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Originally Posted by omnivore
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.
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MarketStEl can correct me if I'm wrong, but in Chicago, I believe that all public transit is organized under the RTA (Regional Transportation Authority) which is the parent of the CTA (city transit), Metra (commuter rail), and Pace (suburban bus). This could potentially be a model, whereby SEPTA's transit services and commuter services are separated administratively but still controlled by the same umbrella organization.