Trains on the new Green Line light rail transit system will ramp up their test runs Monday. Over the next few weeks, the trains will make the 11-mile trip between the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis as often as every 10 minutes - a sign that the Central Corridor project is 99 percent complete. But theres still work to do, not only by light rail workers, but also by police officers, community organizers -- and artists who have their eyes on the Green Lines June 14 opening date. Among those who are eager for the Green Lines launch is Thomas Ku, who works at the Thai Cafe in St. Paul. Ku, who has watched the occasional test train sail past the restaurants window facing University Avenue, said theres only one thing missing from those trains -- people. Were hoping to have a lot more customers, a lot more business, Ku said. During construction, it was really, really bad. We had no customers.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:30:01 +0000