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Posts in Category: Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Alex Abay

| Nov. 30, 2016

Alex Abay wanted to be a part of history. So as the METRO Green Line approached its 2014 opening, he was among the first train operators to get involved in the light-rail line’s initial test runs. And when opening day arrived in 2014, he made [...]

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Know Your Operator: Theresa Collins

| Sep. 9, 2016

When Theresa Collins applied to be a bus operator, buses didn’t have power steering and the hiring manager thought she’d be too small to capably maneuver the vehicle. She quickly proved otherwise. Nearly 20 years later, she’s earned a [...]

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Know Your Operator: Hector Espinoza

Posted by Drew Kerr | May 5, 2016

Tired of his erratic hours working as a chef, Hector Espinoza went to the DMV picturing a job as an over the road truck driver. But when he ran into a friend there to get a license to become a bus operator, his outlook changed. A decade later, [...]

Know Your Operator Light Rail Safety

Operators put their skills to the test in Rail Rodeo

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 5, 2016

As the lead singer for the band Capital Sons, Karl Obermeyer is comfortable performing in front of a crowd. On Saturday, he put on a different kind of show – joining 13 rail operators competing in front of judges as part of Metro Transit’s Rail [...]

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Know Your Operator: Renee Stafford

| March 11, 2016

Needing money to put herself through school, Renee Stafford taught swim lessons and worked as a lifeguard. But traveling between the University of Minnesota and her Mounds View home on Route 25, she was inspired to pursue a different line of work: [...]

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