Posts tagged with Rise of the El

Last Updated: Mar. 09, 2018 · 12:40 p.m.

7 questions about SEPTA’s A-B stops, answered

The last time a station changed from A-B to all-stops was a decade ago.

Reasons that make it the most-used transit line in the city.

Tips and tricks to dining around the MFL — including the 1-lb cheesesteak.

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A reformed enforcer put his mission on the wall: "Fight the good fight of faith."

The most popular transit line in Philly means a constant flow of customers, 24/7.

Some things, it turns out, never change.

New data from SEPTA connect the city's most-used transit line to a mini population boom.

Lots of pictures helped remember the scene; then, “look at his ass taking pictures.”