Welcome to PATCO E-News!!!!
PATCO E-News is yet another way for PATCO to stay in touch with you and to provide the very best in customer service. Through this monthly communication, we will keep you informed about train service, system improvements, events and happenings in the region and share relevant transit information from a regional and national perspective. You can also stay connected to PATCO throughout the week by following PATCO on Facebook and RidePATCO on Twitter. We'd love to hear from you, so stay in touch.
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 2013 Girl Scout Cookie Sale
Forget the diet, its cookie time!
Specific Girl Scout troops will be in the following New Jersey stations to sell cookies from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Lindenwold~ (Fridays 1/18-2/22) Ashland~ (Fridays 1/18-2/22)
Woodcrest~ (Fridays 1/18-2/22) Haddonfield~ (Fridays 1/18-2/22)
Westmont~ (Fridays 1/18-2/22) Collingswood~ (Fridays 1/18-2/22)
Ferry Ave. ~ (Wednesdays 1/23-2/20)
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SHHHH!
PATCO Quiet Car here to stay
PATCO Quiet Car Program became permanent on January 2, 2013.
The Quiet Car pilot program launched on March 1 and was originally scheduled to conclude on June 1. Positive customer feedback collected from online surveys encouraged PATCO to extend the pilot and work towards a permanent program.
As of January 2, 2013 the Quiet Car is always the last car on designated trains Monday through Friday rush hours from 6 a.m. until 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Quiet Car passengers are expected to limit cell phone use to silent texting and silent games, to keep conversations brief and whispered and to play music through headphones in a manner that cannot be heard by other passengers.
Passengers will no longer hear announcements but there is signage on each car that displays the rules and hours of availability.
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 PATCO rail car overhaul project
Check out some updated photos on the website. Currently, 24 of 26 car exteriors have been cleaned to near original finish, including asbestos abatement.
Car 248 is the furthest along: body repairs complete; sub floor; thermal insulation; side interior liners; interior wiring; new HVAC duct and center ceiling section; undercar brackets complete; with pneumatic operating units and some air piping installed; one set of doors in and operating.
Check our Progress Photos!
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 December Toy Drive
The 2012 Holiday Toy Drive for the Boys and Girls club was a great success. Well over 300 toys were collected. PATCO also received some lovely "Thank You" cards from the children at the Boys and Girls club. A few of them were posted in the stations to view. Your kindness was very much appreciated by the children and the staff.  |
FREE SHUTTLE FOR THE NAVY YARD EMPLOYEES
For questions or concerns, please contact navyyard@cbre.com or 215-218-9750.
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DID YOU KNOW?
- The Westmont lot repaving project is complete. The Lindenwold station has one lot left to do. The Ferry Ave elevator is scheduled to be completed by end of March.
- There are additional new bike racks at Haddonfield, Westmont and Collingswood.
- On January 7, 2013 The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) announced that the legislation that averted the fiscal cliff contained a provision that raises the monthly cap for the transit benefit to $240. (It was lowered to $125 for calendar year 2012.) The provision is effective immediately and is set to expire at the end of 2013 unless Congress takes further action at that time.
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2012 recorded the highest ridership since 1999
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