LIGHT RAIL
Light-rail trains running again in downtown Minneapolis after service interruption 
Light-rail trains are running again in downtown Minneapolis after crews repaired an overhead power line that was damaged by a crane.
By Associated Press , March 07, 2013
U.S. transportation secretary to tour St. Paul light rail construction
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will meet with workers today at the future site of the Central Corridor Light Rail's Union Depot Station in downtown St. Paul. He'll be touting President Obama's proposal to create jobs, which includes money for transportation infrastructure projects.
By Associated Press , September 19, 2011
THEIR OPINION: Once refurbishing is done, St. Paul's Union Depot faces challenge
"To say they don't build 'em like this any more is an understatement," the St. Paul Pioneer Press editorial states. "The hope is that the Central Corridor (light-rail project) plus the depot will link St. Paul to the region in a new way, strengthening the East Metro as a place to live and do business."
By Pioneer Press Editorial Board , August 11, 2011
Phil Krinkie, St. Paul, column: Light-rail line’s ‘Biggest Losers’? Taxpayers
Sadly, the truth along University Avenue in the Twin Cities is that light rail construction will produce no winners but only losers.
By Phil Krinkie , May 18, 2011
Minnesota gets $5 million to develop Twin Cities-Duluth rail service plans
The federal government has awarded Minnesota $5 million to develop plans for a high-speed rail line linking the Twin Cities and Duluth.
By Associated Press , May 09, 2011
St. Paul mayor says federal government to contribute funding to light rail project
St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman said during his annual State of the City address Monday that the Federal Transit Administration will sign a long-awaited "full funding grant agreement," officially committing about $460 million in federal aid toward the $957 million Central Corridor light-rail transit project.
By Frederick Melo , April 19, 2011
Minnesota man fell off platform before being struck by light-rail train
A man killed by a light-rail train last month during a snowstorm fell off the station platform and was either knocked out or injured so badly he couldn't move, lying on the tracks until he was hit by the next train several minutes later, officials said.
By Matt McKinney , March 29, 2011
Man hit, killed by light-rail train in Minneapolis
A Metro Transit official says a man has died after being hit by a light-rail train in south Minneapolis.
By Associated Press , February 21, 2011
AROUND MINNESOTA: Bath salts used as drug ... City recalls profane DVD ... Man arrested after khat found ... more
Poison control officials said abuse of bath salts is the latest drug problem in Minnesota. The bath salts often contain mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant that some said can be as powerful as methamphetamine.
By Assoociated Press , January 28, 2011
Downed wire halts Minneapolis light rail Thursday
A Metro Transit spokesman says light-rail service has been halted in downtown Minneapolis because of a downed wire that powers the trains from overhead.
By Associated Press , January 27, 2011
Light rail work starts at U of M Minneapolis campus
Getting around near the University of Minnesota's campus in Minneapolis is going get more difficult this week due to construction for a light rail line.
By Associated Press , October 04, 2010
U of M Regents approve light rail deal
The unanimous vote Wednesday removes a major hurdle in getting half of the project’s $957 million cost paid for by the Federal Transit Administration.
By Associated Press , September 08, 2010
Agreement reached on light rail line
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota says it’s reached a tentative agreement with the Metropolitan Council on construction of a light rail line.
By Associated Press , April 16, 2010
Rail line stirs bad memories
St. Paul’s only black neighborhood recalls being torn apart by interstateWhen the Rev. George Davis learned the government was coming to take his family’s home to make room for a shiny new interstate, he told his loved ones he’d defend 304 Rondo Ave. with a shotgun.
By Patrick Condon , April 10, 2010
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