Mike Branom
East Valley Tribune
December 29th, 2008

“Light rail was expected to be the domain of the commuters, those 9-to-5 warriors of the workplace, on Monday. Yet the trains and stations still had an amusement parklike feel, as families again came out in force during the third day of no-fare ridership

Metro, which operates the 20-mile Mesa-to-Phoenix line, was prepared for – and received – a crush of passengers during the opening weekend. The agency provided a total turnout estimate of 150,000, and cautioned that approximation might be conservative.”

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