SEPTA receives millions for Media-Elwyn extension, safety system

2017/06/15 11:45am

SEPTA is set to receive $5.8 million in federal funds for a safety system implemented on its Regional Rail lines after a deadly 2015 Amtrack crash in Port Richmond. The transportation authority is set to use the funds, announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Transporation, toward enhancing its existing Positive Train Control system and to implement the system in a planned extension of the Media-Elwyn Line in Delaware County. The grant was funded through a program authorized by the Fixing America's Surface Transporation Act in 2015, according to a press release from Republican Congressman Pat Meehan, who represents parts of Delaware County.