Final testing of the Hiawatha light rail line's first segment began in mid-December, with the project still on schedule to open next April between downtown Minneapolis and Fort Snelling, Minn.
Initially, six of the 24 cars ordered from Bombardier will be used to check out the traction power system, signaling, grade crossings, and communications. This month, staff training will begin using eight cars, the last two of which were delivered in December.
The first I,RV to run ...