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Responsibly evolving towards electric buses 

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| March 10, 2021

With each responsible step forward, Metro Transit continues to learn more about electric buses while maintaining reliable daily operations across the region. “We’re proud to be earlier adopters of electric bus technology with our C Line 60’ [...]

Know your Operator: Sophia Ali 

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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 [...]

Latest group of certified bus operators celebrated 

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Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 18, 2021

Over the last week, 30 individuals were recognized for completing the Bus Operator Apprenticeship Program and becoming certified bus operators during socially distanced graduation ceremonies at the Metro Transit Police & Office [...]

Operator springs to action after encountering a scary scene 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 17, 2021

South Garage Operator Tony Fitzgerald, right, had just left the Cedar Grove Transit Station when he saw a vehicle in front of his Red Line bus begin to spin, crash into a snowbank and send a puff of snow into the air. As he got closer, he [...]

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Operator Tekoyia Brisco 

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Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 18, 2020

Lives: St. Paul Job: Operator, South Garage Years of Service: 7 How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? After working jobs at the Mall of America as a young man, I decided I needed something more reliable and got [...]

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