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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Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Minneapolis
Ridership
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, April 18, 2019 11:46:00 AM
The METRO Blue and Green lines each set single-day ridership records on Monday, April 8, when the NCAA Men’s Final Four championship game was held at U.S. Bank Stadium.
There were 62,686 rides provided on the Blue Line and 68,210 rides on the
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Light Rail
METRO Blue Line
Minneapolis
Posted by Laura Baenen |
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 1:29:00 PM
Train operator Jim Peach (above left) was moved to take a CPR class 30 years ago after watching helplessly as a fellow Northwest Airlines mechanic died of a heart attack at work. The next time he saw someone stricken when he was on the job, Peach
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