Know Your Operator
Posted by John Komarek |
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 9:57:00 AM
Years of service: 15
Lives: St. Paul
Garage: South
Family: Wife and four daughters
In 1991, David Stiggers came to Minnesota by way of Chicago to try to make it big in hip hop music. One of his songs, “Iluvyalikeachickenwing,” even
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Know Your Operator
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Thursday, March 11, 2021 5:55:00 AM
Growing up in Toronto, Ismail Jama often got around using the city’s subway and streetcar networks. So when he moved to Minneapolis as an adult, he was naturally intrigued at the prospect of becoming a train operator at Metro Transit.
To give
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Know Your Operator
Posted by John Komarek |
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 9:00:00 AM
Years of service: 7
Lives: Burnsville
Garage: Nicollet
Family: Husband and three kids
After 10 years of waiting in a refugee camp, Sophia Ali finally arrived in the United States in 2001. “It wasn’t a welcoming time for Muslims
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Know Your Operator
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Sunday, February 21, 2021 8:59:00 PM
Since the start of the pandemic, Train Operator Sarah Gibson hasn’t been seeing as many passengers as she used to.
But there are still enough familiar faces to keep her spirits up – the veterans traveling to and from the VA, the shoppers
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Know Your Operator
Posted by John Komarek |
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 4:17:00 PM
Richard Isaacson has noticed a large drop in ridership on the routes he picks up as an extra-board operator.
And that's to be expected: to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Metro Transit is stressing that people should only ride
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