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Bus Stop Evaluation Program: #98 Chesterfield Hanley and #174X Halls Ferry Express

The MetroBus stop evaluation program continues with the #98 Chesterfield Hanley and the #174X Halls Ferry Express. Please note: These routes are not being eliminated, but your feedback on specific stops is encouraged and greatly appreciated. Below is the new list of proposed bus stops under consideration for removal from the following routes:  #98 Chesterfield Hanley [...]

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MetroLink Service Modified for Evening Construction Work

MetroLink construction work near the East Riverfront MetroLink Station will continue every night this week, November 7 through 11. To accommodate the crews working on the rail line, Metro will operate trains on a single track Monday through Friday starting at 8:00 each night until the end of service.  Red Line trains will operate on a [...]

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St. Louis Rams Team Up With Metro For Green Week

The St. Louis Rams have taken big steps in the past few years to reduce the organization’s carbon footprint and because public transit helps the environment by reducing carbon emissions from vehicle traffic, the Rams have teamed up with Metro to celebrate Green Week. During an average weekday, Metro Transit reduces traffic congestion and pollution by taking [...]

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Extra MetroLink Service Planned For Tonight

Downtown St. Louis will be hopping again tonight with Game 4 of the NLDS taking place at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals are in a must-win situation and with game time shortly after 5:00 tonight, fans have been descending on downtown all afternoon. Some Cards fans avoided the traffic and parking hassles last night and took MetroLink to [...]

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100th Birthday Celebration Includes Ride in a Vintage Airliner

Carl “Chub” Wheeler will officially celebrate a milestone birthday tomorrow, October 1,  when he turns 100. Aviation and the airport in Cahokia, Illinois are in his blood and when he got the chance to co-pilot a 1929 Ford Tri-Motor airliner last week as an early 100th birthday present, he didn’t think twice about it. Ford Motor Company built [...]

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MetroLink Operations Modified Every Night This Week and This Weekend

Evening and late night MetroLink operations will be modified every night this week through Sunday night so crews can upgrade the light rail system at the East Riverfront MetroLink Station. Starting at 8 p.m. tonight through Sunday night through the end of service, Blue Line trains will only operate between the Shrewsbury MetroLink Station and the [...]

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Bus Stop Evaluation Program: #13 Union and #47 North Hanley

The Bus Stop Evaluation Program is moving along and below is the new list of proposed MetroBus stops under consideration for removal for the following routes: #13 Union #47 North Hanley These stops are being proposed for elimination as part of Metro’s Bus Stop Evaluation Program to make the system more efficient and faster. Please [...]

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Painting a MetroBus is a Fun Experience for Kids of All Ages & Abilities

Kids just want to be kids and that is certainly true of 9-year-old Gabriel Gregson of Troy, Illinois. Gabriel did a little painting over the weekend on a MetroBus at Shaw Park in Clayton. His mother, Sherri Gregson, said she loved to see Gabriel included in the MetroBus painting because he is a regular kid who just [...]

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Bus Stop Evaluation Program: #04 Natural Bridge and the #48 South Lindbergh

Enjoy the cooler weather and spend some time outdoors this weekend.  As promised, find below the list of the proposed MetroBus stops under consideration for removal for the following routes: #04 Natural Bridge #48 South Lindbergh These stops are being proposed for elimination as part of Metro’s Bus Stop Evaluation Program to make the system more [...]

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Balloon Glow and Race Impact Metro Service to Forest Park

Thousands of St. Louis area residents look forward every year to attending the Great Forest Park Balloon Glow and Race. The Balloon Glow is tonight and the Race will be held tomorrow.  The Balloon Glow will take place on the east side of Forest Park at Central Field. It is a walk through only event. You cannot drive through the [...]

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