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40 years

Meet SEPTA’s first female train engineer who never missed work for 40 years

Meet SEPTA’s first female train engineer who never missed work for 40 years

Jackie Pettyjohn is SEPTA’s first woman train engineer. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) announced early this month that the pioneering train engineer is retiring after 40 years of service. After Pettyjohn finished her final trip from Philadelphia International Airport to Suburban Station on January 10, members of the community greeted her with affection. Friends, coworkers,…

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