Sounds like he's sitting on a train just waiting. I guess he could get off at Temple, walk across campus and take the Broad Street line into town, but if you can't raise him on his cell, he may be in the tunnel already.
Suspicous man with a backpack taken into custody.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
This may just be a traffic thing. Sorry about jumping the gun. If this is something bigger, I'll post something new with better info. Not breaking news, but I'll continue to monitor for Philadelphia FReepers.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
Thanks, please keep the updates coming. I see a possible bit of misdirection: tips re New York, action in Philadelphia.
This is what I'm getting off the radio: (It's the top story, but they're not breaking format, still doing traffic and weather on the twos)
Bomb Squad Brought In, suspicious package being examined.
Man Taken into custody
SEPTA's Richard Maloney says an individual got on the R6 at Conshohocken carrying a large backpack. Police with bomb dogs "scored a hit" at Market East. It was the nozzel to a propane tank.
>>> Thanks for the traffic nightmare you F-in' jerk.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
My daughter had to go down there yesterday for a class field trip. I was worried about it being the beginning of Ramadan, so I kept warning her to look for anyone who laid down knapsacks or packages. I got the typical eyes-roll-in-the-head response. This article goes to her. Stay safe!
No self-respecting college student would be going to class on a Friday. This is highly suspicious.