SEPTA Invitation to Fern Rock Shops

[daveklepper]

You're Invited to SEPTA's 2016 Rail Rodeo & Exhibition

ALL ABOARD RAILFANS!

Saturday, October 15, 2016 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fern Rock Car Shop

11th Street & Nedro Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Complete the registration form below for your chance to join the festivities at SEPTA's Fern Rock Car Shop in Philadelphia (11th Street & Nedro Avenue).

Railfans will enjoy:

Regional Rail Displays–Silverliner IV and Silverliner V cars

Subway Train and Diesel Equipment Displays and Subway Train rides

Shop Tours

Hands on Equipment Demonstrations (including Destination, Sequencers, and Public Address Test Equipment)

Mobile Positive Train Control (PTC) Display

Model Train Displays

Family Entertainment - food, music & games

Seize your opportunity to see the rail equipment, mechanics and engineers that keep the 6th largest transportation authority moving!

During the event, the SEPTA Operating and Mechanical teams selected to compete in next year's International American Public Transit Association (APTA) Rail Rodeo Competition in Baltimore, Maryland will be announced.

For more information, please contact Kristin Geiger at 215-580-7842.

Only registered guests will be admitted.

No tickets will be sent. The names of registered guests will be held at the door.

register, complete the online registration form below.

 

Rail Fan Registration Form

Please complete the registration form below between Monday, September 19, 2016 and October 3, 2016. A maximum of two registrants may be entered per form.

Winners will be contacted via email by Friday, October 7, 2016

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[NorthWest]

Do we get to inspect the SV trucks?

[daveklepper]

That may be the whole motivation for the exhibition! Who knows?

[RME]

I believe you have to fill out the official Web form, which is here:

http://www.septa.org/deleted/rail-rodeo.html

Kristin indicated that the passes will be assigned via lottery as the number of requests is expected to be heavy.  (She didn't say whether people could register multiple times with different names and e-mail addresses... )

 

[CandOforprogress2]

Where did SEPTA maintain there deisal fleet when they had it?

[daveklepper]

I believe the Reading had its own MU-car shop, probably located near Wayne Junction.  I beleive this passed to SEPTA and the RDCs were maintained there.

[CandOforprogress2]

But SEPTA had some Deisal Units as well...not just RDC

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

The only locomotives in road service operated by SEPTA were the FP7's (long since retired) and eight AEM7 electrics.  There are a few diesels assigned to yard and maintenance-of-way service.

[daveklepper]

What the mu shop could do for the diesels it did, including the regular insipections, filter replacement, brake shoes, etc.   Heavy stuff went to Conrail, which was still around at the time.