Where I'm From
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10:19:00 AM
Metro Transit employees come from many cultures and backgrounds. To celebrate this diversity, employees who are proud to share their heritage and identity will be regularly featured on the Riders' Almanac blog. Read more stories here.
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Bus
Posted by John Komarek |
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 10:04:00 AM
In 1977, German Gonzalez Sr. immigrated to Minnesota from Mascota, Mexico seeking opportunity. He immediately found multiple part-time jobs as a school bus driver and carpenter.
As the years progressed, however, work became intermittent and
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Bus Maintenance
Light Rail
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 8:39:00 AM
Growing up in southern California, Vince Pellegrin was a self-described “surfer kid” with a thing for hot rods. His first job? Pumping gas. His first car? A 1967 Ford Fairlane.
But after attending the University of Southern California and
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Shelters
Posted by Drew Kerr |
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 10:17:00 AM
More than 200 new and replacement waiting shelters have been installed over the past seven years, primarily in neighborhoods where there are more people of color or incomes are lower than the regional average.
Customers will see another
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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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