Rail Cars Hauling New Track for the Green Line Extension

Long train of empty freight cars lined up on railroad tracks beside green spring vegetation.
Long train of empty freight cars lined up on railroad tracks beside green spring vegetation.

The Metro Transit Green Line Extension, also known as the Southwest Light Rail Transit project, is a roughly 14.5-mile light rail line under construction between Minneapolis and Eden Prairie, Minnesota. It extends the existing Green Line, which opened in 2014 and links downtown Minneapolis with downtown St. Paul. Building the line requires delivering continuous welded rail in long sections, typically hauled on specialized flatcars like the ones pictured here. Metro Transit, the regional transit authority for the Twin Cities, is overseeing construction and will operate the completed extension.

Photo taken in May 2019.

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