On Tuesday (Nov. 25), Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced a new $220 million funding for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). This comes after the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) investigated five fires involving SEPTA's oldest and most popular railcars, the Silverliner IV. But passengers do not seem so thrilled about this promising development.

Many feel like the proposed project will only be a "short-term fix" to a passenger rail "system that has been on the brink of collapse for too long," as described by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, who recently raised concerns about the future of another transportation sector in the U.S. Here is a closer look at the massive SEPTA funding and the criticized scope of repairs set to bring back

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