Don’t look now, but Red October may be about to run off the tracks.

At least if you depend on mass transit to get to the game. Or just about anywhere else in the city.

That’s because the union that represents the 1,200 members of SEPTA’s city division are threatening to hit the bricks, just in time for the World Series.

Transport Workers Union Local 234, which represents city division bus drivers, trolley and subway operators, on Sunday authorized a strike this week if talks don’t produce a new deal.

A work stoppage means that nothing would move in the city in terms of mass transit. The regional rail lines would not be affected.

But if you’re one of those who take the El downtown and then jump on the Broad Street line to the stadium complex, you could be thrown a curve.

A strike would not only mean chaos on city streets, it would likely mean a huge traffic problem for Games 3 and 4 in South Philly next weekend as almost everyone would be forced to drive to the game.

Both sides are planning to sit down at the bargaining table again this week.

They need to cut a deal.

SEPTA spokesman Richard Maloney is confident they will be able to do just that. A union spokesman is not nearly as cheerful. He notes the union has been working without a contract since last spring.

He says the fact that that the strike vote comes at the same time the eyes of the sports world are turning to the city for the World Seriees is simply a coincidence.

Yeah, sure.