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	* On June 26, 2004 the first part of Metro Transit's new light rail line "The Hiawatha Line" opened from the Warehouse Station in Downtown Minneapolis to the Fort Snelling GSA building. This has been followed by the entire line opening on 4 December, 2004 to the MSP Airport and terminating inside the transit facilities at Mall of America's mega shopping mall. The Hiawatha Line is just the start on what hopes to be a comprehensive light and heavy rail system in the greater Twin Cities area. More pictures have been added from February, 2007 and June 2007 showing off the wrapped cars in vivid colors. These new pictures were taken with a Nikon DSLR and when blown are much larger than the earlier pictures. *This is not an offical site by or for Metro Transit. The Metro Transit logo is copyright Metro Transit. This site will expand as more pictures are taken and added to this page and subsequent pages of both rail and bus service on Metro Transit. Pictures and design herein are the intellectual property of the webmaster and may only be used with the explicit permission of the webmaster/photographer for any other venue. It is strongly recommended that this site be viewed with high graphics to enjoy the pictures better!

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	Bus 619 crosses over the BNSF yards on St. Anthony in this June, 2003 shot. The 18 route goes from Columbia Heights to Bloomington with runs coming from three separate garages.		Bus 416 from South Garage is starting its run on the busy 5 line shown crossing the Canadian Pacific Railroad bridge on Osseo Boulevard This particular run originated from Brookdale Shopping Center.		New Flyer Articulated 3022 serves the busy 5 line on weekends shown heading northbound towards its terminal near Brookdale Shopping Mall
Hiawatha Line car 110 is ready to leave its northern terminal at the Warehouse station in downtown Minneapolis on a test run.		Now car 110 is crossing 3rd St. South as it approaches the Government Plaza Station in downtown Minneapolis		Making a practice training stop this outbound train is at the Government Center station on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
	And leaves the Government Center as it now crosses 4th Street south running on 5th Ave. South..		Car 104 at 5th Ave. South and Park. This outbound car is at the end of downtown street running as it approaches the Metrodome station.		Southbound car 110 approaches the Minnehaha tunnel next to Hiawatha Ave. on its private right of way.
Outbound car 101 approaches the 52nd Ave. crossing where it will run two blocks in the middle of that street.		Car 107 is outbound on the private strip in the middle of 52nd Ave. on this warm Spring day. The light rail runs for two blocks in the median of the street.		Car 110 is part of the test run for rush hour scheduling as it is on the median strip on 52nd Ave.
	Inbound Car 110 is seen crossing the main road to the Veteran's Medical Center on this warm May Sunday afternoon.		Inbound car 110 makes a practice stop at the Veteran's Medical Center station.		Car 110 heads inbound on the median strip on 52nd Ave. south on a sunny May afternoon. This is a residential neighborhood just north of the Veteran's Medical Centre complex.
Car 101, the original Hiawatha car, heads inbound towards downtown Minneapolis on the high speed right of way after leaving the Minnehaha tunnel. This is a nice view of the top of the car.		Inbound car 110 crossing 4th Street South as it approaches the Government Center station.		Inbound car 110 doing a practice stop at the Government Center Station on 9 May, 2004. To the right is the Minneapolis City Hall.