Rider's Almanac Blog

On/Off the Clock with Alec Robbins

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 28, 2019

Lives: Becker Job: Mechanic, Commuter Rail Years of Service: 2 How did you come to work at Metro Transit and what do you do? After working as an auto mechanic for a few years, a friend who works at the Northstar Operations & [...]

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7 Reasons to be Bus Operator instead of a Truck Driver

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 26, 2019

Both jobs require a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and operate large vehicles, but here’s a few reasons why bus operations might be a better fit than truck driving for some people. Work + Life Balance Most trucking jobs require long [...]

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Train operator recalls 30-year-old CPR lessons, likely saving a passenger’s life

Posted by Laura Baenen | Feb. 19, 2019

Train operator Jim Peach (above left) was moved to take a CPR class 30 years ago after watching helplessly as a fellow Northwest Airlines mechanic died of a heart attack at work. The next time he saw someone stricken when he was on the job, Peach [...]

Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: David Williams

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 18, 2019

Better late than never. More than twelve years after a chance mention, David Williams took the advice to apply to Metro Transit. It was a man installing carpet at his parent’s house who told an 18-year-old Williams about Metro [...]

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Light rail, Bus Rapid Transit lines set annual ridership records

Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 11, 2019

It was another record-setting year for Metro Transit’s light rail and Bus Rapid Transit lines. The Green Line, Blue Line and A Line each saw their highest annual ridership ever in 2018, breaking records that were set just a year [...]