LightRail in the Twin Cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota During Snowstorm 2018
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Here is a video of the light rail (Hiawatha Line) in a snow storm in the twin cities of St Paul and Minneapolis in the Midwestern state of Minnesota. Weekday ridership is above 72,000
Metro is a high-capacity transport network serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. As of 2016, the system consists of two light rail lines (the Blue and Green Lines, operated by Metro Transit), along with the Red Line, a bus rapid transit extension of the Blue Line operated by the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. The three lines connect Downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul with Bloomington and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, with several extensions in the planning stages.
Service along the entire length of the Green Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, a rarity among light rail lines in the United States, but present on some heavy rail lines such as the New York City Subway and PATH. Metro Transit also provides 24/7 service between the stations serving the Lindbergh and Humphrey terminals of MSP Airport.
Type I LRVs were manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, in its Flexity Swift design, utilizing a low floor for accessible boarding at all stations. Metro Transit operates 27 vehicles on the lines, numbered 101 through 127. Initially painted with Metro Transit livery, all have been repainted as of 2015 to reflect the Metro system branding. During this time, Type I cars also were retrofitted with colored LCD headboards for route destination displays and other improvements.
Type II LRVs are manufactured by Siemens in their S70/Avanto model. 59 vehicles have been ordered, primarily to serve the Green Line. Type II LRVs are mechanically, but not electronically, compatible with the current fleet of 27 type I vehicles, so while the two generations do run on the tracks at the same time and both types are able to push a malfunctioning unit of the other type, multiple-unit consists may only be assembled of one type. ~Wikipedia
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LightRail During Snowstorm in the Twin Cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota 2018.
The light rail (Hiawatha Line) in a snow storm in the twin cities of St Paul and Minneapolis in the Midwestern state of Minnesota. Weekday ridership is above 72,000
Metro is a high-capacity transport network serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. As of 2016, the system consists of two light rail lines (the Blue and Green Lines, operated by Metro Transit), along with the Red Line, a bus rapid transit extension of the Blue Line operated by the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. The three lines connect Downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul with Bloomington and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, with several extensions in the planning stages.
Service along the entire length of the Green Line operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, a rarity among light rail lines in the United States, but present on some heavy rail lines such as the New York City Subway and PATH. Metro Transit also provides 24/7 service between the stations serving the Lindbergh and Humphrey terminals of MSP Airport.
Type I LRVs were manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, in its Flexity Swift design, utilizing a low floor for accessible boarding at all stations. Metro Transit operates 27 vehicles on the lines, numbered 101 through 127. Initially painted with Metro Transit livery, all have been repainted as of 2015 to reflect the Metro system branding. During this time, Type I cars also were retrofitted with colored LCD headboards for route destination displays and other improvements.
Type II LRVs are manufactured by Siemens in their S70/Avanto model. 59 vehicles have been ordered, primarily to serve the Green Line. Type II LRVs are mechanically, but not electronically, compatible with the current fleet of 27 type I vehicles, so while the two generations do run on the tracks at the same time and both types are able to push a malfunctioning unit of the other type, multiple-unit consists may only be assembled of one type. ~Wikipedia
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Streetcars in St. Paul and Minneapolis
Matt Anderson, Objects Curator at the Minnesota Historical Society, looks at the history of streetcars in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Trolley-related artifacts, photos and film footage in the Society's collection are featured.
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Vanished Twin Cities-Part I-In the beginning
An early history of Minneapolis, as seen through the experiences of a grand old building, now long forgotten. The birth of the Minneapolis Exposition Building is a story of rival cities, twin cities, and an ego driven fight by newly rich and powerful men in both cities over the location of the Minnesota State Fair, which originally was a statewide travelling show .
Part one of this story details the humble beginnings of Minneapolis, and its rapid growth into the flour milling capital of the world. Big money, big dreams, and big egos brought forth the largest building ever built in Minneapolis at that time. The style and architecture of the time is also showcased, with period piece music helping show and sound what it was like to live in Minneapolis 150 years ago.
Buses in Snowstorm in Minneapolis, Minnesota 2018
Buses in operation during a snow storm (in the middle of APRIL?) in the largest city in the state of Minnesota: Minneapolis: population 400,000.
Please note this also includes St Paul, a city of 300,000. Due to its proximity to Minneapolis it is often considered as part of the Twin Cities and thus some scenes from this video are shot in St Paul.
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The Lightrail in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 2018
Light rail in the city of Minneapolis (population 413,000): the day after a blizzard storm.
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Lost Twin Cities - The Metropolitan Building
A look at the surprising choices and conversations around the storied Met Building.
