The new rails of the Metro Transit Southwest LRT green line extension. Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska and Cedar Lake.

Light rail vehicle leaves the West Lake Street Station for the first time.

This morning Metro Transit towed a light rail vehicle through the line for the first time doing basic clearance testing. Construction on the green line extension began in 2018 and is set to open to passengers in 2027.

First light rail vehicle through the Kenilworth tunnel.

This morning Metro Transit towed a light rail vehicle through the line for the first time doing basic clearance testing. Construction on the green line extension began in 2018 and is set to open to passengers in 2027.

Light rail vehicle on the bridge at the Kenilworth Channel.

This morning Metro Transit towed a light rail vehicle through the line for the first time doing basic clearance testing. Construction on the green line extension began in 2018 and is set to open to passengers in 2027.

Metro Transit light rail vehicle at the W 21st Street Station in Minneapolis for the very first time.

This morning Metro Transit towed a light rail vehicle through the line for the first time doing basic clearance testing. Construction on the green line extension began in 2018 and is set to open to passengers in 2027.

Siemens Type III S700 with Light Rail Happening Now testing wrap. The train car will be part of the new Southwest LRT Green Line Extension set to open in 2017.

A Metro Transit train heading out of Downtown Minneapolis during a July 2025 sunset.

Canadian wildfire smoke making downtown skyline barely visible from the Lake Street Station.

MBTA Green Line train platform at Hynes Convention Center.

A light rail train moves towards the Warehouse District/Hennepin Ave station on a warm spring evening.

Sunset behind Bryn Mawr Station in Minneapolis. The train station will be used by the Metro Transit green line extension.

A Blue Line train at the Cedar Riverside stop in Minneapolis.

The half mile Kenilworth LRT tunnel, part of the new Green Line train extension, tonight as storms move through just north of Minneapolis. (Calhoun Isles, Minneapolis June 2024)

Metro Transit’s Light Rail Support Facility on Franklin Avenue in South Minneapolis. The facility is home the staff and equipment for the Green Line.

A new Green Line train that's currently running on the Blue Line at the Metro Transit’s Light Rail Support Facility on Franklin Avenue in South Minneapolis. The facility is home the staff and equipment for the Green Line.

Metro Transit’s Light Rail Support Facility on Franklin Avenue in South Minneapolis. The facility is home the staff and equipment for the Green Line.

Large crowds waiting for trains on April 6th. Crowds filled downtown Minneapolis after Fall Out Boy, Chris Stapleton and a Twins game earlier in the night.

The new Bassett Creek Valley Station connection to Van White Memorial Boulevard looking nice as it nears completion. Only a few more years before you'll be able to catch a train here... (Minneapolis, March 2024)

TRIP Outreach and riders at the Warehouse District/Hennepin Ave Station in downtown Minneapolis. March 2024.

The Prospect Park light rail train station in Minneapolis.