Rider's Almanac Blog

Sarah Gibson claims Rail Rodeo crown with calm demeanor

Posted by Laura Baenen | April 23, 2019

Train Operator Sarah Gibson’s laid-back approach won her Metro Transit’s Rail Rodeo crown last Saturday. “I really didn’t do much to prepare. This is what I’ve been doing for five years now so operating a train is almost second nature, and [...]

How We Roll

How We Roll: Senior Planner Scott Thompson

Posted by John Komarek | April 23, 2019

Many Metro Transit employees are committed to sustainable transportation, riding the bus or train, biking or walking to work and other destinations across the region. These “How We Roll” profiles illustrate how much we have in common with our [...]

Bus

Closed course experience designed to keep road to employment open

Posted by John Komarek | April 23, 2019

(Left to right) Bus Trainees Linda Wilke, Erica Young, Steve Gartner and Patricia Young join Instructor Ken Johnson for a chance to drive a bus on a closed course. Before they can pick up any customers, new hires on their path to becoming [...]

Light Rail

Light Rail art celebrates Earth Day, partnership

Posted by John Komarek | April 19, 2019

A light rail vehicle carrying METRO Green Line customers to their destinations now doubles as a work of art. The outside of the vehicle shows a caterpillar becoming a monarch butterfly. Inside, the walls are covered with illustrated scenes of [...]

Switch to LEDs lowers costs, brightens environment

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 18, 2019

As a technician, supervisor and manager, Steve Engnell has spent more than 20 years working in garages characterized by cement walls and sparse natural light. So when crews recently exchanged the yellowish fluorescent bulbs inside Nicollet Garage [...]