Market East Reopens After Rush Hour Scare
Police have cleared the scene and SEPTA said regional rail service is again rolling through Market East station in Philadelphia.
The station was evacuated and service temporarily suspended Friday morning for an investigation into a suspicious package.
"A transit canine dog was called in, made a hit on a large backpack this individual had. They took this very seriously, called in the Philadelphia bomb squad. They opened it up after a period of time and determined they had a small propane connector for a camper’s propane and determined it to be safe," said Richard Maloney, SEPTA spokesman.
A number of streets around the station at Eighth and Market were also blocked off.
The travel disruptions came at the height of the morning rush hour in Philadelphia.
Source: http://www.nbc10.com/news/5069573/detail.html
I thought I was going to get to work early and have some nice breakfast, but noooooo. Instead, I slowly made my way North over the course of three hours.
- I got on the 69th St. train at 8:05 AM. I was happy.
- I walked into 11st Street Terminal (Market East) to find it closed. I was sad.
- I got back on the 69th St. train and took it to 15th. I was happy.
- I transferred to the Broad St. train and took it to Fern Rock. Still happy.
- I got on an R3 train heading north but had to get off at Jenkintown. Ditto.
- One hour passed. I was bored.
- An R5 train finally came but wouldn’t let me on cuz they were ”discharging only.” I was pissed.
- A second R5 train came and whisked me to Ft. Washington. I was mildly happy.
- The bus returned and made a special trip for us. That guy rocks. Super happy.
- I arrived at work at nearly 11 AM. Ugh. Work, Mark, Work.
