Metro Blue Line in Minneapolis | Mall of America to Target Field
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- It's time to try out one of America's best-known light rail systems: the Metro Light Rail, in Minnesota's Twin Cities. Minneapolis and St. Paul are the two largest cities in the state, and they are located only a few miles from each other. They make up the same metropolitan area, and so they have a shared transit system. This includes two light rail lines, the Blue Line and the Green Line.
Today we are riding the Blue Line. This 14 mile line opened in 2004, and it connects the Mall of America (the largest mall in the US) with MSP Airport and downtown Minneapolis.
Find out what it's like to ride the Metro Blue Line and come along with us!
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Chapters
0:00 The Mall of America
1:42 MOA Transit Station
3:30 Bus Replacement Service
5:05 Bombardier Flexity Tour
6:14 Free Airport Shuttle
7:09 The Rest of the Line
9:52 Target Field
11:54 Siemens S70
13:42 Scenes of Trains Running Through Downtown - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
![[Front view] METRO Blue Line: Target Field (Minneapolis) to Mall of America](/img/n.gif)
America's biggest shopping mall,connects to international airport and to Downtown Minneapolis with a connection to another big downtown St Paul. That's an awesome line!!!
Not a great area tho
yes it is@@dimitrisoto8118
Is it viable to go to the Mall of America during a 3 hour layover?
@@aaronerickson6845 Absolutely. I had about a 5 hour layover recently and stopped by the Mall of America, made it part of the way to Downtown and decided to walk for 40 minutes, and went to Minnehaha Falls. You could definitely do the Mall on a 3 hour layover, and possibly also fit in Minnehaha Falls (totally worth it, takes about 30 minutes from getting off the train to seeing the falls in a 10 minute walk and then getting back on).
I lived in Downtown Minneapolis and am a flight attendant, so work out of MSP. Because of the Blue Line and living downtown, I was able to walk/bike/ or ride the train anywhere I needed, so I lived without a car for 6 years. I saved so much money from taking the Blue Line I was able to buy my first rental property in Summit Hill, St Paul. Im living my American Dream. Thanks for visiting my state, hope you had a good time!
Extra points for the electrical storm light show!
I work as a light rail operator up here for Metro Transit MN. I'm only 22 and I been doing this job for 2 months now.
I hope you like it!
How'd you get the job
I worked up in St. Paul on a regular basis for several years and during the winter, I'd go to the Mall in the evening to walk. It usually was not too crowded on a mid-week evening during the winter.
Living in northern Iowa, the Twin Cities is the metro area closest to me, so I've ridden Metro rail more times than I can count. It's not at all unusual to have loud and often crude passengers on the trains in the Twin Cities, though they're usually more plentiful on the green line than the blue. This tends to be a problem in all cities that use "honor system" ticketing. (Like you, I've also experienced it in Portland, and in Seattle, Sacramento, and Los Angeles, too.) I've experienced it much less in Chicago, and I think the turnstiles do tend to keep some of the more marginal passengers off the trains. While I try to have compassion for everyone, it can be a challenge when people are vulgar or violent.
I’ve always wondered what the advantages are of proof of payment, other than it being nice for railfans like me haha. I mean, sure it spares capital costs of installing turnstiles. But does that really outweigh the losses made by fare evasion?
Thanks for your comment! I was hoping you’d enjoy these videos, since you live relatively close by. Always a pleasure hearing from you.
I never see enough Transit cops.
Minnesotans seem to be pretty rude on public transit in general
That bell sound you hear at 8:05 is not actually the train's external warning bell - it's the chime that plays before PA announcements to get people's attention. But yes, the trains do in fact have both a horn and external bell. Most American LRVs do.
The one thing I was shocked by was the bus service - I took 83 from Green to Como Zoo & was picked up by a regularly scheduled mini-bus that only held about 20 people.
Guessing its a slow route, but they still want to provide service coverage - overall, impressive coverage of the bus network.
One more thing, the station map ladders were in the process of being replaced in August. The new thinner line map is the updated version, many people confused the Red Line as rail, so they moved to a map that is only rail with the BRT connections listed at appropriate stations.
