Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Posted by Laura Baenen |
Monday, August 5, 2019 11:59:00 AM
Chapman Templer, Toua Yang and Chee Vang might still be working at lower-paying jobs without advancement opportunities had they not enrolled three years ago in a paid on-the-job training program to become light rail train technicians.
They
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Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
Minneapolis
Transit Police
Posted by Laura Baenen |
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 4:14:00 PM
As partners, police officers Michael Affeldt and Joseph Carchedi spend so much time together their peers refer to them jointly as “Affeldt and Carchedi.”
And now they share something in addition to a name and a beat. Affeldt and Carchedi were
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Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Northstar
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, June 20, 2019 11:14:00 AM
To hear John MacQueen tell it, the METRO Blue Line’s June 26, 2004, opening was hardly a sure success.
“One of the strangest things was nothing worked well, except the day before we opened,” said MacQueen, the Blue Line’s first rail transit
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METRO Blue Line
Public Art
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 2:29:00 PM
Joe Scala firmly believes art supports individuals’ well-being. He also believes it should work properly.
Those dual beliefs have been in evidence for the past 15 years as Scala has voluntarily and dutifully looked after nearly two-dozen
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Awards
Bus
Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Minneapolis
Safety
Posted by Laura Baenen |
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 1:42:00 PM
Train Operator Sarah Gibson’s laid-back approach won her Metro Transit’s Rail Rodeo crown last Saturday.
“I really didn’t do much to prepare. This is what I’ve been doing for five years now so operating a train is almost second nature, and
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