PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- SEPTA announced Friday it has met a federal deadline to complete inspections of its aging Silverliner IV Regional Rail fleet, a key step in addressing safety concerns raised by the Federal Railroad Administration.

However, the transit agency says it could be up to a month before things are back to normal.

Crews finished point-by-point inspections of all 223 Silverliner IV cars earlier in the day at SEPTA's Overbrook Maintenance Facility. The transit agency said it will now begin repairs and install thermal detectors designed to shut down overheated train cars.

"This is our new normal. We've learned a great deal from this process," said SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer.

The inspections follow a federal mandate issued after the 50-year-old cars were deemed fla

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