Thank you for the video Thom. It looks an interesting system and well used along with the BRT's. It's a neat idea of the 24hr service at the airport. It's nice seeing the system being expanded albeit delayed. 🙂
From my visit, overall, I was happy with the service and found that both lines served key areas. Being street running provided some better proximity to POIs - there's ~4 stops in/near UMinn (that likely get a lot of business), the downtowns, the airport, Mall, etc.
I found most traffic lights had reasonable prioritization - only twice did I have notable waits for the light to cycle back around, and the other light waits were very brief. Downtown M & SP stations were unfortunately disgusting, but other stations were in good order.
I like the fact that they list the bus routes serving each station.
Me too, that is better than most agencies
How man it's great to see your still uploading videos! I'm glad your channel is continuing to grow, praying many blessings your way, brother!
I had a layover at MSP recently, and was also surprised at how unsafe the blue line felt. As soon as I boarded, there was a self-proclaimed homeless guy (younger than me, maybe 20-25) singing at the top of his lungs and banging on the plexiglass. The Bombardier vehicle also smelled terrible. Social issues in the USA run deep and I'm not optimistic that it will turn around in my lifetime.
The twin cities and the Mall of America are definitely places on my bucket list
You would have a fun time there! Lots of different stuff. All blue and yellow.
Cool video. I love our transit system out here but I could probably write a book about improvements needed and why it would benefit the city.
I’d buy the book!
The blue line has been my literally childhood with the exact LRV he was on. They put in plastic seats to replace the fabric seats that couldn’t stay clean and because we unfortunately have an issue with a lot of drunks on the trains
The Transit Police are supposed to board every so often and check passes and tickets. I seldom see them.
Another great video. I've had some crazy shit happen to me on the blue line, but I still really love it. Many visitors to Minneapolis are not as compassionate as you. Thanks for neutrally documenting all the sights and sounds and details of trains - even when it's people being crazy on the blue line - it's what makes your channel great!!
I appreciate the comment, thank you so much!!
Dude, a lot of ppl are very harsh (thou, fair) towards the light rails due to the issues, but it nice to see some guys like yourself who stills enjoy riding the train.
Dude your Brave riding the blue line at night Fights, Stabbings, Robberies are almost a daily occurrence
It’s gotten a lot worse since the summer too. I would under no circumstance take that line after dark
@@Micg51 are the other lines betterM
@@PainfulEditz the green line used to be worse, but from what people have told me, the blue is worse than green now
(sigh) i mean i get it, but noiw there's workers and guards who will check everyone's fares on board the LRV's.
The bells running at the airport are only when a train is sitting in the station, and since it was the layover point for the shutdown, it rang a lot more often, when the train leaves the station they turn off.
I've never ridden the light rails in the cities. But then, we're not up there that often. Thanks for sharing this video! Also, great catch of the lighting!
Wow. Great video. I'm a frequent rider of the MT Blue Line. Use it for sporting events and work downtown Minneapolis. I always use my skills to ride smart on there so I can stay away from trouble and certain bad stations.
I love visiting the Mall Of America and I would be traveling again for the spring and summer time in 2023.
Great Video!
Thanks!
7:17 They used to list the routes at this station. I can still hear them now: "Connect here to these bus routes: A Line, 7, 9, 46, 74, 436, and 446."
Thank you for this interesting video. I completely agree with you about the behaviour of certain passengers on your ride. I look forward to seeing your video on the North Star Commuter Route. With luck, you may see the Amtrak Empire Builder service !
I didn’t see the EB on that particular trip, but I’ve been on it and I’ve caught a few different shots of it here in Chicago, with the new Siemens locomotives up front!
This was another great video and I 100% agree with you about Chicago’s Ventra machines!!!🤣😂🤪
I hear it in my sleep sometimes… 😂
@@Thom-TRA nightmares, that is!!! 🤪🤪🤪🤣🤣🤣🤣 I try to feed that cash in so fast and undoubtedly I have a wrinkled bill. 🤣🤣🤪🤣🤪
FYI Blue line extension is currently being built that will continue on from Target Field that will go to the suburb of Eden Prairie. It is currently taking longer and way over budget but it's coming along.
