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Posts in Category: METRO Blue Line

Employees recall opening days of Metro Transit’s rail lines

Posted by Drew Kerr | June 20, 2019

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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Big commitment brings ‘Small Kindnesses’ back to life

Posted by Drew Kerr | June 11, 2019

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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Sarah Gibson claims Rail Rodeo crown with calm demeanor

Posted by Laura Baenen | April 23, 2019

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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Final Four leads to record light rail ridership

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 18, 2019

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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Train operator recalls 30-year-old CPR lessons, likely saving a passenger’s life

Posted by Laura Baenen | Feb. 19, 2019

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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