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Title: SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (SEPTA) TRAIN STOPPED AT A STATION IN SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION, SERVICE AND FRINGE PARKING WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN INCREASE IN RIDERSHIP FROM 273 MILLION IN 1971 TO 293 MILLION IN 1974. EACH YEAR AN AVERAGE OF 30 MILLION COMMUTERS RODE THE SYSTEM. ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET IS $180 MILLION, HALF OF WHICH IS COLLECTED IN FARES. THE REMAINDER COMES IN SUBSIDIES FROM STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Jim Pickerell, 1936-, Photographer (NARA record: 4588217)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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