Also MOA is the 2nd biggest mall in NA, the biggest is West Edmonton Mall. Both malls are owned by the same parent company though
If I’m not mistaken, I believe you are referring to the Green Line Extension! I’m pretty excited for that one to come out since it’ll be more convenient for myself. The Blue Line Extension will go from Target Field to Brooklyn Park.
The West Metro Extension -- after less than three years of construction -- is "only" four years behind schedule.
I enjoyed that video👍👍
Really enjoying your latest uploads - they mirror my intended Empire Builder experience. Hope to spend 3 days in Minneapolis (great to see it has a good transit system) & a few more days in Milwaukee so as to also visit Green Bay & Maddison (by my least preferred mode of transport - Greyhound buses! since Amtrak does not run any services, disappointing given Maddison is a state capital). Can't believe you went to one of the world's largest shopping malls & didn't go with Lindsey. I hope you bought her an appropriate gift? My son went to Minneapolis in the winter a few years ago - he reckons it was the coldest place he has ever been (he spent 6 months in Ottowa Canada previously & thought it was the coldest only to be surpassed by the twin cities). Thank you for sharing your experiences - the good, the bad & the ugly. Unfortunately, not all transit passengers are as considerate as you are!
There is an Amtrak route in the works for Milwaukee to Green Bay. Hopefully it will be running by the time I get to the top of the Packers season ticket waiting list!
I remember the day in 2014 when the green line opened. Now a new line is being built to connect the other suburban areas to the metro. The busses are contemporary to the train. The green line goes though the University of Minnesota.
I've only taken the light rail once but I'm glad we have it. I was surprised by how quickly it goes through the tunnel under the airport, I expected it to crawl through there but it was going at least 30 mph.
I ride the Blue Line to work every day. During construction I rode my bike (there are racks on all buses and trains) from the airport to the MegaMall, which was usually faster than the replacement bus!
Yeah I was glad when the bus part was over
Just visited M-SP area & rode most of the Blue & Green lines.
The bells only stay on while a train is anticipating crossing the road (i.e. when they leave the station). If they cross the road before a station, they turn off pretty quickly. Multiple Green line stations are catty-corner so both platforms are past the crossing.
You should look up old pics of our trains while they still had cloth seats! They were MUCH nicer, but harder to clean. And the Type 1 trains look a lot cooler in their original livery...which was equally weird.
I've been enjoying your channel. Glad you got to ride our trains in the Twin Cities! Haven't watched your other videos from here yet but I hope you find the Green Line more interesting haha. BTW, I'm team Bombardier Flexity.. I love those trains...I think they're very unique. The S70s are so run of the mill.
Thank you for a great video. The K-line looks good, and hopefully it will link into LAX. very soon.
You’re welcome! Sadly the k line won’t be as convenient as the Minneapolis blue line in terms of airport connectivity
Been to the MOA five times…
Two times before the Blue line. I rode the line when I went on vacation in 2019.
Honestly, I wish that the Woodfield mall in Schaumburg would have access to Public transportation besides Pace buses like an extension of the Blue Line to Schaumburg, but *sigh* that's only a pipe dream
Another fascinating video on a transit system I never knew existed Thom 🙏🏻 Btw what were those guys arguing about 🤔 Also nice lightning at the end! ⚡
I been taking the light rail for years and it is a great experience for us all people who have a good place and a it get you places and places to stay away from the airport to your home 🏡 CLAIMING RESIDENTS OF THIS MAJORITY OF THE PROBLEM OF BEING A bad thing to live on there own personal care is a must for all of us people who love to ride it.
First comment and you are still the best TH-camr and will you do a video about Holland,mi
loved this
I’m glad, thank you!
Interesting to see how a non-native perceives our light rail. Looking forward to your video on Northstar.
I went into Northstar thinking I’d hate it. Walked out a changed man.
