Removed
A database of notes that accompanied inspections for over 20,000 Pennsylvania bridges — posted and then removed from the PennDOT website — are again publicly available. Joel Jacobs steeled himself for the task of filing the story for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PennDOT’s bridge assessments were removed following the collapse of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge in…
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SEPTA Has $1.1B to Spend in Fiscal 2023, Including the Norristown High Speed Line
SEPTA has the opportunity to begin fixing regional rail infrastructure and updating trains and new transit cars and trolleys in fiscal 2023, write Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The 1.1 billion dollar capital budget is the biggest in the transportation agency’s 58- year existence. SEPTA is looking to buy new vehicles and improve current…
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Meeting on Proposed Formation of Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority Draws Significant Public Interest
A recent public hearing held on the initiative to restore passenger rail service from Reading to Philadelphia and establish the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority drew significant public interest, writes Rachel Ravina for The Pottstown Mercury. More than 80 people joined the meeting that was hosted by the Montgomery County Commissioners and 18 participants voiced…
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These Local Hiking Trails Were Once the Nexus of Railroad Traffic Between Wilmington and Chester County
While hiking trails at White Clay Creek State Park provide a perfect walking destination for many residents and visitors to the area, most of these paths were once roadbeds for steam locomotives that transported both people and goods between Chester County and Wilmington, writes Roger Morris for The Hunt magazine. Landenberg was once the nexus…
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Pottstown-based Garage Owner Focuses on American Classics and British Sports Cars, Each Lovingly Restored
Ragtops & Roadsters, a specialty garage in Perkasie, specializes in reviving the 1950s–1960s two-seater English sports cars. Chrysa Smith looked under the hood of this niche restorer in Bucks County Magazine. Bryan Joslin is the managing director of the automobile servicer, which has its roots in a Pottstown restoration garage that focused on American classics.…
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Montco Ridership, Revenue Stats for SEPTA Better, But Still a Bumpy Ride
In March, SEPTA’s bus, train and subway ridership was the highest it’s been since the pandemic started, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. But revenue for the month is still short of SEPTA’s budget estimate. There were just slightly over 15 million passenger rides in March, the highest in two years and a 33%…
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Gas Prices Are Going Down Slowly, But Many Montco Drivers Are Not Even Noticing
Gas prices have started to fall slowly in the region but for many drivers in Montgomery County and the surrounding counties, the change is too small to even be noticeable, writes Corey Davis for 6abc. One driver mentioned they didn’t even notice. “A few cents a gallon doesn’t make a difference,” Tim Donney of King…
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Wall Street Journal: With ‘Dramatic’ Rise in Price of Diesel, Truckers Like A. Duie Pyle Feel the Pinch
Trucking companies like West Chester-based A. Duie Pyle are getting hit hard by the recent rise in the price of diesel fuel, writes Lydia O’Neal for The Wall Street Journal. Diesel prices shot up $1.10 a gallon in just two weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Luckily, A. Duie Pyle had filled up a 500,000-gallon…
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PennDOT Announces Plan to Pave The Schuylkill River
Drivers who are tired of sitting in jammed traffic on the region’s busiest highway will soon be getting some relief. PennDOT announced on Thursday that it will be paving the entire Schuylkill River, from Reading to Philadelphia and opening it up to vehicular traffic. “Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal recently passed by Congress, we…
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Feeling It in Montco: Politicians Scramble to Soften Impact of Pennsylvania’s Highest in the Nation Gas Taxes
According to recent data from the Federation of Tax Administrators, Pennsylvania is the state with the highest gas tax in the nation at 57.6 cents per gallon, write Taylor Allen and Mike D’Onofrio for the Axios. With gas prices surging to record levels after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers across the board are scrambling to…
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Wawa Workers Now Eligible for Free SEPTA Passes in New Ridership Program in Montgomery County
Some Wawa, Penn Medicine and Drexel University workers will soon be eligible for free “Anywhere” SEPTA monthly passes in an effort to boost ridership, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The passes are part of a SEPTA Key Advantage pilot program. Wawa, Penn Medicine and Drexel have agreed to pay $140 each for six…
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USA Today: Montgomery County Bridges in Dire Need of Repairs
More than 100 bridges in Montgomery County have deteriorated so badly that they have been categorized as being in poor condition – the lowest assessment category – on last year’s National Bridge Inventory published by the Federal Highway Administration, write Kevin Crowe and Doug Caruso for USA Today. Overall, the report found 45,000 bridges nationwide…
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Berks County Considering Starting Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority with Montgomery County
Berks County is considering creating a tri-county passenger rail authority with Montgomery and Chester counties called Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority, writes David Kostival for the WFMZ 69 News. This tri-county authority would be made of nine members and would include one commissioner from each of the counties. A tri-county passenger rail committee was formed…
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