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It’s so hot trains are running slower to avoid damaging the tracks

The precautions are rooted in a fundamental vulnerability: extreme heat can warp steel tracks

The Independent UK · Jul 15

Philadelphia: A travel guide to the 2026 World Cup host city

Philadelphia will host five World Cup group games as well as a Round of 16 clash on 4 July – exactly 250 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed in the historic city.

Euronews · Jun 6

Philadelphia readies a July 4 World Cup knockout amid Liberty Bell lore and cheesesteaks

Philadelphia is gearing up for the World Cup this summer, hosting six matches at the Eagles' stadium, including a big knockout game on July 4

The Independent UK · May 22

Federal safety board tells Philadelphia's mass transit agency to shelve railcars implicated in fires

Federal transportation officials want Philadelphia’s mass transit agency to shelve an electric railcar model that's heavily used in its regional rail fleet until it figures out how to stop them from catching fire

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

Philadelphia mass transit agency gets OK to use project money to avoid bus, trolley and rail cuts

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is approving 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

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

Philadelphia's mass transit agency says it'll comply with order to restore deep service cuts

Philadelphia’s public transit agency says it'll restore services that it eliminated after a judge ordered it to undo the two-week-old cuts that were challenged in court as discriminatory toward poor and minority communities

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2025

The Pennsylvania Democrat marching for public transit: ‘time-honoured American tradition’

Malcolm Kenyatta is on a 105-mile march to highlight drastic cuts to the stat’s regional public transport services

The Guardian - US · Aug 29, 2025

Philadelphia's mass transit cuts foreshadow possible similar moves by other agencies across US

Commuters and students in Philadelphia say they're waking up earlier and scrambling to avoid being late as they navigate service reductions by the region’s public transit agency

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

Pennsylvania House makes last-ditch effort to stave off cuts at Philadelphia's public transit agency

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has passed transportation funding legislation in a last-ditch effort to stave off deep service cuts at the Philadelphia region’s public transit agency

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2025

Philadelphia is using AI-driven cameras to keep bus lanes clear – transparency can help build trust in the system

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority piloted a new enforcement tool in Philadelphia in 2023: AI-powered cameras mounted on seven of its buses. The results were immediate and dramatic: In just 70 days, the cameras flagged over 36,000 cars blocking bus lanes.

The Conversation · Aug 6, 2025