I recently stumbled across your channel, and I was humbly surprised to see a video on the Metro Transit Blue line, as I live only a short walk from US Bank Station. I also try to use publics transit whenever possible. I do enjoy the service of both the green and blue lines, but neither are perfect.
in my opinion, the Green line between downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis show really be considered a glorified bus line. I say that because it was built as a replacement for the busiest bus line in the Metro Transit system, and therefore has very frequent stops along its line, thus it takes about 45 minutes to get from US Bank Stadium station to get to Union Station in St. Paul. If you are visiting the twin cities and need to get between the each downtown, just take the 94 bus, which only takes about 20 minutes to do roughly the same journey. Otherwise, it is a great connection from downtown Minneapolis to the University of Minnesota Campus. It runs through the middle of the campus with stations serving both the east and west bank of the campus! The green line currently has an extension project that is under construction to take the line southwest from the target field station to Eden Prairie, a suburb of the twin cities. Unfortunately, many of the stations on this line will dump people right into car dominated suburbia. The Eden Prairie station is going to be located at a park and ride bus terminal.
On another note, the incredibly vulgar conversation on the blue line is pretty... tame compared to some of the things I have witnessed on either the blue or green lines. I have witnessed muggings, knife fights and many other things. Unfortunately, these incidents might as well be a daily, sometimes hourly occurrence, and these incidents are usually gang related. The Green line in particular, west of the state capitol and east of the U of M, runs through a few different areas that are "run" by separate gangs. They do not get along very well. The blue line does something similar, and so you can easily see why there might be so many incidents on the Light Rail of the Twin Cities. My suggestion to anyone visiting, don't ride alone, especially at off peak hours or after dark.
Another part of the issue with public transit in general in the twin cities is its limited reach outside and it simply cannot compete with how much faster driving a car is compared to public transit. The Twin Cities has a fairly well gridded highway network that has a few choke points (The Lowry Hill tunnel of I-94 being one of them) and most places in the suburbs are simply not reachable by metro transit. Some other areas have their own agency known as the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, but this has a very limited ridership potential as it mainly serves sprawling suburban single family housing as well as park and rides.
I may have gotten lost and started ranting, but overall, I like the service, but very few sane people actually ride the light rail consistently.
(edit: I fixed a few punctuation and spelling errors.)
That’s sad, the state of the metro as you describe it. I think the Twin Cities should make their transit closed to anyone without a ticket. People should feel some sort of security when they’re riding transit.
I appreciate your insight. Sounds like your home still has a lot of work to do regarding violence. My city of Chicago is the same way. Hopefully we can work and look forward to a better future.
Thanks for the comment! Feel free to write long, explanatory stuff anytime!
Yes, the light rail here is dying, due to the safety issue on the trains. Ridership is so low, and dropping, despite heavy taxpayer subsidies -- hiring an individual taxicab for every rider would be cheaper for the taxpayers. Doesn't help that they've been cutting back on the hours of operation.
I live only a few blocks from a station, and a few years ago when I worked downtown, I rode the LRT to and from work every day. But I would never do so anymore -- just not worth the risk. It's become more of a moving shelter for homeless people, druggies shooting up or nodding off, or a gangster thugs hangout. More of that than transit riders.
The MTC makes no significant effort to enforce the ticketing rules, the behavior rules, or any rules on the LRT. Almost nobody bothers to pay. Why bother? And displaying money at those ticket-purchase kiosks is an invitation to be mugged.
Oh the things I’ve seen on the train…. from naked people to people blatantly smoking crack to fights… once, in college, someone reached across me to punch my friend in the head, then ran off the train. They really need to up security. I’ve heard their transit officers have high turnover because of how bad it is, as well as low pay, so nobody wants to work for them… I know it’s a city and public transportation is always a bit of a crazy adventure but it’s really gotten bad the past few years. I opt for the bus now mostly.
Hey, I’m just now finding this video & the one you did on our Northstar line.. I work on the Blue Line light rail vehicles here in Minneapolis, & I greatly appreciate your videos! Some of the stuff you mentioned wasn’t quite accurate, like the Blue Line does run BOTH the Bombers & Siemens LRVs, but overall great stuff! Please come back & visit us when the Green Line extension is completed. If you would like any “insider” information, please reach out!
