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Know your operator: Michael Schmidt, South Garage 

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Posted by John Komarek | Nov. 18, 2021

As Michael Schmidt approaches his 8-year work anniversary, he remembers what he did to start his career at Metro Transit. “It took ten years of applying before I finally made it,” Schmidt said. During that decade, he discovered that what [...]

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Know Your Operator: Malika Kifal, Ruter Garage  

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| Nov. 2, 2021

Fifteen years ago, when Malika Kifal (Mah-lee-ka Key-fall) immigrated from Morocco to Minnesota, she relied on transit for daily life.    “I’ve been outside walking to a stop or waiting in the cold or rain for a bus,” Kifal said. “I know [...]

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Know your Operator: Komi Afoutou, South Garage  

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| Oct. 11, 2021

Years of service: 8 Lives: Richfield Garage: South Family: Wife and three kids While working as a high school principal in Togo, Komi Afoutou won the Visa lottery. So, the recently married 32-year-old and his wife packed their bags. [...]

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Know Your Operator: Veronica Carter, South 

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Posted by John Komarek | Aug. 17, 2021

As a young woman finding her career path, Veronica Carter wasn’t afraid to take chances or move to find opportunities. A little over two decades later, her search ended in 2015. “Getting a job with Metro Transit helped ground me,” [...]

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Know Your Operator: Tanya Young, Blue Line  

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| Aug. 13, 2021

Tanya Young tells people she was raised to be a train operator on the METRO Blue Line. As a child, she lived just east of Hiawatha Avenue, at the time a one-lane highway with apple trees. Her mom ran a business in downtown Minneapolis, and [...]

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