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Rail Life Pic Of The Week – Lights, Camera, Action

December 19, 2010 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

This photo of the Tempe light rail bridge by Flickr user gbrummett is another spectacular shot. We have shown some of his work in the past, the guy is good! Many people don’t know that the award winning Tempe light rail bridge includes a state-of-the-art fiber-optic lighting system that can change colors as the train […]

Filed Under: Pic of the Week Tagged With: flickr pic of the week, light rail bridge, Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail

Tempe Town Lake Back In Action

October 20, 2010 by Rail Life Leave a Comment

Water began flowing into Tempe Town Lake on October 8th, just about 2 1/2 months after the Tempe Town Lake Dam burst in the night on July 20th 2010. Today, we heard that the lake is at normal capacity nearly a week ahead of schedule. I shot the following photo from one of the Hayden […]

Filed Under: Tempe Light Rail Tagged With: dam, light rail bridge, Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail, Tempe Town Lake

Dam Bursts at Tempe Town Lake

July 21, 2010 by Nick Bastian 5 Comments

A section of the Tempe Town Lake Dam bust this evening and left city officials scrambling for answers. Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman was on the scene shortly after hearing the news. According to witness accounts, collapse of a section of the dam sounded like a huge explosion. Warning sirens filled the air as thousands of […]

Filed Under: Tempe Light Rail Tagged With: dam, lake, light rail bridge, Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail

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

Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Singin’ The Blues

February 28, 2010 by Nick Bastian 2 Comments

All this talk lately about light rail service cuts and political posturing kind of sounds like some people are singing the blues because there will be changes made to the frequency of the trains, the starting and stopping times, etc. Well, most of what we have seen or heard really ain’t that bad… Speaking of […]

Filed Under: Pic of the Week, Tempe Light Rail Tagged With: light rail bridge, Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail

Rail Life “Flickr Pic” of the week – Red, White and Blue

July 5, 2009 by Nick Bastian Leave a Comment

The light rail bridge at Tempe Town Lake looks really cool when it is lit up at night. Last night, they had it shining red, white and blue for the 4th of July. Big thanks to our friend Dan Mitchell for sharing some of the great shots he took on the 4th of July! I […]

Filed Under: Pic of the Week, Tempe Light Rail Tagged With: flickr pic of the week, light rail bridge, Rail Life, Tempe Light Rail

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