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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Light rail CEO Rick Simonetta (CQ) opened the light rail opening ceremony. gMetro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 9:50AM George Varrato (CQ) of Phoenix, video taped his first ride on the light rail. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 9:50AM George Varrato (CQ) of Phoenix, video taped his first ride on the light rail. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The first official light rail train to arrive in Phoenix burst through a banner that read "Phoenix Rising." Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:12AM Mario Campa (LEFT) and his son Mario Xavier Campa and Mario's mom, Jamie Bottjer ride the light rail out of Phoenix. They are from Chandler and he worked on the plumbing in the new convention center. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:12AM Mario Campa (LEFT) and his son Mario Xavier Campa and Mario's mom, Jamie Bottjer ride the light rail out of Phoenix. They are from Chandler and he worked on the plumbing in the new convention center. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 9:45AM Former Phoenix mayor John Driggs (CQ RIGHT) and his wife, Gail, were among the folks at the opening of the downtown Phoenix (Washington and 3rd Street) station.  Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  ARIZONA REPUBLIC PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Congressman Ed Pastor (LEFT) put an engineer's cap on Mayor Phil Gordon at the opening of the downtown light rail station. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The first official light rail train to arrive in Phoenix burst through a banner that read "Phoenix Rising." Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The first official light rail train to arrive in Phoenix burst through a banner that read "Phoenix Rising." Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: US Secretary of Transportaion Mary Peters addresses the crowd at the opening of light rail. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: US Secretary of Transportaion Mary Peters addresses the crowd at the opening of light rail.  Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Terry McFee (CQ) a member of the Dixieland Dazzlers, plays his trumpet at the opening of light rail. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: David Sailors (CQ) from New York, photographs a light rail train Saturday. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: People look at one the trains at the light rail operations center Saturday. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:12AM Mario Campa (LEFT) and his son Mario Xavier Campa and Mario's mom, Jamie Bottjer ride the light rail out of Phoenix. They are from Chandler and he worked on the plumbing in the new convention center. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: People board a train at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Metro light rail passengers in Tempe, AZ, board a Phoenix bound train at a stop in Tempe. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Metro light rail passengers wait for a train to pull into a station in Tempe, AZ, Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Passengers on the new Metro light rail look out the window as the train enters goes over the Tempe Town Lake in Tempe, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: CALVIN DeVOLL, from Phoenix, rides the new Metro light rail for the first time Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train comes into the station at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train comes into the station at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train comes into the station at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: AT 10:21AM The southbound trains into downtown Phoenix were packed Saturday morning. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:10AM Chad Neyland gripped a handle on his train ride north out of downtown. Phoenix will soon have their own version of strap hangers, common in New York and other towns with mass transit. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:04AM Angel Andazola (CQ) 11, from Phoenix peers out the window of the train as it cruises through downtown Phoenix.  Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Jack Tevlin, a former assistant city manager in Phoenix, spoke at the opening of the downtown Phoenix (Washington and 3rd Street) station.  Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A Metro light rail train pulls into a station in central Phoenix Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A Metro light rail train pulls into a station in central Phoenix Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A Metro light rail train pulls into a station in central Phoenix Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: ROXINE RIORDAN (left) and RENITA JURGENSEN, both from Mesa, AZ, look out a window while they ride the new Metro light rail system for the first time Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Passengers step off a new Metro light rail station at a stop in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Metro light rail passengers in Tempe, AZ, board a Phoenix bound train at a stop in Tempe. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A passenger looks out the window as the new Metro light rail train goes over a street crossing in Tempe, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: CALVIN DeVOLL, from Phoenix, rides the new Metro light rail for the first time Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train comes into the station at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train comes into the station at Roosevelt and Central. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Richard Kamps, from Phoenix, had to stand on his southbound train. The southbound trains into Phoenix were packed Saturday morning. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:17AM A train arrives at a station in Phoenix on Central Ave. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28.  The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:10AM Chad Neyland gripped a handle on his train ride north out of downtown. Phoenix will soon have their own version of strap hangers, common in New York and other towns with mass transit. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:08AM People ride a northbound train out of downtown Phoenix Saturday. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:04AM Angel Andazola (CQ) 11, and his mom, Yvonne Bojorquez (CQ) from Phoenix peer out the window of the train as it cruises through downtown Phoenix.  Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 10:04AM Angel Andazola (CQ) 11, from Phoenix peers out the window of the train as it cruises through downtown Phoenix.  Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: At 9:54AM Cliff Richards (CQ) Operator #1, drove the first train out of the Phoenix station. Metro Light Rail started running Saturday, Dec. 28. The light rail line is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  The not yet completed connection between the "Blue Line" and "Purple Line" commuter light rail in the Tao Poon station in Bangkok. The "Purple Line" is the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  The not yet completed connection between the "Blue Line" and "Purple Line" commuter light rail in the Tao Poon station in Bangkok. The "Purple Line" is the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Construction workers on scaffolding in the Tao Poon station of the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Passengers in a nearly empty train car on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A Purple Line train pulls into a station on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A passenger walks through a nearly empty train car on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A passenger in a nearly empty train car on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND:  A passenger boards a "Purple Line" train, the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Passengers in a nearly empty train car on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Construction workers work on buildings near the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Construction workers work on buildings near the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Construction workers work on buildings near the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Passengers in a nearly empty train car on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A passenger looks out the window on a "Purple Line" train, the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A security guard on an empty platform in a station on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A security guard on an empty platform in a station on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A passenger in a nearly empty train car on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PurpleLine005.jpg
  • 23 AUGUST 2016 - NONTHABURI, NONTHABURI, THAILAND: A passenger in a nearly empty train car on the "Purple Line," the new Bangkok commuter rail line that runs from Bang Sue, in Bangkok, to Nonthaburi, a large Bangkok suburb. The Purple Line is run by the  Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) which operates Bangkok's subway system. The Purple Line is the fifth light rail mass transit line in Bangkok and is 23 kilometers long. The Purple Line opened on August 6 and so far ridership is below expectations. Only about 20,000 people a day are using the line; officials had estimated as many 70,000 people per day would use the line. The Purple Line was supposed to connect to the MRT's Blue Line, which goes into central Bangkok, but the line was opened before the connection was completed so commuters have to take a shuttle bus or taxi to the Blue Line station. The Thai government has ordered transit officials to come up with plans to increase ridership. Officials are looking at lowering fares and / or improving the connections between the two light rail lines.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Passengers ride a new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. Most of the trains over the weekend were full with passengers standing and learning to grip the handrails. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 07 OCTOBER 2012 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Women in colorful outfits ride the Bangkok light rail, called the Skytrain. The Skytrain system consists of 32 stations along two lines: the Sukhumvit line running northwards and eastwards, terminating at Mo Chit and Bearing respectively, and the Silom line which plies Silom and Sathon Roads, the Central Business District of Bangkok, terminating at the National Stadium and Wongwian Yai. The lines interchange at Siam Station and have a combined route distance of 55 km.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Passengers ride a new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. Most of the trains over the weekend were full with passengers standing and learning to grip the handrails. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Passengers ride a new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. Most of the trains over the weekend were full with passengers standing and learning to grip the handrails. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The Metro system map above passengers riding the new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A passenger on the new Metro train in Phoenix reads the route map while she rides the train for first time Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: AYLA DeVOLL, 3, from Phoenix, rides the new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Passengers ride a new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. Most of the trains over the weekend were full with passengers standing and learning to grip the handrails. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A train operator drives her train down Washington Street in central Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Passengers ride a new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ, Sunday. Most of the trains over the weekend were full with passengers standing and learning to grip the handrails. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A child looks through a partly empty water bottle while she rides the Metro train in central Phoenix, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The Metro system map above passengers riding the new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The Metro system map above passengers riding the new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: The Metro system map above passengers riding the new Metro train in Phoenix, AZ. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass. Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: A passenger looks up the line while he waits for a train to pull into station in central Phoenix. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Trains in the darkness at the Metro train yards in central Phoenix wait to enter service. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders on the new METRO light rail between Phoenix and Tempe. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2009 -- PHOENIX, AZ: Riders wait to board the new METRO light rail in Tempe to ride to Phoenix. The METRO started running on Dec 27, 2008, three weeks after the grand opening weekend trains are still crowded.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND: Passengers board a train on the expansion of  BTS Skytrain in Samrong station. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A woman photographs the Samrong station on the newly opened expansion of the BTS Skytrain. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Passengers get off a train on the expansion of  BTS Skytrain in Samrong station. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:Passengers ride in an already full carriage on the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:Passengers ride in an already full carriage on the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  The Erawan Museum on the newly opened east expansion of the BTS Skytrain in Samut Prakan. The Erawan Museum is a landmark in Samut Prakan. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A BTS Skytrain goes past new condominiums on the newly opened expansion of the line. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  A rider on the newly opened BTS Skytrain east extension makes pictures with his smart phone on the first day of service on the line. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Passengers ride in an already full carriage on the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Passengers ride in an already full carriage on the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Passengers ride the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Passengers ride the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 06 DECEMBER 2018 - SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND:  Passengers ride the new east extension of the BTS Skytrain on the opening day of the extension. The 12.6 kilometer (7.8 miles) east extension of the Sukhumvit Line of the Bangkok BTS Skytrain goes into Samut Prakan, a town east of Bangkok.  The system is now 51 kilometers long (32 miles), including the 12.6 kilometer extension that opened December 06. About 900,000 people per day use the BTS.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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