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By:Tony Held
Dates:1/1/2005 - 4/22/2024
Album Info:Views of the Blue Line, Green Line, and SWLRT.
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Taking it to the bridge, part one
Title:  Taking it to the bridge, part one
Description:  The "LRT Done Right" group which advocates no co-location of both freight and light rail along the Kenilworth Corridor hung up this banner on the north side of the bridge carrying Burnham Road across the corridor.
Photo Date:  9/8/2013  Upload Date: 9/9/2013 6:58:15 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  32   Comments: 0
Taking it to the bridge, part two
Title:  Taking it to the bridge, part two
Description:  The "LRT Done Right" group has currently hung two signs on the Burnham Road bridge across the Kenilworth Corridor. This is the one on the south side of the span.
Photo Date:  9/8/2013  Upload Date: 9/9/2013 6:58:02 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  35   Comments: 0
Dueling visions
Title:  Dueling visions
Description:  At the corner of Park Place and Burnham Road are these two signs relaed to the Southwest LRT line. The blue sign advocates routing it through the Kenilworth Corridor via a deep tunnel. The green sign argues for no co-location of freight and light rail along the Kenilworth Corridor so the Kenilworth Trail remains intact.
Photo Date:  9/8/2013  Upload Date: 9/9/2013 6:55:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  35   Comments: 0
A Sign Of Things To Come
Title:  A Sign Of Things To Come
Description:  The newer MTC LRT cars, at least, have this diagram which features the upcoming Green Line from Minneapolis to St. Paul.
Photo Date:  5/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 7:43:23 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MTC 209(LRV)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
MTC 209 In The Lead
Title:  MTC 209 In The Lead
Description:  MTC 209 leads two other new LRT cars out of the 28th Avenue station on their way to Target Field Station.
Photo Date:  5/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 7:43:54 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MTC 209(LRV)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
On To The Game
Title:  On To The Game
Description:  A northbound 3-car LRT departs 28th Avenue station after picking up another batch of Twins fans bound for Target Field and the game.
Photo Date:  5/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 7:50:39 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit
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Views:  23   Comments: 0
Two Wrapped And A Plain One
Title:  Two Wrapped And A Plain One
Description:  A northbound 3-car LRT set with two "wrapped" cars and a plain paint LRT rounds the curve near the Mall of America on the first leg of its journey to Target Field Station.
Photo Date:  5/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 3:58:34 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit
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Views:  51   Comments: 0
No "Railfan" Seats?
Title:  No "Railfan" Seats?
Description:  This is a view of the seating by one of the cabs on MTC's new LRT cars. Unlike on the older models, there are no "railfan" seats which allow you to look over the driver's shoulder as you head down the line.
Photo Date:  5/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 3:57:48 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit
Locomotives:  MTC 209(LRV)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Southbound And Northbound At 28th Avenue
Title:  Southbound And Northbound At 28th Avenue
Description:  As two commuters cut across the street, a southbound LRT departing 28th Avenue passes a northbound LRT pulling into the station.
Photo Date:  5/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 7:51:33 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit
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Views:  26   Comments: 0
Southbound LRT at 28th Avenue
Title:  Southbound LRT at 28th Avenue
Description:  A three-car southbound LRT has just glided to a stop at 28th Avenue on a pleasant late May evening.
Photo Date:  5/27/2014  Upload Date: 5/28/2014 7:51:08 PM
Location:  Bloomington, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit
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Views:  20   Comments: 0
Shout It From The Apartment Walls!
Title:  Shout It From The Apartment Walls!
Description:  An anti-freight rail/LRT co-location sign hangs on an apartment building near the Cedar Lake Parkway grade crossing on the Kenilworth Corridor.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 8:03:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  49   Comments: 0
Now They Are Against A Tunnel Here
Title:  Now They Are Against A Tunnel Here
Description:  Anti-freight rail/LRT co-location signage near the Cedar Lake Parkway grade crossing on the Kenilworth corridor has dwindled. This flyer, however, can be found affixed to the power box for the grade crossing signals. Now they are getting organized to fight an LRT tunnel here.
