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Regional Rail service snarled late into Tuesday night because of earlier disabled trains, SEPTA says

Three trains could not restart after a brief power outage, and commuters were being transferred to other trains, SEPTA said.

File photo of regional rail train at Jefferson Station on Oct. 7, 2025.
File photo of regional rail train at Jefferson Station on Oct. 7, 2025.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
    by Robert Moran
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Regional Rail service through Center City was snarled early Tuesday evening — and late into the night — because of disabled trains blocking a tunnel, SEPTA said.

“We had a brief power outage at about 4:15 that started this. The power was back within 10 minutes, but we had three trains that could not restart,” said SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch.

“We are in the process of transferring those customers to other trains, but it is causing major delays,” Busch said.

Busch later added that the afternoon power outage originated with Amtrak.

Shortly before 10:20 p.m., SEPTA reported on social media that service “remains significantly delayed due to earlier overhead power loss in Center City. Expect delays of up to 45 minutes.”