Green Line LRT
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Westbound train I was on hit a car on Washington right before campus this afternoon! Caused about a 15 minute delay, seems like the car bore the brunt of it!
https://imgur.com/1JYFqYr
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Looks like the intersection people are always pulling illegal u-turns.Westbound train I was on hit a car on Washington right before campus this afternoon! Caused about a 15 minute delay, seems like the car bore the brunt of it!
https://imgur.com/1JYFqYr
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http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/281358701.html
A Green Line light rail train was involved in a collision Monday afternoon in St. Paul with a police car, disrupting service, officials said.
Metro Transit buses are filling in for trains between Capitol/Rice Street and Raymond Avenue stations, the agency said.
The collision occurred near Pascal Street.
“Officer OK,” police said in a message on Twitter.
Police said they will have more to say about the incident late Monday afternoon during a news conference.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Dash cam video please.
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Looks like the cop was off duty. Had his lights and sirens on. Presumably ran a red light.
I see many cops throw their lights on because they don't want to wait for a red light. This may not be the case here, but it sure sounds like it.
I see many cops throw their lights on because they don't want to wait for a red light. This may not be the case here, but it sure sounds like it.
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
I just saw another one-car train heading eastbound through campus. It was out of service, but what surprised me was that it was a Type I vehicle (LRV #101, in fact), which to my knowledge don't run on the Green Line. Perhaps it's heading to the St Paul OMF for some specialized repairs that can't be performed at the Franklin Ave OMF?
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As far as I know, the Lowertown facility is not equipped for heavy repairs, only the Franklin Ave facility is. I'm not sure if keeping all the Type I LRVs on the Blue Line is planned to be permanent or not, perhaps they are only waiting for the rest to have the upgraded destination signs installed.
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On that note, does anyone know why its taking such a long time to upgrade all the destination signs? Did they only budget one man-hour a week to the project or what?
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I would presume it's to be done in their "free time" when they aren't making critical repairs.On that note, does anyone know why its taking such a long time to upgrade all the destination signs? Did they only budget one man-hour a week to the project or what?
For reference, I had to take a trip on the Green Line today.
Nicollet to Central - 40:31
Central to Nicollet - 43:37
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Not bad - posted schedule online says 42 min Nicollet to Central.For reference, I had to take a trip on the Green Line today.
Nicollet to Central - 40:31
Central to Nicollet - 43:37
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
How is the trip now that all the minor intersections have full transit priority? I ride everyday from downtown Minneapolis to Fairview and regularly get stopped at Eustis/Cromwell, Raymond, Vandailia, Cleveland and Prior, basically all the interstections without transit priority.
For reference, I had to take a trip on the Green Line today.
Nicollet to Central - 40:31
Central to Nicollet - 43:37
I am hoping it is just them adjusting the signals starting from downtown St. Paul and working their way west. It is just frustrating making every light in Minneapolis, then the train is stop-and-go once we cross the boarder.
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
I ride the east end of the line daily and from about Snelling or Fairview into downtown St Paul signal timing has gotten remarkably smooth. Door-to-door time via train on my commute is basically the same as driving, if not a little faster.
Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
When I boarded today at Dale heading east, the 3-car train was all Type I cars, and they definitely went back west again after getting to SPUD. Is the weather putting even more strain on the fleet numbers of the Green Line that they are adding "blue line" cars as well?
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
Damnit, I was gonna be first the scoop of the 3-car Bombadier Train!
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Is it possible to mix vehicle types within a train? I thought they had to be all Type I or all Type II.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
The cab controls don't work between the two, but in a pinch they're able to pull each other (either 2 of 1 type can pull the other or 1 of one type can pull 2 of the other).
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Oh, that's cool, though presumably hazardous in the winter, unless at least the brake controls are interoperable.
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Re: Green Line (Central Corridor LRT)
In a pinch, means, by the way, literally need to tow a car off the line. I don't think it would ever happen in revenue service.
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Ah, gotcha. I posted that, then realized that no cab controls probably also means no working doors.
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