Traffic & Transit
SEPTA Unlikely To Meet Silverliner IV Railcars Inspection Deadline
Busch said SEPTA has crews working around the clock, averaging between eight and 10 inspections per day and making "steady progress."
October 28, 2025
SEPTA doesn't believe it will make Friday's deadline to inspect its Silverliner IV railcars, but hasn't received any indication the Federal Railroad Administration will order it to shut down Regional Rail service for failing to meet the deadline, a spokesperson said Monday.
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The FRA gave SEPTA 30 days, or until Oct. 31, to complete an inspection of 223 railcars in the aftermath of five fires on the model in the Philadelphia region since February.
SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch told CBS News Philadelphia that as of Monday morning, the transit authority has inspected 95 of its fleet and returned just 30 to service.
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