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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 06/01/2025
The blue line is absolutely soaked
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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 31/12/2024
Celebrating New Year's eve? Metro's got you covered! Trains will run until 12:06 AM!
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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 24/12/2024
For Christmas Eve all buses will run a Halloween schedule.
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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 24/12/2024
Traveling for the holidays? Remember the airport shuttle requires exact change!
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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 18/06/2024
Metro sees Crews out there, working hard. Maybe Crews should stop by the office sometime. www.localmetro.net/post/crews_a...
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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 21/05/2024
Some people gotta have 'em all, and it turns out that energy can be harnessed to fund our underfunded suburban light rail line!
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 23/02/2024
The technology of tomorrow today! (according to our vendor)
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 16/02/2024
Money Isn't The Only Thing We Pour Into a Hole And Burn
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 13/02/2024
Looking For Your Bus? Easy! Text Our New System And Find Out What City It's In!
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 09/02/2024
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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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 06/02/2024
Buses To Replace Stairs At 3rd Street Station
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 02/02/2024
Light Rail Power Up! Trains Will Get a Green Light if no Cars are Present!
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 30/01/2024
Remember not to park in the bike lane unless you're going to be really quick!
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 26/01/2024
Looking For A New Perspective? Metro Bus Wraps Let You Experience What It's Like To Be Inside A Microwave!
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 05/01/2024
Metro Mystery: One of our busses is operating 30 minutes behind schedule but we don’t know which one it is
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 22/12/2023
Electrification of West-Central Line Postponed Due to Potential Damage to Historically Significant Rock Pile
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 18/12/2023
5 Things We're Adding to Our Stations that Arn't Bathrooms
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 15/12/2023
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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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 11/12/2023
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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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 05/12/2023
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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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 01/12/2023
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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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 27/11/2023
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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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 24/11/2023
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
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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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Local Metro @localmetro.net · 20/11/2023
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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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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