Light Rail Testing at Sunset on the Green Line Extension

Metro Transit Siemens S700 light rail vehicle 316A passes beneath cable-stayed station canopy during Green Line Extension testing
Metro Transit Siemens S700 light rail vehicle 316A passes beneath cable-stayed station canopy during Green Line Extension testing.

A Siemens S700 light rail vehicle for Metro Transit’s Green Line Extension passes beneath a cable-stayed station canopy in Minneapolis. The car is wrapped with “Light Rail Testing Happening Now” and GreenLineExt.org graphics promoting public awareness during testing for the Southwest LRT project. The train is identified as car 316A, part of the new fleet ordered for the extension of the Green Line.

Photo taken in October 2025.

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