Live from the cbs Broadcast Center in philadelphia. This is cbs Eyewitness News at 11 00. There could be commuter chaos come tuesday t septa cars are taken off the tracks, rail riders are being warned to expect a rough ride to work. Good evening im natasha brown, thanks so much for joining us. Structural defects were found on more than 100 septa cars. Now those cars are out of service. Eyewitness news joe holden says rail riders need to prepare for what could possibly be a messy morning commute tuesday. Reporter were talking about the silver liner five, it is a third of septas entire rail fleet. At this point, septa is trying to figure out how it will address the issue. That involves not only getting the parts to correct it, but also finding the manpower hours to get it dones one thing is clear. Tuesdays rush hour will be full of headaches. Just after midnight friday, septa Officials Say an inspector noticed a silver liner five rail car was leaning. The problem would be much more serio
Serious effect. Reporter come tuesday, septa will be offering on a modified saturday schedule, that was initially made and developed for emergencies and weather events. Of course, out of all of this, septa is recommending that if you have another travel option to use it come tuesday. In the stat center, joel holden cbs eyewitness news. Septa says the silver liner five cars arrive between 2010 and 2013 and with those cars out of service, septa will rely heavily on its silver liner four fleet which has been in use 40 years. Our coverage continues online, you can watch the entire News Conference at cbsphilly. Com. Thousands spent the day on Independence Mall enjoying a free birthday party. The festivities ended on a high note with a patriotic performance by philly pops. Trang do joins us with a big party out there tonight. Reporter natasha, lots of fun here today. Organizers say the attendance here far exceeded their expectations. Its clear many people making the philly parts part of thei
Initial contingent si plan to help riders after they removed nearly 1 3rd of their Passenger Rail cars from service we ask for riderss patience during this difficult time. The first days and weeks of this adjustment time should prove to be the hardest. Reporter it may not be as noticeable today or even tomorrow, the holiday, but come tuesday morning, septa rail riders will know something is up. With 1 3rd of our fleet out of service, tuesday is the challenge. Unfortunately, it will be rough on our railroad customers. Reporter the decision was announce late friday night to sideline 120 silver liner five car, the newest of the entire fleet after significant structural defects, namely, cracks in the welding of the rail cars equalizer beams had been discovered. Five of the 100 cars be inspected so far do not have any cracks. Reporter the defect found after engineers noticed at least one car was leaning to its side. Septa now working with the manufacturer to come up with the best and most e