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Posted by 67th Avenue on Sun Dec 21 19:19:50 2008 On Saturday December 27th and Sunday December 28th Valley Metro is having its' grand opening for Metro - the twenty mile, twenty-eight station light rail line. Originally, free rides were to be on the 27th and 28 but that has been extended to ride Metro free through 2008. Beginning at 4:40 am January 1, 2009 transit passes will be required. Saturday 10am to 8pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm then regular schedule beginning Monday. 4:40am to 11pm and 5am to 11pm weekends. From 6am to 7pm, trains run every ten minutes every fifteen minutes weekends. Every twenty minutes all other times. |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Dec 21 19:30:53 2008, in response to Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Sun Dec 21 19:19:50 2008. Sounds great! Take some pics! |
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Posted by milan1834 on Sun Dec 21 19:48:56 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Easy on Sun Dec 21 19:30:53 2008. I'll be there, but not next weekend. Something called the Arnine Phenomenon...Actually, I'll be visiting Phoenix on January 15, 16 and 17. Is that close enough? :) Milantram |
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Posted by Easy on Sun Dec 21 20:01:11 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by milan1834 on Sun Dec 21 19:48:56 2008. It'll have to do. :)I think that I'll be there in March or so. I don't plan on making a special trip so that'll have to do for me. |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Mon Dec 22 01:05:08 2008, in response to Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Sun Dec 21 19:19:50 2008. I am so excited! I cannot wait!I really hope it does not rain (rain is expected later this week). Projections are for crowded trains and long lines. But if it rains, they say Grand Opening ridership will fall far below projections. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Dec 22 01:53:38 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Easy on Sun Dec 21 20:01:11 2008. I will be there for opening day and 3 more afterwardsstaying with family while i am there already have construction photos from a few years ago and will be photographing the entire system a day before and one day after the sysem opens this reminds me of when the sprinter rail 1st opened in san diego already have my rental car ready etc camears loaded with big memory sticks plan on shooting day and night got you beat milan1834 this time ...........like the sprinter lol revenge for the gold line lol |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Mon Dec 22 16:06:04 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Dec 22 01:53:38 2008. I hope your family lives close to the light rail line. |
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Posted by The I Man on Tue Dec 23 09:24:24 2008, in response to Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Sun Dec 21 19:19:50 2008. I would love to see pics of the opening weekend. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 10:26:54 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by The I Man on Tue Dec 23 09:24:24 2008. ha ha ha !!i will be there EARLY IN THE MORNING with my sony DSC-H1 and my sony DSC-W170 in my pocket from the mesa station on westward ho !! ''I'' am your man and will be there got my car rented here in pasadena ca and will be on the road ready to go !! i man ! i got you covered and will have pics shooring for 4 days in a row everything will be the 1st on david p world site too my site is ..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/salaamallah/ !! sincerely , salaam w allah |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 10:27:36 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by The I Man on Tue Dec 23 09:24:24 2008. ha ha ha !!i will be there EARLY IN THE MORNING with my sony DSC-H1 and my sony DSC-W170 in my pocket from the mesa station on westward ho !! ''I'' am your man and will be there got my car rented here in pasadena ca and will be on the road ready to go !! i man ! i got you covered and will have pics shooting for 4 days in a row everything will be the 1st on david p world site too my site is ..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/salaamallah/ !! sincerely , salaam w allah |
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Posted by milan1834 on Tue Dec 23 11:13:59 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Dec 22 01:53:38 2008. What? You're not taking your merry station wagon? :) |
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Posted by milan1834 on Tue Dec 23 11:17:15 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Dec 22 01:53:38 2008. got you beat milan1834 this time ...........like the sprinterlol revenge for the gold line lol Well, I have an Arnine excuse. Neener, neener... |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 11:40:42 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by milan1834 on Tue Dec 23 11:13:59 2008. nope i will leave her at HOMEshe has worked very hard for me and i dont waht to lose her when i overhal my 1972 oldsmobile delta 88 engine and transmission and rebuild them both then i will go back on the long distance road and i need some body and paint work i think i have driven to the moon and back in milage alone no car built today can do that i dont want to lose her .............. i know she could do phoenix and back but i have to rebuild her 1st ! then its back on the road ! lol |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 11:48:23 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by milan1834 on Tue Dec 23 11:17:15 2008. oh yea and $$$$$$$$$$$a lot more cost in big bucks !! but hats no problem for a millionare like you !! lol oh well one day i will save my pennies and afford some sky ^^^^^ high ^^^^ nyc hotels !! oh my god the prices they charge there ! omg the prices they charge just to visit there in nyc !!! $$$$$$$$$ i will be there one day on a museum ride hopefully some low Vs or the R-1-9 series ........... yea Mr. milan1834 !!! the $$$$$$$$$$ nyc ny costs too much for me right now maybe one day in the future ...............sigh ... still beat you in lacmta gold line photos .............lol !!! enjoy the R-1-9 museum train !! somebody shoot a VIDEO lol |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 12:13:41 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by CentrolinerDD on Mon Dec 22 16:06:04 2008. close enough 2 of them |
