A million miles later, a Blue Line train chugs along

There’s nothing we enjoy more than a nice, round number.

A million? Nice.

Metro Transit posted an image today of the first Metro Transit light rail line car to hit a million miles. It happened a little after 1 today on the Blue Line.

In truth, that light rail car isn’t even ready for a mid-life crisis yet. It has about another 1.5 million miles to go or a total of 30 years if it has a typical light-rail lifespan.

Big props to Metro Transit for honoring the people who make it happen.

We’ve got C.J. Bahan on board the 1 million mile train; he’s one of our LRV mechanics who keeps these trains running for so long! pic.twitter.com/ghGRgsn5to

— Metro Transit (@MetroTransitMN) August 16, 2018

Customers on the train at the moment of its milestone got coupons for a free ride.

About the blogger

Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.