Facts about the Hiawatha Line
- Light-rail trains are quicker, quieter and operate more frequently than freight trains.
- It takes the length of two football fields for a train to stop.
- Trains travel at speeds of up to 55 mph – often only a few minutes apart.
- Each rail car weighs 109,000 pounds without passengers.
- Each rail car is 94 feet long.
- Trains travel in both directions on side-by-side tracks so one train can block your view of another.
- Trains are powered by overhead wires that carry up to 900 volts DC.
- Trains can come on any track, at any time, from either direction.
Metro Transit offers safety presentations for organizations and schools. To arrange a presentation, contact Tony Elia at 612-349-7478, or send an e-mail: anthony.elia@metc.state.mn.us.
