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Originally Posted by raider.adam
Instead of SEPTA, they call it PMTA = Philadelphia Metro Transit Authority. NJ Transit would still control what it does. Maybe even break off the Regional Rail into its own group the same time.
PMTA is SEPTA buses, trolleys, subways and DRPA speedlines.
NJTransit is NJ buses and light rail on the Jersey side.
SEPRR is South Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Rail.
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The problem with separating the regional rail from the city division is political, I think. SEPTA already has a hard enough time getting the regional and state support that it needs. If the regional rail were separate from the city division, then all of the political and economic power that rests in the PA suburbs would have even less reason to care about city transit than they do now. At least now they're forced to support SEPTA because it runs their regional rail. If the fates of the two systems weren't politically linked, I think the city division would be even more screwed than it is now.