We're calling it the Thrill of Victory, and the Agony of getting to the parade.
This basically breaks down to a numbers game.
There are going to be a lot more people headed into the city for the massive Eagles Super Bowl Parade than SEPTA can possibly hope to handle.
The transit agency learned some painful lessons during the 2008 Phillies World Series Parade. Regional rails trains filled up quickly, and then simply blew by thousands of fans waiting at stations farther east on the lines.
For that reason, SEPTA limited the stations it will use on the lines today, and decided to sell 50,000 discounted Indpendence passes for use on the rails. Those sold out in hours.
It's a reminder of the importance of investing in mass transit. And in infrastructure.
Thousands of people were already in line at 6 a.m. this morning waiting for trains.
We talk about it on today's editorial page.
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