The Latest: Philly looks to ease rail woes by borrowing cars

Philadelphia's main transit agency is looking to lease equipment from other states after sidelining 120 regional rail cars due to structural problems.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says cracks were discovered Friday in beams in the suspension system on its fleet of Hyundai Rotem-made Silverliner V rail coaches.

At least one other transit authority in the United States has begun inspecting some of its rail cars after Philadelphia's main transit agency pulled 120 of a similar model out of service.

Rail commuters in Philadelphia are finding fewer trains on the tracks and some delays, because the region's main transit agency has sidelined more than 100 rail cars over a structural problem.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is bolstering bus and trolley service and urging people to think about other options, especially getting to subway lines if they are close to the city.

The transit agency serving Philadelphia and its suburbs is warning regional rail commuters to expect crowded trains or even full trains that pass them by with a third of its regional rail cars sidelined by a structural problem.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is bolstering bus and trolley service and urging people to think about other options, especially getting to subway lines if they are close to the city.