Rendell, Nutter, and Rob Wonderling, president of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, were at SEPTA's Wayne Junction substation to urge state legislators to provide more money for highways, bridges, and mass transit.
The aging substation, which supplies power to trains on six SEPTA rail lines, was built in 1931 and would cost $50 million to $75 million to replace. SEPTA has 19 power substations, and 15 are as old as Wayne Junction or older.
There are also bridge issues.
There isn't really any realistic option for increasing highway capacity into the city, even if it was desirable. If the train system goes, we have big problems.