SEPTA: Pickets No Longer Blocking Regional Rail Workers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Philadelphia's main transit agency says striking city transit workers are no longer preventing regional train crews from reporting to work.
But the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says it was still forced late Tuesday to cancel more than a dozen trains that take commuters to the suburbs. It says the dispute caused systemwide rush-hour delays.
SEPTA Strike Causes Traffic Nightmare For Commuters
City buses, trolleys and subways have all been shut down by the walkout, which began at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. But SEPTA's regional train service is still operating and its workers are not on strike.
SEPTA says it won a court injunction against the union. The union says it wanted to both protect its workers' free speech and assure full access to regional rail facilities.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, no new talks had been scheduled.
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