Rider's Almanac Blog

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Antoine Whylly

Posted by John Komarek | March 15, 2021

Years of service: 7 Job: Operator/ATM training Lives: Forest Lake Garage: East Metro How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? In 2009, I graduated with a business [...]

On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Jon Christopherson, commuter rail mechanic

| March 14, 2021

Lives: Monticello Township Years of service: 12 Family: Wife, four adult sons and three grandchildren. How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? I had been through a series of layoffs from Northwest Airlines in 2005 [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Ismail Jama

Posted by Drew Kerr | March 11, 2021

Growing up in Toronto, Ismail Jama often got around using the city’s subway and streetcar networks. So when he moved to Minneapolis as an adult, he was naturally intrigued at the prospect of becoming a train operator at Metro Transit. To give [...]

Bus

Responsibly evolving towards electric buses

| March 10, 2021

With each responsible step forward, Metro Transit continues to learn more about electric buses while maintaining reliable daily operations across the region. “We’re proud to be earlier adopters of electric bus technology with our C Line 60’ [...]

Bus Know Your Operator

Know your Operator: Sophia Ali

Posted by John Komarek | March 2, 2021

Years of service: 7 Lives: Burnsville Garage: Nicollet Family: Husband and three kids After 10 years of waiting in a refugee camp, Sophia Ali finally arrived in the United States in 2001. “It wasn’t a welcoming time for Muslims [...]