Metro Transit
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Metro Transit is the largest operator of bus service in the seven-county region surrounding Minneapolis and St. Paul area in Minnesota with over 900 buses on 137 routes, and the Hiawatha Line light rail corridor. It is reportedly the 11th largest transit system in the country. The agency as it currently exists was first formed in the late 1960s, although the organization's history can be traced back to the early streetcar systems developed in the area in the mid to late 19th century. In 1970, it acquired the bus lines of Twin City Rapid Transit from businessman Carl Pohlad. The Metropolitan Council became the parent agency of Metro Transit in 1994. The light-rail system began operation on June 26, 2004, 50 years “to the month,” as Metro Council members have said, since the last regular-service streetcar ran on June 19, 1954.
The organization has had several names over the years, though the most well-known name was probably Metropolitan Transit Commission.
Metro Transit workers are organized through the Amalgamated Transit Union.
