Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Monday announced nearly $220 million in capital funding for SEPTA . The money is a massive safety and infrastructure boost for the transit authority after months of warnings about aging trains and trolleys.

The breakdown includes:

$95 million to fix SEPTA's Silverliner IV railcars

$17 million for extra railcars purchased from Canada

$48.4 million to replace trolley wires and tunnel systems

$51.5 million to upgrade escalators and SEPTA's control center

$8 million for new parts on the Broad Street and Norristown High-Speed lines

The Shapiro administration says the money will help SEPTA fully comply with federal safety orders, make safety repairs and keep existing fleets running while new railcars and trolleys are built.

SEPTA service has been

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