SEPTA Silverliner IV Rail Cars Inspection Deadline Extended: Everything We Know

SEPTA receives two-week extension for Silverliner IV inspections

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has received a two-week extension to complete federally mandated inspections of its Silverliner IV railcars,. SEPTA PHILADELPHIA — The Federal Railroad Administration has granted a two-week extension to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority for completion of its FRA-mandated inspections of the 223-car Silverliner IV fleet. SEPTA said that as of today — Oct. 31, 2025, the ori…

SEPTA granted extension to finish inspecting Silverliner IV railcars after series of fires

The inspections follow an urgent safety warning from the National Transportation Safety Board citing an "immediate and unacceptable safety risk" involving the 50-year-old railcars.

SEPTA granted two more weeks to finish its inspection of old Regional Rail cars after electrical fires

SEPTA has two more weeks to finish its mandated inspections of aging Regional Rail cars, which were linked to five electrical fires this year. The Federal Railroad Administration extended the deadline to Nov. 14.

SEPTA Silverliner IV rail cars inspection deadline extended: Everything we know

Federal regulators have extended SEPTA's deadline for safety inspections and repairs of Silverliner IV rail cars.

SEPTA granted extension on inspecting Regional Rail cars

SEPTA has received a two-week extension from federal regulators to finish inspecting its aging Silverliner IV regional railcars. The move comes after an anxiety-filled month of around-the-clock work to address an emergency order from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) prompted by a series of five onboard fires in 2025. The deadline for completing comprehensive safety checks on the 223-car fleet now moves from Oct. 31 to Nov. 14, giving th…

Regional Rail disruptions will continue as SEPTA is granted more time to inspect fire-prone cars

Work was to have been completed Friday but federal regulators gave SEPTA until Nov. 14 to finish the inspections.