Back in 1974, the Reading ordered the first of the GE Silverliner IV electric multiple-unit cars, each with its own pantograph. The cars you see at the top of the website and in our convention logo are a depiction of that car. Subsequent to that, both the Reading and Penn Central ordered married pairs, with only one of the cars having a pan. Both types of cars are still in service, SEPTA having added its own branding and color scheme.
Looking at the website, the blue and red bands in the cars’ window area can be seen to this day on the prototype. The various colored menu items suggest the route designation signs and colors that were used back in that era. If you are familiar with SEPTA, you might remember designations like R3 – Media/Elwyn which was orange with white lettering. The Airport Line, R1, was the black on yellow shown as the Home menu item. If nothing else, SEPTA was very colorful back then.
