What it’s like to ride on an Erie trolley, and why there’s a new fleet coming in 2026
Here's what to know about riding the Erie Trolley, which have been operating since 2006.
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2025
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Sep
2025
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Philadelphia transit agency will use project reserves to avoid cuts. Pittsburgh’s might do the same
Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration on Monday approved the use of hundreds of millions of dollars in capital project funding for Philadelphia’s public transit agency to help it restore bus, trolley and rail services that it had eliminated to shore up its deficit-riddled finances.
Aug
2025
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Philadelphia’s mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves in Pittsburgh, other cities across US
SEPTA has said its cuts this week amount to a 20% across-the-board service reduction to deal with a deficit of more than $200 million. Pittsburgh Regional Transit is considering a 35% service reduction to help close what it calls a roughly $100 million deficit this year.
Aug
2025
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50,000 students rely on SEPTA in Philadelphia. They need to be prepared for service cuts.
Without a budget deal, SEPTA cut services across all buses, subways, and trolleys by 20% starting on Sunday.
Aug
2025
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SEPTA funding crisis could affect central Pennsylvania’s Amtrak service, congressman warns
Rep. Brendan Boyle said the national passenger rail agency would lose $71 million if transit funding crisis persists
Aug
2025
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SEPTA moving forward with service cuts, thanks to budget stalemate
Barring a last-minute deal, the mass transit agency, which serves 800,000 riders daily in the greater Philadelphia region, will institute a 20% reduction in all services on Aug. 24, and fare increases on Sept. 1.
Aug
2025
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We asked, you answered: Where do you stand on funding for public transit in Pennsylvania?
Around 1 million Pennsylvanians rely on mass transit daily in urban, suburban, and rural regions. In the Philadelphia region, where SEPTA serves around 800,000 riders each day, significant service cuts are possible if lawmakers in Harrisburg can’t agree on a funding package by Thursday.
Aug
2025
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Pennsylvania House makes last-ditch effort to stave off cuts at Philadelphia’s public transit agency
The bill—which includes funding for highways, too—increases aid for transit agency operations by $292 million, or about 25% more, with the lion’s share of the money going to the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
Aug
2025
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Pa. House Democrats push a transit funding bill—again—as SEPTA warns of coming cuts
An estimated one million Pennsylvanians rely on mass transit each day in urban, suburban and rural regions.
Jul
2025
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What’s at stake over proposed increase in mass transit funding in Pa.?
“If they cut the 32 bus especially, there goes my job. There goes my place to live. It’d put my freedom on the line.”