If you want to see the light rail cars in action from this mornings tests along Central Avenue, go check out The News From Downtown Phoenix. I can't wait to see the cars running full time in December! Thanks Eddie, for sharing the info.. Looking forward to the pics as well.. Oh yeah, have you […]
Stupid, ironic video of the day
Ok, so some of you might have to bear with me once in a while. This afternoon, my friend Michelle (the Rail Goddess) and I were taking some pics of a few of the rail stops for an upcoming project and saw this sign that said “Light Rail Sale.” It just so happens that they were doing some […]
Tempe Town Lake’s Light Rail Bridge
We took this short video of a Light Rail car crossing the Tempe Town Lake Bridge north bound on the 4th of July. The area is shown here in a pic from a little earlier in the day. Next year, I am sure the trains will be full of people heading to the 4th of July fireworks […]
Metro Light Rail Fares in Phoenix
A lot of people wonder how the fare system will work once the light rail trains begin to run in December. Basically, a ride (bus or light rail) is going to cost most people $1.25 and an all day pass is just $2.50. There will be other options available. For instance, you can purchase a 3, […]
Light Rail Construction Update
Wow.. For all of the people that have endured the long construction process, we can finally begin to see a lot of real progress. According to Metro's site, for the areas of Tempe and Mesa "In-road work is complete. No restrictions." The testing of Mesa and Tempe appears to be going well. Soon, we will start […]
Some Light Rail FAQ’s & A Short Video
Last week was a really busy week for Light Rail meetings. As I get caught up, I’ll try to make some more stuff available. One of the more interesting meetings was held at ASU to discuss light rail safety near the campus. Gary Flunoy from Metro did a great job with his presentation and I was able […]
Public Transportation – One (funny) man’s opinion
How ironic that, last night, some of us from Rail Life were leaving a really cool place on Mill Avenue called La Bocca Urban Pizzeria and Wine Bar. As we left, we were stopped by “G-Money,” who asked our opinion of public transportation! 🙂 We chatted for a minute and then decided, as any blogger would, that we […]
Clean, “Green” Machines – More pics & Videos
We have written before about the light rail cars and the new light rail maintenance facility. One of the fun features of the facility is the “car wash.” You should see this thing. It is a huge drive-thru building at the south end of the test track where the cars will be cleaned every few […]