Rider's Almanac Blog

At Hamline Station, a welcome combination of affordable housing and transit

| May 16, 2016

ReJeana Hill was waiting for a METRO Green Line train at Hamline Avenue Station when she spotted a newly-planted sign on the vacant lot across University Avenue. Apartments coming soon, it said. Eager to find an affordable place with more room [...]

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Know Your Operator: Hector Espinoza

Posted by Drew Kerr | May 5, 2016

Tired of his erratic hours working as a chef, Hector Espinoza went to the DMV picturing a job as an over the road truck driver. But when he ran into a friend there to get a license to become a bus operator, his outlook changed. A decade later, [...]

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Commuter Choice Awards recognize sustainable transportation leaders

| April 28, 2016

Most days, Matt Privratsky gets to work by taking an hour-long walk from his Midway area home to downtown St. Paul. The 3.5-mile trek might also involve boarding a bus, catching the METRO Green Line or using a Nice Ride bike – or some combination of [...]

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Wig-Wag lights heighten LRT visibility

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 25, 2016

Sitting on shop carts in a basement workshop at the Hiawatha Operations and Maintenance Facility are dozens of metal and plastic modules, each outfitted with a set of relays, sequencing devices and a tight bundle of red, blue, white and yellow [...]

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Operators put their skills to the test in Rail Rodeo

Posted by Drew Kerr | April 5, 2016

As the lead singer for the band Capital Sons, Karl Obermeyer is comfortable performing in front of a crowd. On Saturday, he put on a different kind of show – joining 13 rail operators competing in front of judges as part of Metro Transit’s Rail [...]