Recently, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for SEPTA to suspend more than half of its Regional Rail fleet after expressing safety concerns with the mass transit provider’s fleet of 225 Silverliner IV railcars.

And, on Thursday, Philadelphia City Council’s Transportation and Public Utilities Committee is set to host a public hearing to discuss the ongoing delays that the suspension of these trains has caused, the status of an investigation into safety concerns and just what SEPTA’s timeline may be to address these issues.

Philadelphia City Council’s Transportation and Public Utilities Committee will be hosting a public hearing on the status of SEPTA’s response to the National Transportation Safety Board calling for the suspension of the mass transit provider’s fleet of Silverliner IV trains. The hearing is set to start at 2 p.m. and it will be livestreamed at the top of this article.

Earlier this month, the NTSB called for SEPTA to suspend its fleet of Silverliner IV trains after five of the trains caught fire in separate incidents this year.

The first incident occurred on Feb. 6, 2025, when a SEPTA train caught fire as it departed the Crum Lynne Station in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. The train consisted of six Silverliner IV railcars.

A second incident occurred on June 3, 2025, in Levittown, when a train of Silverliner IV railcars caught fire as the train stopped at the Levittown Station.

In a third incident investigated by the NTSB, a Silverliner IV train caught fire at Paoli Station in Paoli on July, 22, 2025. On Sept. 23, 2025, the NTSB noted, a Silverliner IV train caught fire at Fort Washington Station in Fort Washington.

And, most recently, on Sept. 25, a Silverline IV train caught fire at the Gravers Station in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia.

In its report, the NTSB required SEPTA to suspend the operation of the entire Silverliner IV fleet until they determine the exact causes of the fires, develop and implement a plan to address those causes, and correct the “organizational factors that have prevented effective risk mitigations.”

Thursday’s hearing is expected to be well attended as riders have been dealing with cancellations, delays and crowded conditions on Regional Rail lines while SEPTA inspects its fleet of Silverliner IV trains.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.