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12-27-2008, 09:05 AM
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Light rail opens TODAY (Dec 27th)...go check it out!
Free rides and parties all day from 10am - 5pm. Enjoy.  |
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12-27-2008, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Phoenix
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I'm volunteering this afternoon, and the training session got me even more excited about the rail. I can't wait to see it up and running regularly (as in, carrying passengers and everything).
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12-27-2008, 11:31 AM
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Check this out...it's live coverage from inside the trains and at the stations...
LIVE: On the light rail lines
I love the automated voice announcements, they sound awesome. There are a ton of people out, especially at the end of the line station in Mesa. The line looks to be hundreds of people deep. |
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12-27-2008, 04:27 PM
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The land of bougainvillea, citrus and palm trees
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Mesa, Az
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Just got back from the Light Rail-----------rode it from Tempe all the way to 19th Ave and back.
Any questions? The pic is about 2 hours old  |
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12-27-2008, 10:40 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
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It was impossible to get on, (esp. if you're borderline claustophobic). I saw people pushing, shoving and stepping on others -forget it. My mother, brother and kids could only handle it for a couple of blocks. If you're gonna be at one of these events, try to be polite, if not, at least just civilized to others. People can be so rude!
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12-28-2008, 10:33 AM
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Senior Member
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"Woo hoo! My first star!!"
(set 3 days ago)
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: AR/hell
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I just read about this in the paper.
I wish central Arkansas had something like this.
Maybe in time...
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12-28-2008, 01:16 PM
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Taipan
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV and NW of Florence Junction, AZ
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Once again Steve-o sticks his nose into something that is not his business.
We welcome the light rail. Phoenix and the surrounding areas are "young" by city standards, hence one of the reasons we are now seeing the rail.
OBTW - Subways are not possible in the valley - so it will not happen
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12-28-2008, 01:19 PM
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Guardian of the Arid Zone
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Baja Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve-o
You know youre behind the times when: people trample each other, pop boners, drool like idiots, and foam at the mouth just to hook a ride on something that has existed in other cities for several DECADES. lol I cant imagine what will happen when the first subway opens in PHX (if ever). 
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Yeah... I remember seeing a movie filmed in New York where a little kid (who thought he had killed his older brother) jumped on a subway train and rode out to Coney Island, NY, to hide. That movie was dated 1953!
Now what was the name of that movie... (?) ... 
Oh, yeah! Little Fugitive!  |
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12-28-2008, 01:20 PM
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ocoLocruT
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ArizonaBear
Just got back from the Light Rail-----------rode it from Tempe all the way to 19th Ave and back.
Any questions? The pic is about 2 hours old |
Wait, you rode it just to say you did? lol...
Was it fun? How much does it cost? |
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12-28-2008, 01:22 PM
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Taipan
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Las Vegas, NV and NW of Florence Junction, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TurcoLoco
Wait, you rode it just to say you did? lol...
Was it fun? How much does it cost?
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To New Years Eve - it is FREE
Regular fares are $1.25 per ride (regardless of destination) or $2.50 for an all day pass |
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