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Trolleybuses (TracklessTrolleys) in San Francisco 2018
One of only five such systems currently operating in the U.S.. the Muni trolley bus system is the second-largest such system in the Western Hemisphere, after that of Mexico City. A particularly notable feature of its operations are very steep grades. The system includes the single steepest known grade on any existing trolley bus line in the world, specifically 22.8% in the block of Noe Street between Cesar Chavez Street and 26th Street on route 24-Divisadero, and several other sections of Muni trolley bus routes are among the world's steepest. While many cities converted their trolleybus systems to diesel buses during the middle of the 20th century, San Francisco kept its trolleybuses due to their ability to climb the city's steep hills, and because electricity was available at extremely lost cost from the city-owned O'Shaughnessy Dam. ~Wikipedia
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Railfanning the Minneapolis, MN Light Rail
A few light rail trains around US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Light Rail: Blue and Green Lines
(August 2018) Minneapolis's Metro Transit has two light rail lines: The green line and the blue Line. The blue line goes from downtown Minneapolis to Mall of America, and the green line goes from downtown Minneapolis to downtown St. Paul.
There are two types of LRV that run on this system: Bombardier Flexity Swift and Siemens S70.
This video shows the vehicles in action, how to pay for your fare, and a ride on each line and LRV.
Timestamps to specific parts:
Showing the LRVS: 0:45
Paying for the fare: 9:26
Green Line Ride (Westbound) (S70): 10:49
Blue Line Ride (Northbound) (Flexity Swift): 22:33
Blue Line Ride (Southbound) (S70): 40:16
Travel Behavior Inventory Introduction for Twin Cities Region
An introduction to the purpose and method of the Travel Behavior Inventory for the Twin Cities Region. Additional information is available at
Local 1960's music Twin Cities, MN
Chancellors Little Latin Lupe Lu
Twin City Lines Streetcar Facilities and Infrastructure
Minnesota Streetcar Museum historian Aaron Isaacs gives a presentation on the history of the facilities and infrastructure in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota operated by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. See trolleyride.org for more information about the Minnesota Streetcar Museum.
Twin Cities Light Rail is a Successful Transit Solution
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The new green line light rail connecting Minneapolis to Saint Paul is one of the most recent and highly successful public transit projects. Providing better, cleaner transportation solutions, helping to increase the standard of living and connecting people to jobs, the transit solution has earned widespread community support. NECA chapters and local unions collaborated over several years of construction under tight deadlines and schedules to deliver a project done on time and on budget, receiving accolades from both Mayors of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for their professionalism.
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport Tram (2019)
The Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport Trams consist of a pair of cable-drawn automated people movers that serve travelers of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Both were constructed by the Poma-Otis Transit Company of Farmington, Connecticut and are operated under the direction of the Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (IATA: MSP, ICAO: KMSP, FAA LID: MSP), also less commonly known as Wold–Chamberlain Field, is a joint civil-military public use international airport. It is located in a portion of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of both downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. MSP is the largest and busiest airport in the six-state Upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. A joint civil-military airport, MSP is also home to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Joint Air Reserve Station, supporting both Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard flight operations.
The airport is mostly located in the census-designated place of Fort Snelling in an unincorporated portion of Hennepin County. Small sections of the airport are within the city limits of Minneapolis and Richfield. However, per Minnesota state law, the land on which the airport sits is not part of any city or school district. MSP covers 2,930 acres (1,186 ha) of land.
In 2017, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was the 17th busiest airport in the United States. The airport was named best Airport in North America among air terminals that serve 25 to 40 million passengers annually, the second largest category, in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by The Airports Council International. The airport generates an estimated $15.9 billion a year for the Twin Cities' economy and supports 87,000 workers.
MSP is the third largest hub airport for Delta Air Lines and its Delta Connection partners by passenger traffic. It also serves as the home airport for Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines. Delta Air Lines and its regional affiliates account for about 70% of the airport's passenger traffic. The airport is operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which also handles the operation of six smaller airports in the region.
MN-7 East to Minneapolis
A drive down one of the states oldest divided highways. Starting in Excelsior and heading east to Uptown Minneapolis. Music by Hopeku from Newgrounds. Enjoy!
Frogtown, Minnesota: Urban Change
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities students take multiple trips to a neighborhood in St. Paul to discover how the newly constructed GreenLine, part of the Light Rail system, has affected the people and businesses it passes everyday.
Tram in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Tram in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Great Twin Cities Bike Rides - The Lakes.
A short guide on how to bike the lakes in Minneapolis. Tips on helmet fit and how to ride safely around one of the most popular bike routes in Minnesota.
Twin Cities Metro Green Line
The Green Line is a light-rail line linking the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The runs are made by several Flexity Swift trams coupled to each other. I got some great shots of the light-rails passing in front of the State Capitol in St. Paul.
Unfortunately, this is my last video in the USA for this year. Thank you so much, you're beautiful America.
And trains are Awesome!