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PHOTOS: Scenes from the 2016 SEPTA strike

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Tuesday, November 1, 2016
  • A pedestrian passes a locked rail station in west Philadelphia Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016.
  • Transport workers man a picket line near the 69th Street Terminal on Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016 in Upper Darby, Pa.
  • Signs hang on a telephone pole as workers picket across from the Callowhill SEPTA Depot Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, in Philadelphia.
  • Transport workers man a picket line near the 69th Street Terminal on Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016 in Upper Darby, Pa.
  • Market-Frankford line trains remain idle at a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) station Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 in Upper Darby, Pa.
  • November 2, 2016: The SEPTA strike entered its second day with talks expected to resume between union negotiators and the transit agency.
  • November 2, 2016: The SEPTA strike entered its second day with talks expected to resume between union negotiators and the transit agency.
  • November 2, 2016: The SEPTA strike entered its second day with talks expected to resume between union negotiators and the transit agency.
  • November 2, 2016: The SEPTA strike entered its second day with talks expected to resume between union negotiators and the transit agency.
  • This image provided by an Action News viewer shows the alerts at Suburban Station on Tuesday, November 1, 2016.
  • The long line at Suburban Station for the Wilmington/Newark Regional Rail Line on November 1, 2016.
  • The scene at Suburban Station on November 1, 2016.
  • Action News viewer Vita Colangelo says the SEPTA strike was even affecting her ride on a crowded PATCO train.
  • Action News viewer Will Welsh sent in this photo of a Media/Elwyn train, which, unlike most other trains, was not filled to capacity on November 1, 2016.
  • The line for the Trenton Regional Rail at 30th Street Station on Tuesday, November 1, 2016.
  • Action News viewer Leslie Gross took this photo of the afternoon rush hour line during the SEPTA strike on November 1, 2016.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board shuttle buses amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board a Regional Rail train at the Overbrook Station amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board a Regional Rail train at the Overbrook Station amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board a Regional Rail train at the Overbrook Station amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • Commuters board a Regional Rail train at the Overbrook Station amid the strike by union SEPTA workers on Tuesday, November 1.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
  • November 1, 2016: At 12:01 a.m., union officials, representing more than 5,000 of SEPTA's workers, announced they were going on strike.
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A pedestrian passes a locked rail station in west Philadelphia Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016.
Jacqueline Larma

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Union SEPTA workers hit the picket line on Tuesday, November 1st.

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