I’m pretty sure I did say that they have both the bombardiers and the Siemens, but I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
*2:16** Yeah we have these TVMs here in L.A. As well. Our Tap Turnstiles are also used by PATH lmao*
8:05 Actually that bell is just the internal PA. The old trains like this one don't have an external bell sound; the new ones do.
IMPRESSIVE INDED. BLESSINGS FROM NICARAGUA MY FRIEND
Blessings to you too
Minneapolis is my area. I use the bus and train system whenever I'm coming or going to the airport terminals.
Stick around until Saturday, I’ll be releasing a video of Northstar!
The American Dream Mall, located in the Borough of East Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey, is owned by the same parent company as the Mall of America. I've been to the MOA twice.
Another great video, thank you! I hope you do one on the newly opened Metro line to the Washington Dulles international Airport.
I’m hoping to ride it soon! I get to DC quite a bit so next time I’m there I’ll check it out
There are TH-cam videos on the Silver Line to Dulles, but none as good as yours. The Washington Post has had articles about the new line, even a race between one person driving a car versus someone using the subway. Depending of course on where one boards the train, it can take quite a while to reach the airport. This contrasts with the very expensive Heathrow Express (I’ve taken it many times) that reaches London’s Paddington Station in 15 minutes. Last month I used the FEX train from Berlin's new airport into the city's Hauptbahnhof. That took about 35 minutes. The S-Bahn is also available at the airport. That takes much longer, but it may be more convenient depending on where one is going in the city and its environs. Keep up the great job!
@@edwardjones4870 thank you! It makes me so happy to hear you like my videos. I’ve taken a DB regional train from Berlin Hbf to the airport, but that was still Schönefeld.
You may already be familiar with the incredible problems in building BER which caused it to open some eleven years late. Schönefeld is still in operation, now called Terminal 5 and used by low-cost carriers like Ryanair. This was not the original plan because it was supposed to close, but the new airport can’t handle all the flights. I’m curious to learn how you got to Schönefeld on DB because I thought only the S-Bahn has a station there. Anyway, the rail station at BER is, as one would expect, at the lowest level of the airport, and one accesses it via escalators and elevators. I had previously arrived in Berlin at the Tegel Airport, now closed, which had no rail service into the city. I found the signage at BER not very helpful and had to wander around before I located the elevators to the rail station. The elevators go to different platforms. I found myself at a platform just as an FEX train was leaving. The next train was departing from a different platform, so I had to take another elevator up and another one down. No doubt this was due to my unfamiliarity with the airport. Having said all this, BER is a vast improvement over Tegel. That is also true of the Hauptbahnhof. I remember when the Zoo Station was the main station in Berlin, and it was small and inadequate. I hope some or all of my comments are of interest to you. And by the way, I can recommend a hotel in Berlin next to rail tracks where one can watch all the trains going to the Hauptbahnhof, if you don’t mind the noise, that is!
If you get to timing 10:04 you can see the lighting flashing the sky the part where he just got off the train in downtown Minnapolis. It look really cool I know Minnesota have storms all the time it very common.
I was very happy with how that shot turned out!
@@Thom-TRA I was in Minny for the first time in 1996 and my first stop was the MOA there certainly no trains in Minny just buses only. I am glad the city step in to make public transit better.
1:58 you went to MOA around the same time i did because of Track work and shuttles.
Great video. We use the train all the time. Lunch on me the next time you're in Minneapolis. We can ride some of the BRT's.
Thanks! I’d love that!
The section from the Mall through the Airport is pretty uninteresting, even when it is up and running. Coming from the south, when I go to say a Twins game, I park in the Veteran's Admin. park and ride lot. I believe it's the first stop north of the airport.
Our transit system in minnesota is so love hate. It’s just not very built out. Other than the couple light rail lines we have, it’s all bus lines.
When you live here it can be pretty convenient for getting from one downtown to another, but at this point it’s still much much faster to just drive. I can see it being really nice for people visiting in town, but as a resident I only ever use light rail to go to events where parking would be hell
Yeah I could tell riding it that it didn’t serve as many people as it could have. I’m excited for the Southwest LRT to open up someday. Finally there will be some train service in a few of the suburbs.
