Transportation
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Popular Annual Car Show to Be Held in Town Just Outside of Bucks County
An annual car show, which draws people from around the area, is scheduled to take place in a town just across the river from Bucks County. The 12th annual Flemington Speedway Historical Society Car Show will be held on Oct. 21 from 9 AM – 3 PM at the Roger K. Everitt Fairgrounds in Lambertville.…
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Pennsylvania Still Has High Number of Deficient Bridges But Is Steadily Decreasing
While the number of deficient bridges in Pennsylvania continues to go down, the Keystone State still has a higher percentage of spans that need repairs than most other states, writes Jonathan D. Salant for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. A new analysis of federal records shows that Pennsylvania has the sixth largest percentage of deficient bridges in…
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Leslie Richards’ Revolutionary Vision for SEPTA Aims to Modernize the System To Make It Appealing to More People
SEPTA general manager Leslie Richards, who took over the job in early 2020, shortly before the pandemic hit, and her team have rolled out an innovative new vision for the nation’s sixth-largest transit system that aims to modernize SEPTA and make it more appealing to a greater number of people, writes Tom McGrath for the…
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Schuylkill River Passenger Train Authority Takes Step Forward on Rail Service Project
The Schuylkill River Passenger Train Authority voted earlier this week to solicit consultant proposals to prepare plans for the restoration of Reading to Philadelphia passenger rail service, writes Holly Herman for the Phoenixville Patch. According to Thomas E. Frawley, the executive director, the authority received a $750,000 federal grant it can use for the development…
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New Pennsylvania Turnpike Commissioner to Focus on Fare Collection, Reducing Annual Toll Increases
Keith Leaphart was given a unanimous and favorable recommendation on Tuesday from the Senate Transportation Committee for the position of the new Pennsylvania Turnpike commissioner, writes Anthony Hennen for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Leaphart, who is a physician, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, will primarily focus on fare collection and reduction of annual toll increases. “The Turnpike Commission…
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Wall Street Journal: Interstate 95 in Philadelphia Reopened Friday Less Than Two Weeks After Stretch Collapsed
A stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia reopened on Friday less than two weeks after its collapse, writes Joseph De Avila for The Wall Street Journal. Officials originally believed it would take months to reopen the portion of the highway that had been destroyed by a tractor-trailer shipping gasoline that crashed and caught fire. The…
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To Address Dangerous Shortage, Pennsylvania Turnpike to Add More Parking Spaces for Large Trucks
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is planning on addressing the persistent dangerous shortage of parking spaces for large trucks by adding 63 more parking spots over the next two years, writes Jonathan D. Salant for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The commission has already added 194 of these parking spaces at four service plazas in the last 15…
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Eddystone Facility Providing Backfill Material for I-95 Collapse Repairs
AeroAggregates of North America in Eddystone is providing a recycled foam glass material to help make quick temporary repairs to an I-95 overpass that collapsed June 11, writes Marc Levy for NBC Philadelphia. The company is using an aggregate glass material from its Eddystone manufacturing plant. AeroAggregates diverts glass bottles and jars from landfills and…
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Start of Collapse of I-95 Overpass in Philadelphia Captured on Video by Retired Philly Cop
A video captured by a passing driver shows the moment that the southbound lanes on I-95 in Philadelphia starting to dip after the collapse of the northbound side following the explosion of a tanker truck, writes Ronny Reyes for the New York Post. Retired Philadelphia police Sgt. Mark Fusetti was driving to Philadelphia International Airport…
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Former Sikorsky Heliplex in Coatesville Acquired by Delco-Based Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
Essington-based Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), a pioneer in advanced rotorcraft technology, has acquired the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex facility in Coatesville. PiAC will transform the 219,000-square-foot facility into an advanced R&D center for next-generation Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), and related enabling technologies. Notably, the company’s forthcoming PA-890…
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West Chester Native, Former Eagles Owner Among World’s Auto Industry Giants
According to Forbes 2023 ranking of the richest people in the world, seventy-three of 2,640 billionaires are in the automotive industry, including West Chester native Norman Braman, writes Nick Bunkley for Automotive News. Braman started as a water boy for the Philadelphia Eagles, eventually buying the team in 1985 and selling it in 1994. As…
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Rare Steel Heavyweight Train Car That Became Part of ‘Paoli Local’ Restaurant to be Restored
A rare anthracite-region steel heavyweight office train car that was part of the ‘Paoli Local’ restaurant in Strafford for nearly three decades will be moved and restored, writes Dan Cupper for Trains.com. The only known surviving passenger car from the Lehigh & New England Railroad has been rescued by the Everett Railroad, which plans to…
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Owner of Kennett Square Recovery Company Can Attest to Harley-Davidson’s Struggles to Repossess Motorcycles
Harley-Davidson has been struggling to hire repossession agents due to the nature of the job that requires employees to repossess bikes from buyers who have fallen behind on payments, something Kennett Square’s International Recovery Systems understands all too well, writes John Keilman for The Wall Street Journal. As a complex and sometimes dangerous job, many…
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SEPTA Proposes Rideshare Service for ‘Microtransit Zones’ in Philadelphia Suburbs
SEPTA is planning to implement its own answer to Uber and Lyft, an on-demand rideshare service that would cover areas in the Philadelphia suburbs where fixed bus routes do not make economic sense but residents still want a transit option, writes Thomas Fitzgerald for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The proposal is part of SEPTA’s ongoing comprehensive…
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Lamborghinis Speed Into Devon With New Showroom
Automobil Lamborghini recently held a grand opening with for its new showroom on Lancaster Avenue in Devon, writes O.J. Spivey for The Philadelphia Tribune. Around 250 VIPs enjoyed refreshments and beverages as they got a good look at the storefront as well as at the brand’s latest models. “The opening of Lamborghini Philadelphia is a…
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Despite the King of Prussia Rail Line Jumping the Tracks, Schuylkill River Train Project Chugs On
The blow from the halted King of Prussia Rail project may be ameliorated somewhat by a milestone development for a separate Chester County-relevant transit idea: the Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority (SRPRA). An item on Berks Community Television carried the story, of interest locally because of its proposed Pottstown, Royersford, Phoenixville, and Valley Forge stops.…
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Construction Underway for Coatesville’s New Train Station
A new state-of-the-art, ADA-compliant train station is underway in Coatesville. The $65 million station is set to be completed by late 2025. Some construction at the site has been completed, but there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. So far, platform placements, retaining walls,…
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West Chester-Based A. Duie Pyle Plans to Grow Its Regional Network with New Terminals
West Chester-based A. Duie Pyle is planning on further expanding its regional less-than-truckload network in 2023 by adding three new terminals, according to a staff report from Land Line. The Regional Northeast U.S. carrier will open terminals in Pittsfield, Maine, Queens, New York, and Charleston, West Virginia A. Duie Pyle is a privately held transportation…
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