SEPTA Ramping Up Regional Rail Service As Coronavirus Road To Recovery Continues

Howard Monroe reports.

WHAT'S OPEN WHEN AND WHO ISN'T,I SAY CALL AHEAD UKEE.INDEED, STEPHANIE THANK YOUSO MUCH.WELL ROAD TO RECOVERYCONTINUES, SEPTA RAM I THINK PUP ITS REGIONAL RAIL SERVICE ASMORE PEOPLE HEAD BACK TO THEOFFICE.(I) REPORTER HOWARD MONROE SPOKEWITH OFFICIALS ABOUT HOW THEYPLAN ON KEEPING PUBLIC TRANSITRIDERS SAFE.WHEN PEOPLE COME BACK THEY'LLSEE A VERY CLEAN SEPTA.WE ARE WELCOMING.WE ARE READY.Reporter: WHEN THE TRAINSROLL IN, SEPTA SAYS ITSPASSENGERS WILL BE SAFE.THE TRANSIT AGENCY IS CURRENTLYOPERATING AT A REGULAR FULLSCHEDULE HE THEY SAY TOPASSENGERS CAN AT HERE TO CDCGLIDE GUIDELINES.THEY ALSO EXPECT RID RIDERSHIPTO REMAIN DOWN IT'S DOWN90 PERCENT BECAUSE OFSTAY-AT-HOME ORDER, SUBWAYRIDERSHIP DOWN 75 PERCENT.PEOPLE HEAD BACK TO THE OFFICETHEY'RE ASKING COMPANIES TO BEFLEXIBLE WITH EMPLOYEESSCHEDULES.IF THEY CAN BE ON FLEXSCHEDULES, WE'RE TALKING TOBUSINESSES.IF THEY CAN HELP US KEEP ASTEADY FLOW OAF REQUIREDDERS ONOUR SYSTEM, WE'RE TRYING NOT TOHAVE PEAK TIMES, BECAUSE THAT'SWHERE WE'LL HAVE SOCIALDISTANCING CHALLENGES.Reporter: LESLEY RICHARDSSAYS THE IS THE AGENCY'S GENERALMANAGER.SHE WAS TESTED THURSDAY MORNINGFOR CORONAVIRUS.THEY'RE URGING ALL EMPLOYEES TOBE TESTED.THE TESTING IS BEING DONE BY THEBLACK DOCTORS COVID CONSORTIUM.THE AGENCY IS ENHANCING ITSCLEANING OF VEHICLES ANDBUILDINGS.AND SIGNAGE IS VISIBLETHROUGHOUT STATIONS.ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THATIF YOU'RE ANYWHERE WITHIN THESEPTA SYSTEM, THAT INCLUDESBUSES, SUBWAYS OR EVEN THEREGION RAIL, YOU ARE REQUIRED TOWEAR A MASK.THE WARNING COMES AFTER A MANWAS PULLED FROM A BUS BY POLICEFOR NOT WEARING A MASK DURINGTHE HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC.FACE COVERINGS ARE WHAT AREGOING TO KEEP US ALL SAFE.