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That’s A Wrap: METRO Kicks Off New Safety Campaign

October 7, 2010 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

This morning, METRO kicked off their new “stop on red” safety campaign by unveiling a newly wrapped light rail car at their operations and maintenance facility. As an incentive to be safe, METRO will give away 52 all-day transit passes to one lucky pledge. It’s your opportunity to leave your car at home and try […]

Filed Under: Light Rail safety Tagged With: Metro Light Rail, Phoenix Light Rail, safety

In Tempe, Man Proves That Alcohol And Light Rail Don’t Mix

March 13, 2010 by Nick Bastian 2 Comments

OK, I have been biting my tongue this week over the news stories about light rail crashes but this bonehead move just kind of set me off… Don’t drink and drive. We have heard it tens of thousands of times. In fact, many people really like taking light rail to and from fun festivals, sporting […]

Filed Under: Light Rail safety Tagged With: light rail bridge, Metro Light Rail, Rail Life, safety, Tempe Light Rail

Building Communities without Bricks or Mortar

October 2, 2009 by Nick Bastian 8 Comments

I imagine it’s no big secret that I love to meet new people and to have a good time. Over the past couple of years, I have been fortunate to meet a ton of really cool people while writing this blog and while looking for “content” to write about. The amount of people that are […]

Filed Under: Light Rail, Light Rail safety, Phoenix Light Rail, Tempe Light Rail Tagged With: Phoenix Light Rail, Rail Life, SSCCI

Metro Security Test

September 26, 2009 by Nick Bastian 1 Comment

With some of the crazy stories about scum bag terrorists in the news lately, you can’t help but think of security issues. In fact, Metro released a message recently saying that “METRO is being extra vigilant and has a top-of-the-line security system.” This past week, suspicious activity was noticed by Metro when a car was […]

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Light rail crashes create quite a stir!

June 4, 2009 by Nick Bastian 4 Comments

This morning’s crash between a Metro light rail car and  Valley Metro bus appears to have been the most serious crash yet. Early reports say that 8 people were injured in the crash at 1st Avenue and Washington. The crash happened shortly after 6:30 this morning and channel 3 was quick to put out a […]

Filed Under: Light Rail safety, Phoenix Light Rail Tagged With: Metro Light Rail, Phoenix Light Rail, Rail Life, safety

METRO safety art contest for students

June 3, 2009 by Nick Bastian 1 Comment

For immediate release June 3, 2009 A key to METRO light rail’s success is a safe operation.  METRO hopes to continue to educate Valley young people on light rail safety with a summer art contest titled “Picture Yourself Safe.” METRO invites fourth through sixth grade students in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa to illustrate ways in […]

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When riding light rail, use common sense

December 19, 2008 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Today, METRO issued a reminder for people when riding the new light rail line. Basically, it looks like they want everyone to be aware of the rules since there will be a lot of people using public transportation for the first time. As typical, most rules are things that many would consider as common sense items. […]

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Metro’s Hillary Foose talks Light Rail Safety and Etiquette

November 21, 2008 by Nick Bastian Leave a Comment

Metro’s Hillary Foose was kind enough to speak to us about some more safety and etiquette tips to think about when riding the light rail line. We have tried to keep you informed about light rail safety but it is great to have someone like Hillary to give us some more valuable information. Thanks Hillary! Some […]

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Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Safety overload

September 28, 2008 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Metro has asked that people try to help spread the safety word. This past week, we went downtown and took some pictures of a few of the new safety signs and some changes in the road ways that people should be aware of. With all of the testing going on, they are still in a pretty […]

Filed Under: Light Rail, Light Rail Pictures, Light Rail safety, Light Rail Videos, Phoenix Light Rail, Pic of the Week Tagged With: flickr pic of the week, Metro Light Rail, Phoenix Light Rail, Rail Life, safety

Light Rail Safety – “Here’s Your Sign!”

September 26, 2008 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Everyone knows the old “here’s your sign” joke. We have noticed a lot of new signs along the light rail line that many people are unaware of. Hopefully, we can all figure out, in a hurry, how to navigate the areas near the trains so that no one gets hurt. Metro has begun their safety […]

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