Photo Date:  7/13/2014  Upload Date: 7/14/2014 8:02:25 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
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Views:  60   Comments: 0
First Green Line Catch!
Title:  First Green Line Catch!
Description:  My first LRT catch on the Green Line was this eastbound three-car set. Here the train is passing underneath the venerable bridge that carried first the Minnesota Transfer and now the Minnesota Commercial across University Avenue.
Photo Date:  9/13/2014  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 7:05:11 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Action
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Views:  38   Comments: 0
Sweeping Across Prior and Unversity
Title:  Sweeping Across Prior and Unversity
Description:  An eastbound Green Line train sweeps across the intersection of Prior and University Avenues on a lovely September Saturday afternoon. Note how the third LRT car is "wrapped" for the U of M.
Photo Date:  9/13/2014  Upload Date: 9/20/2014 7:05:39 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Action
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Views:  23   Comments: 0
Zipping By MPR
Title:  Zipping By MPR
Description:  A 2-car LRT -both "wrapped" LRV's- zips past MPR in downtown St. Paul as it continues its journey towards Minneapolis.
Photo Date:  12/13/2014  Upload Date: 12/13/2014 6:03:32 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
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Views:  40   Comments: 0
Waiting At Snelling Station
Title:  Waiting At Snelling Station
Description:  An eastbound Green Line train with three LRV's (the third of which is "wrapped") waits for a red light along with the rest of the traffic on Univeristy early on a lovely April afternoon.
Photo Date:  4/17/2015  Upload Date: 4/17/2015 6:13:02 PM
Location:  Saint Paul, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 235(LRV)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
My First Green Line Ride
Title:  My First Green Line Ride
Description:  This is the last LRT vehicle on a 3-LRV set I rode from Downtown East to the East Bank station on the Green Line. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 10:49:07 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 225(LRV)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
Hello Again 111
Title:  Hello Again 111
Description:  The first LRT train I photographed this day turned out to be the one I would also ride from downtown Minneapolis back to Fort Snelling station. Here is another view of MTC 111.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 10:52:01 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 111(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
MTC 120
Title:  MTC 120
Description:  Another view of this LRV vehicle.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 10:52:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 120(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  117   Comments: 0
Here Comes My Train
Title:  Here Comes My Train
Description:  I rode the LRT today in part to go see my mother at HCMC. Rather than endure the hassle of parking in downtown Minneapolis, I rode the LRT from Fort Snelling Station instead.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 6:15:28 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 112(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  121   Comments: 0
MTC 111
Title:  MTC 111
Description:  Second of three LRT units assigned to a southbound Blue Line I caught at Fort Snelling Station.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 6:14:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 111(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  97   Comments: 0
Southbound At Fort Snelling
Title:  Southbound At Fort Snelling
Description:  A southbound Blue Line train arrived at Fort Snelling Station late on a gray, windy April morning.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 6:13:31 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 118(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Departing Fort Snelling
Title:  Departing Fort Snelling
Description:  A southbound Blue Line train departs Fort Snelling station on a gloomy April morning.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 6:15:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 120(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
LRV On Campus
Title:  LRV On Campus
Description:  A westbound Green Line train pulls into East Bank station twenty minutes or so before noon on a breezy, cool, gloomy April day.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 10:49:49 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 253(LRV)
Views:  75   Comments: 0
Kurth, U of M, and a Green Line Train
Title:  Kurth, U of M, and a Green Line Train
Description:  I love all the signs I got in this shot of this westbound Green Line train pulling into East Bank station.
Photo Date:  4/21/2015  Upload Date: 4/22/2015 10:51:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
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Views:  132   Comments: 0
Finally Got A Picture Of This
Title:  Finally Got A Picture Of This
Description:  The Blue (formerly Hiawatha) Line's bridge over the Crosstown/Highway 55 interchange is a finely engineered span which offers some fabulous views to riders. I have long wanted to get a picture of a train on it, which I finally accomplished on a sunny day in late April of 2015.
