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SEPTA proposes name change for subway, trolley lines

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PHILADELPHIA - Did you know that Center City trains and trolleys make up something called the SEPTA Rail Transit Network?

If you didn’t that's probably because there is very limited signage to suggest that these public transportations lines were bundled underneath an organized title.

SEPTA thinks that should change.SEPTA Metro could become the new name for these trains and trolley cars as part of a major rebranding effort to make the system more user-friendly, especially to those who aren’t from Philadelphia and those who speak other languages.

SEPTA's strategic planning manager Lex Powers says it’s time. "One of my favorite examples is the Broad Ridge Spur on the Broad Street Line," said Powers. "That term spur doesn’t translate well.

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