Signal issues at Wayne Junction in Philadelphia resolved on SEPTA's Regional Rail
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Signal issues that caused major delays on SEPTA's Regional Rail lines Monday night have since been resolved, the transportation authority said. Regional Rail trains were back on a normal schedule Tuesday morning.
SEPTA said the signal issues stemmed from "a failure in the communications system within the signal equipment" at Wayne Junction in Philadelphia's Nicetown section around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
Wayne Junction serves multiple Regional Rail lines, including the Lansdale/Doylestown Line, Chestnut Hill East Line, Fox Chase Line, among others.
"SEPTA sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience to our customers," the transportation authority said in a statement in part.
After the signal issues started, SEPTA got crews in place to manually control the switches so trains could move. Due to them manually controlling switches, trains moved slower than normal.
"These crews have been in constant radio contact with the dispatch center to ensure safety for customers and employees," SEPTA said in a release.
SEPTA said it's currently undergoing a project to replace this portion of its signal system that will be completed in three years.
The transportation authority claims Monday night's issues will be "fully reviewed to help ensure that our customers are not inconvenienced like this again while we complete these infrastructure upgrades."