That door chime is from Bart's Fleet of the future
And the motor sounds like the one from the Muni S200
When are you riding Northstar Commuter rail? It leaves near Target field! Amtrak is adding another train from St. Paul to Chicago too!
I rode it two weeks ago! Video will come soon
My local streetcar system has both a horn and a bell
Can't wait for the extensions to finish getting built, they're also planning a streetcar to connect to the mall of America and downtown st paul. Weird that it's a streetcar, but nice none the less
Riverview streetcar is kind of a hybrid LRT/streetcar line, think San Fransisco LRT.
Its purpose is to revitalize St. Paul's West 7th neighborhood.
@@tomfields3682 pretty much be a replacement for rte 54 will it's limited freqs. and stops, also to strength the missing link for the metro "triangle".
@@thecour8379 Right!
Nice video is usual. My buddy and I hope to visit St. Paul soon on the Empire Builder and hopefully the greenline will allow us to see both of the twin cities. Was that bad behavior just a one time occurence or was it more constant on all the transit there?
Definitely check out St. Paul, it’s one of the most beautiful cities in the US! Green line is a great connection between the twins too.
Unfortunately I was back in the area this past week and the behavior was still the same. I rode one of the buses and a passenger spat at the very friendly bus driver. I worry that perhaps the city does not take very good care of its people.
I've seen some concerning things on the few times I have ridden the blue and green line. The worst is when folks take the bait and reply to people who most likely are showing off and trying to get a rise out of folks. That happened once and I had to just switch cars.
Yeah in Chicago I never respond. I always just make a face at them when they’re off the bus and we’re moving again. Even one guy kept calling me different names to see how I responded. It almost became funny at one point, even if the mental health issues were really sad of course.
Hey, nice review! I am a fairly frequent traveler on both the green and blue lines and it’s cool to see you cover it. I’ve always been told to sit as close to the cab as possible to avoid hearing vulgar conversations and such but I also saw a group of people yelling and smoking right next to the cab (who promptly were kicked out) but I don’t really know if that rule is really true. I also don’t want to say that the light rail should straight up not serve people (I want to be careful with my words, apologies if I offend anyone. It is not my intention) who may have a mental disability or are struggling emotionally or on the lower end of the class structure. It is important that the light rail can serve people with those misfortunes and help them better themselves and I’m grateful that it can.
I was sitting right by the cab unfortunately…
Do you have any plans to come to Washington DC on or at least close to the opening day of the silver line airport extension? This will probably happen early next year but it's hard to say exactly when the Washington metro authority will actually get it going.
I was thinking about it. Don’t know if I can to afford to time-wise. Isn’t it opening next week?
@@Thom-TRA there's all kinds of rumors floating around about exactly when it's opening. The latest problem is one of the DC metro 700 series train cars derailed and the NTSB made the Washington transit authority take all 700 series cars out of service until several safety issues were addressed to the NTSB's satisfaction. About 70% of the DC metro's trains are out of service. Hopefully this mess can be resolved soon but until it is DC metro is operating on reduced service on the existing lines and doesn't have any trains to spare to open a new service.
Anyway there's lots of trains that are running in the DC area that you can check out. The Maryland MARC commuter rail system connects the entire state of Maryland with Washington and Baltimore. This service includes the excellent rail connection from Washington Union Station to BWI Airport. Washington is also the southern end of the Amtrak Acela line. The fastest trains in the United States. Washington DC opened the first trolley in the city in over 60 years just a few years ago. Baltimore has a surprisingly large light rail network that also serves as the city's primary airport transit. On the other side of the Potomac River Virginia operates the Virginia railway express. This service is designed to move mostly 9 to 5 office workers from the outer communities south of Washington to the city in the morning and back in the afternoon and evening. The system has two lines serving Fredericksburg and Manassas Virginia. Finally Washington DC is well connected to many other cities by many Amtrak trains every day. The DC area is definitely worth a visit eventually even if there is a massive delay in getting the silver line extension open.
