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How We Roll: Mike Conlon

Posted by Laura Baenen | Feb. 28, 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 [...]

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‘Amazing’ efforts allow service to continue through historic cold

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 31, 2019

The coldest weather in decades brought its share of challenges this week, but those who needed to travel still found buses and trains operating largely on time. The biggest impacts were felt along the Blue Line, where crews responded to cracks in [...]

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Metropass program reaches the 20-year mark

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 4, 2018

Providing discounted, unlimited ride transit passes through area employers was a novel idea when the Metropass program began in 1998. But twenty years after its inception, the program is attracting an increasing number of companies eager to [...]

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Group creates polka about Northstar Commuter Rail Line

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 23, 2018

With support from Achieve Services, Inc., a group of Minnesotans with developmental disabilities are encouraged to express themselves through song in an ensemble called “Dance at Your Own Risk.” The group’s latest album, “Changing Attitudes,” [...]

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Fuhrmann leaves passenger rail legacy for generations to come

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 9, 2018

Decades from now, people taking trains to college classes, a hospital shift or office job, to restaurants and sporting venues, or to the airport won’t have a clue they have Mark Fuhrmann to thank. Even today, many have not heard of Fuhrmann—and [...]

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