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Posts in Category: METRO Blue Line

A Line opening sparks curiosity, enthusiasm 

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| June 14, 2016

Car free for the last five years, Michelle Quaranto relies on transit to travel between her home near the Green Line’s Raymond Avenue Station and her job in Eagan. So when the A Line opened on Saturday, she was eager to see how her commute would [...]

Wig-Wag lights heighten LRT visibility 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | April 25, 2016

Sitting on shop carts in a basement workshop at the Hiawatha Operations and Maintenance Facility are dozens of metal and plastic modules, each outfitted with a set of relays, sequencing devices and a tight bundle of red, blue, white and yellow [...]

New transit-friendly HQ a perfect ‘Match’ 

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| Dec. 14, 2015

When Be the Match relocated to its new North Loop headquarters, Michael Smith thought he'd continue driving to work. But weeks after the relocation, he gave up on the idea of driving and using one of the few underground parking spaces available [...]

Keeping light-rail vehicles in shape for the long haul 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Dec. 4, 2015

After logging more than 700,000 miles, Metro Transit’s first generation of light-rail vehicles is getting some extra attention. Electro Mechanic-Technicians at the Minneapolis Operations and Maintenance Facility recently embarked on a [...]

In S. Minneapolis, new shelter ‘shines like a beacon’ 

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| Nov. 24, 2015

After years of campaigning, Standish-Ericsson resident Francy Scurato finally got her wish. Earlier this year, Metro Transit removed a rusting, privately-owned shelter at the corner of East 38th Street and South 28th Avenue and put in its place a [...]

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