town ▁continued . ▁SE P TA ▁susp ended ▁these ▁sh utt les ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁system wide ▁dis continu ation ▁of ▁non - elect r ified ▁service . ▁The ▁sh utt les ▁returned ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 ▁as ▁the ▁Fox ▁Ch ase ▁Rap id ▁Trans it ▁Line . ▁The ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁was ▁trouble d : ▁the ▁R DC s ▁were ▁in ▁poor ▁mechanical ▁condition , ▁SE P TA ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁use ▁trans it ▁division ▁employees ▁from ▁the ▁Broad ▁Street ▁Sub way ▁caused ▁labor ▁issues , ▁and ▁rid ership ▁was ▁low . ▁SE P TA ▁susp ended ▁service ▁again ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁interest ▁from ▁Buck s ▁County ▁passengers ▁in ▁res uming ▁service ▁to ▁New town . ▁In ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁res umption , ▁SE P TA ▁performed ▁extensive ▁track ▁up gr ades ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Street ▁cross ings ▁in ▁New town ▁and ▁South am pton ▁received ▁brand ▁new ▁w eld ed ▁rail , ▁which ▁were ▁secured ▁using ▁st ur dy ▁P and rol ▁cli ps ▁vs . ▁traditional ▁rail ▁sp ikes . ▁Though ▁not ▁promoted , ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁a ▁federal ▁grant . ▁ ▁By ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁SE P TA ▁gave ▁into ▁political ▁pressure ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁concert ed ▁effort