At last weeks "Valley Forward" lunch, we got a chance to hear a lot of really good information about Metro's Light Rail system. The main reason for most attending the lunch wasn't really the speakers, heck it wasn't even the $50.00 piece of lasagna. We wanted a chance to ride in one of the light […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Don’t cross that curb!
One of the many Metro safety measures that we have found to be particularly useful is the design of the curbing along most of the route. Of course, the curbs can not cross intersections but they do create a barrier between motorists and the light rail cars. A while back, we wrote about "light rail and […]
Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Safety overload
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 […]
Metro Light Rail Safety Video
I forgot to add this video I found on YouTube to our last Light Rail Safety post. This is a better explanation of what some of the signs mean. Pretty basic stuff but the point is, pay attention…
Light Rail Safety – “Here’s Your Sign!”
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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An ASU StAR, Social Networking & Light Rail
A while back, I mentioned that I wanted to add "more life to Rail Life" by involving people from the community and hearing about life and experiences along the light rail line. Slowly, we are getting around to some of my ideas. 🙂 This past weekend, I had an opportunity to speak with Sam Richard. […]
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith talks Light Rail
Last week, we mentioned that Light Rail would be "rolling in to Mesa" today. While it wasn't exactly a huge party, it was symbolic of what is to come for Mesa. In many ways, I feel that Mesa will benefit greatly from this initial stretch of rail. While they only have about a mile of light […]
Mesa testing – video proof…
Ok… So I mentioned that they were going to be doing some testing in Mesa this week. I just so happened to be heading south on the 101 yesterday and decided to exit to take a look on Apache and see if any of the light rail cars were running. Sure enough, I was able […]
Busy week for Metro – video recap..
Wow.. This past week was action packed for Metro and for people wanting more information about the new light rail cars. Yesterday, the trains made their first trip up Central Avenue. We were lucky to have Joy get some video of this historic trip. I think the video does a great job in giving you a […]