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New cameras will improve light rail security, service

| Feb. 4, 2020

Metro Transit will soon have a much better picture of what’s happening inside light rail vehicles. Four high-resolution cameras offering 360-degree views will be installed inside the passenger areas of all 91 light rail vehicles this year, [...]

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Born in Twin Cities, Bus Roadeo becomes enduring tradition

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 13, 2019

Bus operators who compete in Metro Transit's Bus Roadeo are continuing a tradition that began with a simple idea nearly a half-century earlier. Mike Hughes became a bus operator for what was then known as the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) [...]

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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 [...]

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New transit police officers speak many languages, share desire to be role models

Posted by Laura Baenen | Dec. 21, 2018

Growing up in Cambodia, Soonem Teng’s family fled their home several times to escape raids by the Khmer Rouge. That experience helped point Teng toward a career in law enforcement. On Thursday, he was among 16 new officers sworn in by the Metro [...]

Bus Safety

Repeat Roadeo champ earns another title

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 26, 2018

The sleeve of Jack Berner’s grey Metro Transit sweater is already home to an impressive collection of blue chevrons commemorating each of his 13 Bus Roadeo wins. And now he has one more. After earning a near-perfect score, Berner was named the [...]

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