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Phoenix Light Rail Opens

23 images Created 27 Dec 2008

Phoenix used to take perverse pride in being the largest city in the US without a decent mass transit system. That's starting to change. On Saturday, Dec. 27, Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa marked the grand opening of METRO, the Valley's new 20 mile light rail system.

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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Terry McFee (CQ) a member of the Dixieland Dazzlers, plays his trumpet at the opening of light rail. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The first official light rail train to arrive in Phoenix burst through a banner that read "Phoenix Rising." Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Congressman Ed Pastor (LEFT) put an engineer's cap on Mayor Phil Gordon at the opening of the downtown light rail station. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 9:50AM George Varrato (CQ) of Phoenix, video taped his first ride on the light rail. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:04AM Angel Andazola (CQ) 11, from Phoenix peers out the window of the train as it cruises through downtown Phoenix.  Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:10AM Chad Neyland gripped a handle on his train ride north out of downtown. Phoenix will soon have their own version of strap hangers, common in New York and other towns with mass transit. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:17AM A train arrives at a station in Phoenix on Central Ave. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:12AM Mario Campa (LEFT) and his son Mario Xavier Campa and Mario's mom, Jamie Bottjer ride the light rail out of Phoenix. They are from Chandler and he worked on the plumbing in the new convention center. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train comes into the station at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train comes into the station at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Trains in the darkness at the Metro train yards in central Phoenix wait to enter service. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A child looks through a partly empty water bottle while she rides the Metro train in central Phoenix, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train operator drives her train down Washington Street in central Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A passenger on the new Metro train in Phoenix reads the route map while she rides the train for first time Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: ROXINE RIORDAN (left) and RENITA JURGENSEN, both from Mesa, AZ, look out a window while they ride the new Metro light rail system for the first time Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders wait to board the new METRO light rail in Tempe to ride to Phoenix. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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