Safety on the Green Line

Man Hit by Bus in Uptown

Metro Transit Fights on Buses

Light Rail Derailment Simulation on Green Line

Crews Practice Emergency Response with Light Rail Derailment Simulation

Pedestrian struck, killed by Metro Transit LRT

Multi Agency Emergency Drill 2012

Multi Agency Emergency Drill 2012 involving Northstar Commuter Rail  and Metro Transit.

Close Call

Bike involved in a close call talks about his experience.

New Metro Transit Police Officers

 



 

The Metro Transit Police Department has added 19 new full-time officers to its ranks. Officers were sworn in this afternoon by Chief John Harrington at a ceremony in Minneapolis.

“This well-qualified group of full-time officers will fill a key role for our region’s growing transit system – particularly as we prepare for METRO Green Line light-rail service next year,” Harrington said. “Metro Transit customers represent many different cultural backgrounds and this diverse group of officers is reflective of the many communities that make up the Twin Cities.”

The 19 officers come from various law enforcement backgrounds. Five of the officers have previous sworn law enforcement experience totaling nearly 24 years of service.  The new officers represent diverse community backgrounds including African-American, Somali and Latino and several are bilingual, speaking Arabic, Somali or Spanish.

The new officers join 64 licensed and sworn full-time and 60 existing part-time Metro Transit Police officers. This addition will result in a net increase of 15 more full-time Metro Transit Police officer positions – for a total of 83. The growing department added 22 additional part-time officers in April of this year and plans to hire an additional 26 part-time officers this fall.

Metro Transit Police Doing Traffic Control

Metro Transit Police doing Traffic Control for METRO Blue Line rail maintenance downtown Minneapolis. at South 5th Street and 5th Ave South

Rail Grinding on the Blue Line

This why the Blue Line will be shut down several night this week. Metro Transit is grinding the rail to make a smoother ride.  The work is being done by  Loram Maintenance of Way.  Other work will also be done this week during the shutdowns.

Man Killed on Blue Line Accident

Pioneer Press Story :Minneapolis: Motorist killed when light-rail train hits car at crossing

Star Tribune Story: One dead after train hits vehicle on south Minneapolis tracks