--- a/include/common-transit.inc.php
+++ b/include/common-transit.inc.php
@@ -20,15 +20,17 @@
     'saturday',
     'weekday'
 );
-
+function service_period_day ($spid) {
+    $idParts = explode("-",$spid);
+        return strtolower($idParts[2]);
+}
 function service_period($date = "") {
 
-    if (isset($_SESSION['service_period']))
-        return $_SESSION['service_period'];
+    if (isset($_REQUEST['service_period']))
+        return $_REQUEST['service_period'];
     $override = getServiceOverride($date);
     if ($override['service_id']) {
-        $idParts = explode("-",$override['service_id']);
-        return strtolower($idParts[2]);
+        return service_period_day ($override['service_id']);
     }
 
     switch (date('w', ($date != "" ? $date : time()))) {
@@ -43,13 +45,16 @@
 function service_ids($service_period) {
     switch ($service_period) {
         case 'sunday':
-            return Array("2010-TUGGSUN-Sunday-20","2010-BELCSUN-Sunday-19");
+            return Array("Sunday","Sunday");
         case 'saturday':
-            return Array("2010-BELCSAT-Saturday-19","2010-TUGGSAT-Saturday-19");
+            return Array("Saturday","Saturday");
         default:
             //return 'weekday';
-            return Array("2010-BELCMAST-Weekday-15","2010-TUGGMAST-Weekday-14"); 
-    }
+            return Array("Weekday","Weekday"); 
+    }
+}
+function valid_service_ids() {
+    return array_merge(service_ids(""),service_ids('saturday'),service_ids('sunday'));
 }
 
 function midnight_seconds($time = "") {