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The blue line is absolutely soaked
January 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The blue line is absolutely soaked
Celebrating New Year's eve? Metro's got you covered! Trains will run until 12:06 AM!
December 31, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Celebrating New Year's eve? Metro's got you covered! Trains will run until 12:06 AM!
For Christmas Eve all buses will run a Halloween schedule.
December 24, 2024 at 5:36 PM
For Christmas Eve all buses will run a Halloween schedule.
Traveling for the holidays? Remember the airport shuttle requires exact change!
December 24, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Traveling for the holidays? Remember the airport shuttle requires exact change!
Metro sees Crews out there, working hard. Maybe Crews should stop by the office sometime.
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June 18, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Metro sees Crews out there, working hard. Maybe Crews should stop by the office sometime.
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Some people gotta have 'em all, and it turns out that energy can be harnessed to fund our underfunded suburban light rail line!
Metro To Fund Rail Expansion Through Sale of 60 Thousand Collectable Transit Cards
Metro's riders have shown us how much they love our commemorative transit cards. Now, we're harnessing that energy to fund our transit projects.
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May 21, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Some people gotta have 'em all, and it turns out that energy can be harnessed to fund our underfunded suburban light rail line!
The technology of tomorrow today! (according to our vendor)
We're Upgrading All Our Fare Gates To Windows CE
Get ready to pay your fare on Metro as we roll out our new fair boxes and gates based on Microsoft Windows CE! Metro has been working with our ticketing vendor for several years to develop a cutting e...
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February 23, 2024 at 7:54 PM
The technology of tomorrow today! (according to our vendor)
Money Isn't The Only Thing We Pour Into a Hole And Burn
Money Isn't The Only Thing We Pour Into a Hole And Burn
Thermite welding involves pouring iron oxide and aluminum powder into a crucible and lighting it on fire, much the same way some have accused Metro of treating money with the new Suburban Light Rail l...
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February 16, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Money Isn't The Only Thing We Pour Into a Hole And Burn
Looking For Your Bus? Easy! Text Our New System And Find Out What City It's In!
Looking For Your Bus? Easy! Text Our New System And Find Out What City It's In!
With this system, you can enter your bus number and find out exactly what city your bus is currently in. Need to keep tabs on it? No problem, sign up for alerts and you'll receive an email every time ...
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February 13, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Looking For Your Bus? Easy! Text Our New System And Find Out What City It's In!
With safety as one of several top priorities, an outside contractor's study has shown that Metro's bike lanes are protected by some of the thickest paint in the nation!
Metro Bike Lanes Protected by Some of the Thickest Paint in the Nation!
With safety as one of several top priorities, an outside contractor's study has shown that Metro's bike lanes are protected by some of the thickest paint in the nation.
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February 9, 2024 at 6:01 PM
With safety as one of several top priorities, an outside contractor's study has shown that Metro's bike lanes are protected by some of the thickest paint in the nation!
Buses To Replace Stairs At 3rd Street Station
Buses To Replace Stairs At 3rd Street Station
Shuttle buses will replace the stairs at 3rd street station while they undergo repairs. Expect delays of 30 minutes.
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February 6, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Buses To Replace Stairs At 3rd Street Station
Light Rail Power Up! Trains Will Get a Green Light if no Cars are Present!
Light Rail Power Up! Trains Will Get a Green Light if no Cars are Present!
Ever wished you could turn the traffic lights green? Well Metro's giving that power to our downtown light rail lines! Now if a train is approaching an intersection, and there are no cars using the int...
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February 2, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Light Rail Power Up! Trains Will Get a Green Light if no Cars are Present!
Remember not to park in the bike lane unless you're going to be really quick!
Remember not to park in the bike lane unless you're going to be really quick!
Thinking of pulling over and parking in the bike lane? The only time this is appropriate is if there is an emergency vehicle with it's lights and siren on, or if you're going to be really really quick...
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January 30, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Remember not to park in the bike lane unless you're going to be really quick!
Looking For A New Perspective? Metro Bus Wraps Let You Experience What It's Like To Be Inside A Microwave!
Looking For A New Perspective? Metro Bus Wraps Let You Experience What It's Like To Be Inside A Micr...
Ever wondered what it would look like to live inside a microwave? Looking out at the world through a grid of tiny holes? Experience that perspective on 50 of Metro's buses!
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January 26, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Looking For A New Perspective? Metro Bus Wraps Let You Experience What It's Like To Be Inside A Microwave!
