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- MetroLink Operator Rescues Owl and Forges Partnership to Rescue More Wildlife in Illinois
- RIDER ALERT: More Inspections Mean Minor Late Night Delays Expected for MetroLink Customers
- RIDER ALERTS: Jan. 28-29 Welcome Home Our Heroes Parade and WWE Royal Rumble
- St. Louis Downtown Airport Flight Instructor Shares Stories and Flight Instruction with Tuskegee Airman Ernest Henderson
- Rider Alert: #80 First Trip of the Day Leaving Earlier to Facilitate Better Connections to MetroLink
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MetroLink Operator Rescues Owl and Forges Partnership to Rescue More Wildlife in Illinois
Life presents us with plenty of opportunities to witness hardship, pain or suffering. But it takes the special people among us to stop, turn back, and do something to alleviate it. When MetroLink Operator Robert Yawn of O’Fallon, Illinois took … Continue reading
Posted in Transit in the Community
Tagged Metro Operators, MetroLink, Treehouse Wildlife Center
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RIDER ALERT: More Inspections Mean Minor Late Night Delays Expected for MetroLink Customers
To help make your trip as smooth as possible, here is a list of the planned service disruptions for this week, January 30 – February 3. Monday, January 30 – Thursday, February 2 The inspection of overhead MetroLink wires continues … Continue reading
Posted in Transit in the Community, Uncategorized
Tagged MetroLink, Overhead Wires, rider alert
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RIDER ALERTS: Jan. 28-29 Welcome Home Our Heroes Parade and WWE Royal Rumble
St. Louis is the first city in the nation to host a Welcome Home Our Heroes Parade for veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and many people are expected to travel downtown this weekend. Here’s what you need to know … Continue reading
Posted in Transit in the Community
Tagged Illinois MetroBus, Parade, rider alerts, Scottrade Center, Welcome Home Our Heroes Parade
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MetroLink Customers to be Shuttled By Bus Between Five Stations This Weekend
Due to major construction work near the UMSL South MetroLink Station, Metro will not operate trains between the Wellston MetroLink Station and the North Hanley MetroLink Station January 21-22. Customers will be transported by bus shuttles between those stations and … Continue reading
Posted in Moving Transit Forward
Tagged Bus Shuttle, MetroLink, North Hanley, rider alert, Rock Road, UMSL, Wellston
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Metro Truck Shop Mechanics Share Tips on How to Prepare Your Vehicle for Winter
Metro’s maintenance team has won an international award for preventative maintenance on its transit fleet of buses, paratransit vans, and trains. In addition, Metro also maintains non-revenue vehicles ranging from cars to trucks, to backhoes, to Bobcats. Some of our … Continue reading
Posted in Making Transit Easy
Tagged Maintenance, Metro Employees, Preventative Maintenace
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MetroBus Will Transport Customers to Five Downtown and East St. Louis MetroLink Stations This Weekend
Due to construction near the East Riverfront MetroLink Station, Metro will not operate trains between the Emerson Park MetroLink Station and the Stadium MetroLink Station January 14-15. Customers will be transported by bus shuttles between those stations and should allow … Continue reading
A Visit From Rhythm & Rails (or Twas Music on The Holiday Magic Train)
Twas the weekend before Christmas, and all through the tracks Many riders were waiting, red cheeks and backpacks For garland was hung from the overheads with care, The Holiday Magic Train soon would be there! Then, out on the platform … Continue reading
Rider Alert: MetroLink Evening Single Track Schedule January 8-10
Metro will operate trains on a single track near the East Riverfront MetroLink Station on January 8, January 9, and January 10, 2012. Starting at 8 p.m. through the end of service Sunday night, Monday night, and Tuesday night, MetroLink … Continue reading
Resolving To Take Multimodal Transportation in St. Louis: Part One
Every year, I resolve to have New Year resolutions. But like many of my fellow well-intentioned human beings, too often I find the “resolve” part of resolutions ending in a mixture of guilt, frustration and general negligence. Resolutions are easy … Continue reading