Rider's Almanac Blog

'Stoic' train operator recognized as Minnesota's operator of the year

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 5, 2021

Harry Mandik is the epitome of a public servant – and he’s a pretty good operator, too. For 35 years, Mandik has carried people to their destinations throughout the Twin Cities and served as an informal leader for bus and train operators [...]

Career Tracks

Career Tracks: Al Sesler, Assistant Transportation Manager

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 5, 2021

Many people who work at Metro Transit take on new responsibilities and roles throughout their careers. Career Tracks highlights the paths employees have taken to their latest assignment and where they see themselves going next. To learn more [...]

Staff celebrate National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

Posted by Drew Kerr | Oct. 4, 2021

National Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month is September 15 through October 15. To commemorate, we invited employees to talk about how they celebrate their culture during this time and throughout the year. Learn more [...]

Career Tracks

Career Tracks: Donald Bryant, Maintenance Supervisor

Posted by Drew Kerr | Sep. 27, 2021

Light Rail METRO Blue Line METRO Green Line Minneapolis St. Paul Transit Improvements

Plastic seats the new norm on light rail vehicles

| Sep. 9, 2021

The cloth seats customers once found – and sometimes avoided – on light rail vehicles are no more. This summer, light rail technicians finished swapping out more than 13,000 cloth seat backs and bottoms with new, custom-designed plastic seats [...]