Metro Mystery: One of our busses is operating 30 minutes behind schedule but we don’t know which one it is
Metro Mystery: One of our busses is operating 30 minutes behind schedule but we don’t know which o...
We're hearing reports from all over the city, but what bus is behind it?
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January 5, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Metro Mystery: One of our busses is operating 30 minutes behind schedule but we don’t know which one it is
Electrification of West-Central Line Postponed Due to Potential Damage to Historically Significant Rock Pile
Electrification of West-Central Line Postponed Due to Potential Damage to Historically Significant R...
Construction will be delayed while Metro evaluates the historic significance of these rocks
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December 22, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Electrification of West-Central Line Postponed Due to Potential Damage to Historically Significant Rock Pile
5 Things We're Adding to Our Stations that Arn't Bathrooms
5 Things We're Adding to Our Stations that Arn't Bathrooms
Metro is always working to improve our stations! Check out these 5 upgrades that definitely don't include public restrooms!
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December 18, 2023 at 6:53 PM
5 Things We're Adding to Our Stations that Arn't Bathrooms
Out Late this Friday? Late Night Bus Service Now Runs Until 9:38 PM!
Friday night used to be hard, but now getting around is easy! With buses running every hour, we'll get you to party!
Friday night used to be hard, but now getting around is easy! With buses running every hour, we'll get you to party!
Out Late this Friday? Late Night Bus Service Now Runs Until 9:38 PM!
Friday night used to be hard, but now getting around is easy! With buses running every hour, we'll get you to party!
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December 15, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Out Late this Friday? Late Night Bus Service Now Runs Until 9:38 PM!
Friday night used to be hard, but now getting around is easy! With buses running every hour, we'll get you to party!
Friday night used to be hard, but now getting around is easy! With buses running every hour, we'll get you to party!
This Monday Metro has changes to just about every bus line the network. Some buses will come more frequently, some less, and one bus line will no longer run at all!
Metro's New Bus Schedules are Full of Surprises!
This Monday Metro has changes to just about every bus line the network. Some buses will come more frequently, some less, and one bus line will no longer run at all!
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December 11, 2023 at 7:49 PM
This Monday Metro has changes to just about every bus line the network. Some buses will come more frequently, some less, and one bus line will no longer run at all!
It's been 10 years of planning and yet we're still considering a Monorail despite that being the worst thing we could do.
Check Out Our New Proposed Alignments That Still Include a Monorail for Some Reason
It's been 10 years of planning and yet we're still considering a Monorail despite that being the worst thing we could do.
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December 5, 2023 at 6:39 PM
It's been 10 years of planning and yet we're still considering a Monorail despite that being the worst thing we could do.
Looking to get out of the house this holiday season? Take Metro to any of these 5 events that are all around pretty bad!
Take Metro to These 5 Free Holiday Events That Suck!
Looking to get out of the house this holiday season? Take Metro to any of these 5 events that are all around pretty bad!
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December 1, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Looking to get out of the house this holiday season? Take Metro to any of these 5 events that are all around pretty bad!
The Blue Line will be shut down beginning this week as maintenance teams work to investigate what is inside the pipes running along our subway tunnels.
Subway Shut Down to Find Out What's In All These Pipes
The Blue Line will be shut down beginning this week as maintenance teams work to investigate what is inside the pipes running along our subway tunnels.
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November 27, 2023 at 8:00 PM
The Blue Line will be shut down beginning this week as maintenance teams work to investigate what is inside the pipes running along our subway tunnels.
We are experiencing delays on several bus lines as some of our operators were living in the homes we recently demolished to widen the East Highway Interchange
Planned Highway Widening Displaces Multiple Bus Operators. Delays Expected
We are experiencing delays on several bus lines as some of our operators were living in the homes we recently demolished to widen a highway. Service should return to normal once they have found new ho...
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November 24, 2023 at 7:14 PM
We are experiencing delays on several bus lines as some of our operators were living in the homes we recently demolished to widen the East Highway Interchange
Several Orange Line trains were delayed Monday due to reports of debris later determined to be a an older-model of rolling stock currently operating on the line.
Debris Found on Rails Determined to be Older-Model Rolling Stock
Several Orange Line trains were delayed Monday due to reports of debris later determined to be a an older-model of rolling stock currently operating on the line.
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November 20, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Several Orange Line trains were delayed Monday due to reports of debris later determined to be a an older-model of rolling stock currently operating on the line.