Blue Line O&M Expansion Update

Informational presentation to Transportation Committee  Blue Line Operations & Maintenance Expansion Update

Blue Line Airport Tunnel

I found this You Tube video that has pictures of the constrution to the tunnel under the airport.

Police Working To Make Lake Street Station Safer

All eyes on Lake St. station crime a StarTribune Story

New Bump Post

Bump post was added to the Target Field Station

Pick the Winner of The Metro Transit Video Contest

Cast your vote by Aug. 19. The winner gets free rides for a whole year! Video #1 My Secret Life Video #2 Window Odyssey Video #3 Everywhere Video #4 Go Metro! Video #5 I Love Metro Transit

Green Connect to Blue Line This Weekend

London Underground

I found these on You Tube. Its about the London Underground. The Tube 2012

Copper Theft Causes Damage to Light Rail Construction Sites

Copper Theft Causes $20K in Damage to Light Rail Construction Sites A thief stole $2,000 worth of copper wire from two St. Paul light rail construction sites and caused about $20,000 in damage.
Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Spokeswoman Laura Baennan confirmed the theft Monday, July 16.

The wire was taken Thursday night or Friday morning at construction sites near University and Western Avenues as well as Cedar and Tenth Streets.

The damage will cost the contractor about $20,000 to repair.

METRO Green Line (Central Corridor light rail)

METRO Green Line (Central Corridor light rail) between Blue Line (Hwy 35W) to Snelling Ave Station July 9, 2012.

Transportation Committee

I noticed that when the Transportation Committee moved their meeting to Metro Transit Heywood Chambers, in Minneapolis that they are not video taping them and putting the meeting on there website. If you want to see the meetings, email Steve Elkins steve.elkins@metc.state.mn.us the Chair of Transportation Committee.

METRO Green Line -Central Corridor Update: Summer 2012 (400 Post)

Excavator working on the Central Corridor Light Rail Project

Caterpillar 330B L Excavator working on the Central Corridor light rail project at Huron Blvd and University Ave

O & M Expansion

West Runner

South Yard Tearing up the drive

South Yard

South end of storage bays

Interior of the addition facing south

Interior of the addition facing north

South Yard

New Switches in the South Yard

South Yard Rail and switch

South Yard

Twin Cities to Host Rail conference

Rail~Volution will has selected the Twin Cities to host site for the group's national conference in fall 2014.

The Met Council and co-host Counties Transportation Improvement Board and Minnesota Department of Transportation submitted an application last March to host the event.

The conference "Building Livable Communities" is expected to draw 1,200 transit and land use professionals from across the country.

Interchange Groundbreaking

The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. July 9 at the old Environmental Services Building, 417 N. Fifth St., Minneapolis.