Ø 11.6 miles
Ø 17 stations
Ø Partial service open from downtown Minneapolis to Fort Snelling National Park in late 2003.
Ø Full service scheduled for end of 2004.
Ø Projected connection to three commuter lines: Northstar Corridor, Dan Patch Corridor, Red Rock Corridor.
Ø Project hotline 6510284-0502 or in greater Minneapolis 1-888-776-5500 toll free for quick updates on construction activities and to have questions and/or concerns addressed
Ø Making Tracks, quarterly newspaper, distributed to residents and businesses within one-quarter mile of route and to those who have requested to be on mailing list.

Construction Schedule
Ø Spring '01 - Fall '03: 11th Ave. to 26th St., yard & shops; 26th St. to Minnehaha Park.
Ø Spring '02 - Winter '03: Nicollet Mall to 11th Ave.
Ø Spring '02 - Fall '03: Minnehaha Park to Fort Snelling
Ø Spring '02 - Fall '04: Humphrey Terminal to Mall of America.
Ø Spring '03 - Fall '04: Warehouse District/Hennepin Ave. to Nicollet Mall.

Ø Light Rail Vehicles: 26 cars, each 94-feet long and articulated with 66 seats. Each car can carry 187 passengers. Equipped with luggage racks and bicycle storage hangers.
Ø Accessibility: Fully ADA compliant. Low-floor vehicles don't require stairs. Wheelchair access at each doorway.
Ø Power: Electrically powered from overhead lines.
Ø Top Speed: 55 miles per hour.
Ø Fare Price: Parallel to bus fares.
Ø Cost: $675.4 million (in 2002 dollars).

Funding: (in millions)
Federal Transit Administration - $334.3
State of Minnesota - $100
Metropolitan Airports Commission - $87
Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority - $84.2
Federal Grant for Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality - $49.8
MnDOT - $20.1