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 this week in preparation for the line's June 14 opening. Things didn't go so smoothly this evening when one of the trains partially derailed in downtown St. Paul. The front wheels of the train were several feet from the tracks near 12th and Cedar Streets. Crews are still working to move the train.

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 From Metro Transit: "The train was successfully brought back onto the tracks shortly after 6 p.m. and will be returned to Minneapolis tonight. The tracks will be inspected but it does not appear that there was any damage. We expect trains to be back in this area again this week."

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Metro Transit started trial runs of Green Line trains this week in preparation for the line’s June 14 opening. Things didn’t go so smoothly this evening when one of the trains partially derailed in downtown St. Paul. The front wheels of the train were several feet from the tracks near 12th and Cedar Streets. Crews 

Metro Transit started trial runs of Green Line trains this week in preparation for the line’s June 14 opening. Things didn’t go so smoothly this evening when one of the trains partially derailed in downtown St. Paul. The front wheels of the train were several feet from the tracks near 12th and Cedar Streets. Crews Read more →


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