Rider's Almanac Blog

Good Question: How are buses and trains cleaned?

| March 4, 2020

With thousands of passengers boarding each day, keeping buses and trains clean is a constant task. In fact, Metro Transit has nearly 100 employees who devote all or part of their time to sweeping, mopping, scrubbing and otherwise tidying up [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Tamica Washington

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 28, 2020

In 1990, Tamica Washington became an operator by accident. While supporting a friend applying to become a bus operator by going to a hiring event, she was told that she couldn’t stay unless she was applying. So, on a whim, she filled out an [...]

Know Your Operator

Know your operator: Barkon Greaves

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 27, 2020

On any given Sunday, Barkon Greaves drives a bus – not for Metro Transit, but for his church. “I pick up the old people who can’t get there,” Greaves said. “I try to help out as much as I can.” For someone who walked about 800 miles to [...]

On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Carri Sampson-Spande

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 27, 2020

Job: Rail Transit Supervisor Years of Service: 18 months How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? After studying sociology and political science, I started working at Alpha Human Services, a Minneapolis-based [...]

On Off The Clock

On the Clock/Off the Clock: Mike Jones

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 25, 2020

Mike Jones (center) shares his delicious creations with his coworkers in Customer Relations. To celebrate Mardi Gras, he baked a traditional King Cake. Lives: Brooklyn Park Job: Customer Relations Specialist Years of service: 11 How did [...]