Did u ever ride the old trains in Colorado Durango and Denver have a nice day Thom
I ride the blue line all summer to work. It sucks once you get to Lake Street to Downtown. Homeless harassing you, People sleeping and doing drugs on the train. People overdosing at the train stops. The later it gets, the worse it gets. The trains dont run as late as they used to due to all the people sleeping on the trains. More Cops are needed to patrol.
They basically need 1 cop per car it’s so bad
Mall of America and Edmonton's equivalent are perfect for some dense adjacent housing
Lol whole time I was watching I was wondering if you were going to have a run into our local riff raff lol, I live Minneapolis not often I don't have any issues on the train,last time dude pulled a pew pew on another guy for playing his music loud on train. Was interesting to watch them interact with each other.
I’m from Duluth, right. I live in chicago now
Unfortunately, Metro Transit has been cutting a number of routes. I generally take the Green Line to Wolves games, and while it's avoiding parking fees, it can suck if I want to go out with friends after the game because the trains don't run after 11:30pm. I know a lot of people who would like to take the train to concerts, but it just doesn't work out with the times. The SW extension is also being built, but they keep running into delays. It was supposed to be completed this year, but that will be pushed back to 2027.
10:20 Pedantry corner: You didn't make it to the actual end of the line. You got off at platform 1. Platform 2 (the one in the distance) is actually also in revenue service, which makes that the end of the line.
Pedantry may be the understatement of the century here lol
Is the Mall of America larger than The West Edmonton mall? Good video.
Biggest mall in America
You should do the green line connecting downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul
Maybe next time! I travel there fairly regularly
@@Thom-TRA Do be safe when you make a video, there was two homicides at the central station in St. Paul. It can be pretty sketchy unfortunately for it being very convenient for commuters. But it amazed me when it just opened 8 years ago. My family rode it the day it opened for free! I still remember when it was just under construction.
@@aldelvex233 I will! I love the area by the cathedral and the Capitol, so I may hang around there. Thank you!
As an MNer I know we like trains but it seems like just taking the bus would end up being more efficient,
Those are the 100 model trains for transit and are 20 years old.
I Think Milwaukee Wisconsin Needs A Light Rail System
I think so too. Or a full metro to be honest, it’s a big city.
Talking about our state capitol in the first shot in St. Paul is great but then you lingered on a picture of St. Paul’s Cathedral which is not the capitol.
I realize it’s the cathedral. I just happen to think it’s a prettier building. And there’s a difference between a capital and a Capitol.
Just discovered you.John in Chicago Red line rider
Thank you! I’m on the Red Line as well
Lol little tyke
These trains are Bombardier Flexity What ?
Outlook ? Swift ? Freedom? Link ?
Swift
Yeah,loud jerks are an unfortunate reality of public transportation!
Thankfully,the way the city looked makes it better!
I don't get the whole blue line thing
I would call it the Hiawatha line.
There already is a train called the Hiawatha
WRT the safety & passenger issues you cite. I live here and no longer take the Blue Line train into Minneapolis & Target Field. In fact, I no longer am willing to go to downtown Minneapolis at all.
The last several years has seen the Minneapolis government lose focus on running a Livable city. It is a sad thing to see as it didn't have to be this way. The Council's priorities are steadily destroying the city as they stick their head in the sand. You're from Chicago, so I imagine you understand. We are just 10 years behind ChiTown.
I find the latter part of your comment surprising, as it plays right into typical fear-mongering rhetoric of the city, dehumanizing many while at it.
On another note I love living in Chicago, so I can only hope Minneapolis reflects Chicago in the future!
I'm not a fan of the Flexity, I like the the S70 more.
Same here
Its keep ringing and you look both ways twice for any train operator the light rail 🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈🚈😺🐈😺🐈 cat pepsi is Lynn's emotional support cat 🐈😺🚈🚈.
Us PASSAGERS that take the lightrail train 🚉 everywhere and I take it all the time. I'm metro transit favorite customer said by the drivers and their supervisors said that about me.