Photo Date:  4/27/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 3:01:23 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Bridge,Transit,Passenger,Action
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Views:  128   Comments: 0
Southbound "HCMC Express"
Title:  Southbound "HCMC Express"
Description:  I have taken the Blue Line to visit my mom at HCMC in downtown Minneapolis. I thus dubbed the trains I rode "The HCMC Express." Here the southbound I rode from downtown is just about done with its station stop at Fort Snelling before proceeding on down the line.
Photo Date:  4/27/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 3:00:54 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 122(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
Departing Lake Street/Midtown
Title:  Departing Lake Street/Midtown
Description:  A northbound Blue Line train departs Lake Street/Midtown as a light rain falls during the noon hour of May Day 2015.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 7:15:39 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 212(LRV)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
Northbound Track Is Green
Title:  Northbound Track Is Green
Description:  A green signal glows at 38th Street station prior to the arrival of a northbound Blue Line train.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 7:17:30 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Signal,Transit,Track
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Views:  34   Comments: 0
This Means You!
Title:  This Means You!
Description:  You see signs like these when riding MTC's LRT trains. I am happy to report that everybody I have seen aboard their trains has obeyed the rule in both the letter and the spirit.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 1:49:33 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger
Locomotives:  MTC 221(LRV)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
Northbound Blue Line on The Bridge
Title:  Northbound Blue Line on The Bridge
Description:  Here is my second portrait of an LRT train on the spartan but picturesque bridge spanning the Crosstown/Highway 55 interchange on the Blue Line. I wonder how many passengers appreciate the fine view they get here?
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 1:48:42 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Bridge,Transit,Passenger,Action
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Views:  19   Comments: 0
"A Blue Line Train To Downtown Minneapolis Is Now Arriving"
Title:  "A Blue Line Train To Downtown Minneapolis Is Now Arriving"
Description:  The title fleshes out what the sign in the foregound is saying in this portrait of a northbound Blue Line train arriving at a rain-dampened 38th Street Station.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 7:36:26 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 221(LRV)
Views:  105   Comments: 0
Entering 38th Street
Title:  Entering 38th Street
Description:  A southbound Blue Line train enters 38th Street Station as skies begin to clear close to 1 P.M. on May Day 2015.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 7:51:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 127(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  114   Comments: 0
"Extra HCMC South"
Title:  "Extra HCMC South"
Description:  My mom is now at a care facility, but I had to ride the Blue Line to HCMC to pick up a personal item of hers which was left at the hospital. I hereby dub the Blue Line train I left downtown on "Extra HCMC South." Here is the "extra" at Fort Snelling Station, my station stop on these downtown jaunts (dig that fabulous park and ride they have here).
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 1:49:03 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 221(LRV)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
A Friendly Wave
Title:  A Friendly Wave
Description:  The driver of this southbound Blue Line train arriving at Lake Street/Midtown gives me a friendly wave as I snap a picture.
Photo Date:  5/1/2015  Upload Date: 5/3/2015 7:35:18 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 224(LRV)
Views:  56   Comments: 0
Eastbound Green Line At Downtown East
Title:  Eastbound Green Line At Downtown East
Description:  LRT traffic sure has picked up at Downtown East station with the opening of the Green Line. Here is a St. Paul train making its station stop during the noon hour of the first Monday in May of 2015.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:27:37 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  83   Comments: 0
MTC 118 Front
Title:  MTC 118 Front
Description:  Front end of this colorful LRT.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:28:45 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 118(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  74   Comments: 0
"Extra HCMC South" at Fort Snelling
Title:  "Extra HCMC South" at Fort Snelling
Description:  Here is a view of the lead LRV on the last "Extra HCMC South" I rode from downtown Minneapolis to Fort Snelling after visiting my mom at HCMC (hence my nickname for the train). Behind the 125 is the 118, a car I had photographed earlier at Ft. Snelling while awaiting "Extra HCMC North" (whose portrait I recorded at Downtown East station).
