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Operator, supervisor, officer help save lost child

Posted by John Komarek | March 9, 2023

On February 22, Ambrose Younge’s ability to notice something a little off made a big difference. “I saw a young child, maybe 4 to 6 years old, standing in the snow with a backpack,” Younge said. “It was a snow day, and I knew that in-person [...]

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Winter weather brings out the best

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 24, 2023

It’s not often we suggest people limit their travel. Thank you to those who played it safe and helped us do our job serving people who really needed it. Those who rode it out with us had some kind things to say, too. A sampling of what we [...]

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Super Bowl festivities boost ridership

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 9, 2018

Super Bowl festivities provided a notable ridership boost earlier this year. The Green and Blue lines and the Northstar Commuter Rail Line each saw their highest-ever January ridership totals and nearly 210,000 additional rides were taken over [...]

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Rail lines set records as Metro Transit ridership tops 81.9 million in 2017

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 25, 2018

A record number of light rail and commuter rail rides were taken in 2017 as Metro Transit’s annual ridership topped 81.9 million. Metro Transit has provided more than 80 million rides in each of the past seven years, sustaining the highest [...]

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Northern Spark brings virtual reality experience to Green Line

Posted by jennasbennett | June 9, 2017

With events spread throughout the Green Line corridor, light rail will play a major role in this year’s Northern Sparks arts festival. That’s especially true for CHAOS ON THE GREEN LINE, one of 70 public art pieces that will be featured during [...]

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