July 07, 2016
John Kopp/PhillyVoice file photo
SEPTA Regional Rail passengers board a train at Jefferson Station.
Delays, overcrowded trains and adjusted schedules have created a general vibe of confusion and frustration for commuters coming in and out of Philadelphia over the past few days (a brutal heat wave that moved in mid-week hasn't helped, either).
As SEPTA works to make tweaks to its modified schedules after 120 trains were taken out of service due to a structural defect, riders have been documenting their struggles on social media.
#SEPTApocalypse and #SEPTAgeddon may seem like dramatic hashtags, but they aren't if you're fighting for a spot on the only train coming to take you to work within the hour.
Laughter is the best medicine, however, and so to show that others are feeling your pain, here are the best tweets about commuters' headaches since this whole thing began:
Calling Ontario. Send these please! Will pay w/ cheesesteaks & scrapple. #SEPTAgeddon @septa #SEPTApocalypse @ONgov pic.twitter.com/WDGFDKryso
— Dominic Sisti (@domsisti) July 7, 2016
Day 3 of #SEPTApocalypse
— Garrett (@Spottschrift) July 7, 2016
Its like that train is there to mock us... pic.twitter.com/ISch9dwPti
The #heatwave will really help the mood during #SEPTApocalypse We should be nice & lathered up to slide right into our 35-75min late train
— Jeff Tabery (@jtabery) July 7, 2016
When ur hoping #SEPTA would get home on time but it's an hr later & ur only halfway #SEPTApocalypse #SEPTAgeddon pic.twitter.com/OLdtT2XOT7
— Sam Bohne (@sambohne) July 6, 2016
You had me at "Delayed." #SEPTApocalypse #PHLCommute 30th St. Station pic.twitter.com/b43daH3Ll4
— JohnCorbett (Travel) (@jacorbett7022) July 6, 2016
Day 2 of #SEPTApocalypse - train home was 20 minutes late and now keeps stopping every 3-5 minutes. #SEPTAgeddon pic.twitter.com/FaHcGQyKjg
— Michael Cousineau (@MikeJCousineau) July 6, 2016
TOO MANY HOT BODIES. #SEPTApocalypse pic.twitter.com/2oGZy5yKEU
— Kristin Connors (@RedheadKristin) July 6, 2016
This person seems to have found another way into work #SEPTApocalypse pic.twitter.com/cxXZVSLuFN
— Todd (@teehanks) July 6, 2016
So glad I don't work in Philadelphia any longer. #SEPTApocalypse pic.twitter.com/7QJOm22bJ4
— Dan Little (@danielwlittle) July 6, 2016
#SEPTApocalypse (Photo cred to a Mawrtyr 😊) pic.twitter.com/P0h7H18ytU
— Rachel Bruce (@rachel__bruce) July 6, 2016
#SEPTApocalypse pic.twitter.com/pH4Hq1M0Cj
— Tim-Austin Maurer (@austim_marinero) July 6, 2016
forget winter. #SEPTApocalypse is coming.
— Jennifer Kurowski (@bronte_nerd) July 6, 2016
From a friend. So legit. #SEPTApocalypse #RegionalRail pic.twitter.com/a2X72dlIF9
— Marie (@MariefromPA) July 5, 2016
