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Dennis Hampton may seem like your ordinary 18-year-old. He’s getting ready to graduate from Madison High School and is set to start at SIUE in the fall. But Dennis has a unique hobby. He builds MetroBus and Madison County Transit Bus models – from scratch. His incredibly accurate models are generated completely by his own [...]

Last month I ventured out on multiple MetroLink and MetroBus Lines. I expected to find new restaurants to eat at, parks to visit and areas to explore. What I didn’t expect to find was a new meaning to customer service. Wikipedia defines customer service as ‘the provision of service to customers before, during and after [...]

I like to think of myself as a creative individual; once I made a full Edward Scissorhand costume without buying a single thing. One Metro Transit rider has put my costume-making skills to shame with his special addition to his bicycle. Metro’s Manager of Project Control and Special Projects Anjana Mohan takes MetroLink daily and [...]

Crews are scheduled to perform work on the MetroLink alignment during the evenings at three different locations October 7-14 and that will create delays for some passengers. The affected sections of the MetroLink system are: Between the College and Shiloh-Scott MetroLink Stations Between the Emerson Park and 5th & Missouri MetroLink Stations Between the Wellston [...]

MetroLink customers including sports fans are advised to plan ahead to avoid delays caused by MetroLink track work evenings this week. MetroLink trains will not operate in Illinois between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service October 1-4 and October 7 in order to accommodate ongoing MetroLink track work. [...]

Metro Transit will begin testing new fare boxes on 40 MetroBus vehicles on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 as part of building a better transit experience for customers. The pilot program will allow Metro to obtain feedback from customers, operators, and other Metro employees so adjustments can be made before fare boxes are installed on the [...]

Evening rail work scheduled in Illinois again this week will mean some MetroLink customers should allow extra time for their commutes.  MetroLink trains will not operate between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service tonight through Thursday night, September 24-27, and on Sunday night, September 30 to accommodate the [...]

Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School (MRHMS) students and their teachers set out on a “MetroLink Expedition” on a beautiful Friday morning earlier this month. As the name implies, the trip focused on exploring MetroLink Stations. Fifty-nine seventh grade students boarded a morning train from the Maplewood-Manchester MetroLink Station in St. Louis County and then split up [...]

MetroLink track work continues in Illinois this week and to accommodate the crews, MetroLink trains will not operate between the College and Shiloh-Scott Stations from 8 p.m. until the end of service September 17-20 and September 23. Passengers will be transported by bus between those stations. The St. Clair County Transit District will transport Red [...]

This is the weekend many Bi-State area residents look forward to every year– the weekend of The Great Forest Park Balloon Race. The Balloon Glow is scheduled for tonight (Sept. 14) on the east side of Forest Park at Central Field and the Balloon Race will take place there tomorrow.  The Balloon Glow is a [...]