In addition, a labor dispute began within the SEPTA organization when the transit operator inherited 1,700 displaced employees from Conrail. SEPTA insisted on utilizing transit operators from the Broad Street Subway to operate Fox Chase-Newtown diesel trains, while Conrail requested that railroad engineers run the service.
The labor dispute arose when SEPTA took over 1,700 employees from Conrail and insisted on using existing Broad Street Subway operators to run the Fox Chase-Newtown diesel trains, while Conrail requested that railroad engineers handle the service.