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Posted by milan1834 on Tue Dec 23 16:22:10 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 11:48:23 2008. Heh. Staying with family. Used miles to go to NYC...Wish I could be on "So You Want To Be A Millionaire". That's my final answer! LOL |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 19:28:57 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by milan1834 on Tue Dec 23 16:22:10 2008. thats not fair !! you are staying with FAMILY hell mine left flushingny years ago !! & near the flushing #7 line damnn it !! that cheating milan1834 !!! lol oh well enjoy the R-1-9s !!! mama mia ! guess i am stuck with the PE Blimps out at the OREM ......sigh,...! |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Dec 24 01:36:46 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Tue Dec 23 10:27:36 2008. got you covered and will have picsGreat! I sadly will not be in Phoenix for this historic event. I am leaving just a few hours before the first trains start running. I have been waiting for this day for several years and I will not even be able to witness it. I hope your pictures turn out wonderful so that I can experience the first few days of service as best as possible. I hope your stay in Phoenix goes well! |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 01:42:06 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Dec 24 01:36:46 2008. thankz !already packed up ready to travel take care of some family biz as well...... dont worry it will be in good operation when you visit there the crowds will rival the opening of the sprinter trains in north san diego and the gold line back in 2003 the trains were packed in like sardines i will try to go station to station etc... and fire off like a madman !! lol thankz for the good wishes :) smile |
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Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 24 01:58:21 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 01:42:06 2008. "take care of some family biz as well......"What in heavens name could that be? How to find Doctors to file papers to SSI for fake illnesses? LOL! "i will try to go station to station etc... and fire off like a madman !!" I hope no one from the Phoenix police department reads that!! Salaam Allah + shooting stations =TROUBLE! Guess next we will be reading another story about 40 police officers questioning you! |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 02:11:21 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 24 01:58:21 2008. kiss my black ass punk |
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Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 24 03:03:40 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 02:11:21 2008. |
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Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix—Metro Light Rail |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Wed Dec 24 03:31:32 2008, in response to Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Sun Dec 21 19:19:50 2008. Gotta specify. "Valley Metro" also refers to the bus operations in Phoenix. Only cost $70 million per mile to build this system, too, up from $52 million per mile ($60.3 million adjusted for inflation) back in 2003. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:23:29 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 24 03:03:40 2008. DROP DEAD GAY BITCH |
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 12:34:44 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by CentrolinerDD on Mon Dec 22 01:05:08 2008. I'll be there on Saturday and then again on Monday. I'll take LOTS of pictures. I can't wait! |
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 12:35:19 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by The I Man on Tue Dec 23 09:24:24 2008. Don't worry, I'll deliver. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:37:00 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by The I Man on Tue Dec 23 09:24:24 2008. i will be there on ay one rain or shine and take photos of everything |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:37:12 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by The I Man on Tue Dec 23 09:24:24 2008. i will be there on day one rain or shine and take photos of everything |
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 12:42:39 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:37:00 2008. Nice, hope to see you out there. I'm going to make it a point to be there exactly at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Like you, I will be there rain or shine. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:49:49 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 12:42:39 2008. which station will you plan to be at ?and dont ride to either end because you will be asked to get off and ride a bus ! at the montebello station to the west and main street in the west 
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 14:12:17 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:49:49 2008. I plan on starting somewhere around ASU and ending around Camelback/Central. Parking at the ASU garages is FREE on the weekends. |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 24 14:27:42 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Mon Dec 22 01:53:38 2008. you better be on the very first train, or else! |
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Posted by 67th Avenue on Wed Dec 24 16:03:56 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 14:12:17 2008. On Saturday December 27th many stations including the new Sycamore Transit Center are hosting events. When regular fare begins at 4:40am January 1, 2009, it will be $1.25 one way or a day pass for $2.50. Stations feature drinking fountains and shade and the L.R.V. Cars have been tested for up to 127° F. |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Dec 24 16:14:09 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:49:49 2008. and dont ride to either end because you will be asked to get off and ride a bus !Maybe you misunderstood. If you take the METRO all the way to the Sycamore Transit Center (the eastern terminus) or to the 19th Avenue/Montebello Station (the western terminus) you will be asked to get off the train. You will then have to wait for the next train to head back. There will be buses if the trains get too crowded so that people can get back to their cars when they have finished checking out the new system. And, your map is incorrect (just two minor errors). Just north of the Salt River there is supposed to be the Washington Street/Center Parkway Station. Originally, this station did not exist. But residents wanted them to add a station. They were told that if they were able to raise the money themselves, then they would build it. Some local business across the street helped out and in the end the station was built. Second, the eastern terminus is not at Longmore. The last station is actually at Main Street and Sycamore Street (just 0.25 miles west of Longmore). |
