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Know Your Operator: Abdulrzaq Ali, Ruter

Posted by John Komarek | July 29, 2021

Abdulrzaq (Ab-dul-ra-zaq) Ali didn’t intend on immigrating to the United States from Yemen, but fate made him follow his heart. “I came here as a tourist, and to visit my sister,” Ali said. “Then, I met the love of my life and we got [...]

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Know your Operator: John Brown, East Metro

Posted by John Komarek | July 20, 2021

Years of Service: 5 Garage: East Metro Lives: Woodbury Family: Wife, three kids, and two grandchildren After 27 years working at a big box grocery store, John Brown decided it was time for a change. He had a degree as a diesel [...]

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Know Your Operator: David Stiggers, South Garage

Posted by John Komarek | June 9, 2021

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: Ismail Jama

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 11, 2021

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: Sophia Ali

Posted by John Komarek | March 2, 2021

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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