NORTH WALES, Pa. (WPVI) -- State lawmakers are heading back to Harrisburg this weekend in a renewed effort to pass a mass transit funding bill aimed at keeping SEPTA services intact.

The Pennsylvania House will convene over the next two days as the August 14th deadline looms. Without legislative action, SEPTA could be forced to cut 50 bus routes, five regional rail lines, and close 66 stations, while also raising fares.

"Think of the people that this is affecting," said Thomas Fortunato from Ridley as he waited for his train at Suburban Station on Friday night.

The impact will even be felt throughout Pennsylvania and across state lines in Delaware.

The service cuts will disrupt the Wilmington/Newark Regional Line. On January 1st, the Delaware line would be eliminated along with four o

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