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Posted by 67th Avenue on Wed Dec 24 16:22:26 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 12:35:19 2008. Sycamore Transit Center also will be the start/end for METRO Link. Mesa's rubber tire B.R.T. Or Select Bus Service extension of Metro east and south to Superstition Sprinqs Center. There are only fourteen stops on the approximate twelve mile long route. Monday to Friday 6:00am to 10:00pm; Saturday 6:00am to 10:00pm and Sunday 6:00am to 6:00pm. Weekend headways are hourly. Weekday headways are fifteen/thirty minutes. |
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Posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 24 17:03:55 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 12:23:29 2008. But you said to "kiss your black ass" in the previous post.Now thats GAY! |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 24 17:08:27 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Wed Dec 24 16:03:56 2008. cool. i would love to ride this. |
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 17:19:44 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Wed Dec 24 16:22:26 2008. I plan on riding the whole length of the line, the Valley Metro Link, and Route 40 on Monday (rail photos will be here and bus photos on BusChat). |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 17:27:20 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Mr Mabstoa on Wed Dec 24 17:03:55 2008. when you stop attacking me i will be niceuntil then i will disrespect YOU as you always do to ME |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 17:28:56 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 24 14:27:42 2008. LOLwill try to do just that LOL |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 17:33:31 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Dec 24 16:14:09 2008. question .....so you are saying on the east end of the line is the only required de-training what about montabello 19th avenue near camelback ?? the west part of the line ?? just want to make sure |
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Posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Dec 24 18:05:07 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 17:33:31 2008. You will be required to get off whenever the train reaches an end-of-the-line station. So, when the train reaches both the Sycamore and Montebello stations, all people on the train will have to get off. Passengers waiting at the station will then have an opportunity to get on. The passengers that just got off the train will have to wait for the next train to head in the other direction.The reason for this forced disembarkment is to allow everyone a chance to ride the train at least once. If the trains are too packed, and if people only ride the trains and do not get off at the stations then some people will not even be allowed to step onto the train. This forced disembarkment is just a way to make sure no one is left out. I hope that makes sense. |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 18:23:38 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Dec 24 18:05:07 2008. it does that is why i will get off before the end of each linethe stations before the end of the line thankz makes a ton of sense this same thing was done here in pasadena back in 2003 i remember it well :) |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Dec 24 19:14:57 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by CentrolinerDD on Wed Dec 24 18:05:07 2008. I bet that they will do something like I remember seeing on Jon Bell's pics of the opening of the Charlotte light rail. Instead of waiting on the platform they'll have new riders line up just off the platform. Then riders that exit have to get back at the end of the line to go back. Otherwise if they have riders waiting on the platform I don't see what would stop some people from getting right back on. |
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Posted by Easy on Wed Dec 24 19:16:07 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 24 17:08:27 2008. It looked like a nice system when I was there a few months ago. My only complaint was that the stations all looked pretty much the same. |
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Posted by phxtusbusfan on Wed Dec 24 19:20:08 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Easy on Wed Dec 24 19:16:07 2008. They all look almost exactly the same. Pretty much doesn't even cut it. |
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Posted by dontwalkhand on Wed Dec 24 19:20:49 2008, in response to Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Sun Dec 21 19:19:50 2008. I am a huge Valley metro fan, and can't wait. I am bringing a video camera, and my iPhone :) |
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Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Dec 24 19:26:38 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Easy on Wed Dec 24 19:16:07 2008. What's wrong with looking the same? Probably saved money on materials and labor. If and when they build extensions, then I'd hope they switch things up a little bit.Do they at least have some unique artwork at each station like NYCT and HBLR and I assume others as well? |
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Posted by Kriston Lewis on Wed Dec 24 19:27:29 2008, in response to Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by 67th Avenue on Sun Dec 21 19:19:50 2008. Don't plan on spending more than an hour at a station if you're snapping photos. (Page 2, Rule 9) |
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Posted by salaamallah@hotmail.com on Wed Dec 24 19:38:57 2008, in response to Re: Grand Opening In Phoenix- Metro, posted by Kriston Lewis on Wed Dec 24 19:27:29 2008. i dont think it will take a hour to photograph each station / trainso we should be ok |
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