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:29:34 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 125(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  120   Comments: 0
"Extra HCMC North"
Title:  "Extra HCMC North"
Description:  I nicknamed the Blue Line trains I rode to and from downtown Minneapolis recently "Extra HCMC North" and "Extra HCMC South" due to my mom's second (and hopefully final) hospital stay at HCMC. Here is the "extra" I rode on my last northbound trip at Downtown East, a station located only a couple blocks from the hospital.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:28:01 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 222(LRV)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
Westbound Green Line At Downtown East
Title:  Westbound Green Line At Downtown East
Description:  A westbound Green Line train has just made its stop at Downtown East station during the noon hour.
Photo Date:  5/4/2015  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:28:24 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 229(LRV)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
MTC 118 Back
Title:  MTC 118 Back
Description:  Back end of this colorful LRT vehicle. I wound up riding this from downtown Minneapolis back to Fort Snelling station (where I took these roster pics of it before boarding a northbound Blue LIne).
Photo Date:  5/6/2015  Upload Date: 5/6/2015 3:28:59 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 118(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
My Blue Line Access Point Of Choice
Title:  My Blue Line Access Point Of Choice
Description:  Here is a portrait of the "Extra HCMC" train I rode from downtown to Fort Snelling station today. This station is my access point of choice for the Blue Line (I love their parking options).
Photo Date:  5/11/2015  Upload Date: 5/11/2015 7:45:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 103(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
Montana, Montana...
Title:  Montana, Montana...
Description:  I needed to take another "Extra HCMC" trip downtown today. On the northbound run, I rode in this LRV "wrapped" for the state of Montana. How I want to visit that state with my mom again (especially since the last time we were there was twenty years ago). Train is at Downtown East, the gateway to HCMC for light rail riders.
Photo Date:  5/11/2015  Upload Date: 5/11/2015 7:44:57 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 109(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  91   Comments: 0
LRT safety
Title:  LRT safety
Description:  Pay heed to the sign at the right, riders. This one can be found at Downtown East station.
Photo Date:  5/15/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 9:33:22 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit
Locomotives: 
Views:  18   Comments: 0
Northbound And Southbound at Downtown East
Title:  Northbound And Southbound at Downtown East
Description:  Northbound and southbound Blue Line trains meet at Downtown East station.
Photo Date:  5/15/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 9:32:30 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 219(LRV) MTC 109(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
Now Arriving On Track One...
Title:  Now Arriving On Track One...
Description:  A northbound Blue Line train pulls in to Ft. Snelling station beneath gray skies on a Friday morning in May.
Photo Date:  5/15/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 9:33:00 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 126(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
Another "Extra HCMC" Train
Title:  Another "Extra HCMC" Train
Description:  My latest HCMC-related train has just arrived at Ft. Snelling after taking me back from downtown after seeing my poor mom, who had a stroke last month and is stuck at HCMC due to red tape slowing up her admission to a rehab/care facility.
Photo Date:  5/15/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 9:34:03 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 111(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  89   Comments: 0
Stopped Just Shy Of Downtown East
Title:  Stopped Just Shy Of Downtown East
Description:  The advent of the Green and Blue lines sharing the same tracks in downtown Minneapolis has led to staggered train schedules. Here a southbound Blue Line train waits for an eastbound Green Line train to depart Downtown East Station.
Photo Date:  5/15/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 9:34:19 AM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 125(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  111   Comments: 0
Another Day, Another "Extra HCMC"
Title:  Another Day, Another "Extra HCMC"
Description:  I took the train downtown to see my mother once more. Today I chose to find some nearby street parking and board the train at 38th Street station.
Photo Date:  5/18/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 5:03:40 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 115(Flexity Swift LRT)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
38th Street Was Quiet Today
Title:  38th Street Was Quiet Today
Description:  I visited 38th Street Station in 2004 on the LRT's opening day. The trains were so packed, I could not get aboard any. 38th Street was quiet as a sacred site today, though, when I went downtown from it and returned. This is my return train just after arriving at 38th Street.
Photo Date:  5/18/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 5:04:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Richard Held
Categories:  Station,Transit,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MTC 220(LRV)
Views:  119   Comments: 0


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