Tag Archives: Metro Employees

Metro Truck Shop Mechanics Share Tips on How to Prepare Your Vehicle for Winter

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Courtney

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 →

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MetroBus Operator Helped Rescue Lost 4-Year-Old Boy

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Courtney

When you meet Marshanette Densmore, it does not take very long to see that she is a very caring woman.  When I met the MetroBus operator from East St. Louis, she pulled up a chair and listened attentively, eyes warm … Continue reading →

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On-Duty MetroBus Operator Hero Helped Rescue Family of Six From Burning Home

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Courtney

MetroBus operators do a lot of good for the community, getting people to work and around town.  But MetroBus Operator Brian Alexander went way beyond the call of duty recently when he risked his own life by going a burning … Continue reading →

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Metro’s Tracy Beidleman Honored with First-Ever Award from FTA Region VII

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Courtney

Tracy Beidleman, our Director of Program Development and Grants, has received the first-ever Award of Excellence for Outstanding Customer Service and Financial Oversight of FTA Projects in St. Louis presented by Region VII of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).  Go … Continue reading →

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