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US - Houston MetroRail # 116 on Main Street at Jefferson, 16:00 February 18, 2004

Bell St. Station southbound
Preston Station northboundMain St. Square Station northboundMain St. Square Station southboundPreston Station southbound NB platform at Dryden
Fannin at John Freeman NBFannin at Bates St. SBFannin at John Freeman NBFannin at Holcombe NBFannin South Park and Ride Station
Fannin South Park and Ride StationFannin South Park and Ride Station

Photos by Mike Harrington
January 2004

A Metro light rail train cruises past the Bossa Latin Cafe at Texas and Main as diners conduct a business lunch Friday. Despite some glitches, Day 2 reportedly was less troubled than the debut of the trains in Houston (Steve Campbell / Houston Chronicle) Commissioned engineer Carsten Nebe, right, watches as passengers wait in line to board a Houston Metro light rail train on its inaugural day in downtown Houston, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004. (AP Photo / Michael Stravato) Houston Metro's first light rail car makes it's inaugural run carrying through downtown Houston Thursday Jan. 1, 2004. Metro's $324 million Main Street light rail line ends 64-years without rail transit in the forth largest city in the United States. (AP Photo / Michael Stravato) Houston Metro's first light rail car makes it's inaugural run carrying through downtown Houston Thursday Jan. 1, 2004. Metro's $324 million Main Street light rail line ends 64-years without rail transit in the forth largest city in the United States. (AP Photo / Michael Stravato)
Houston News Photos
January 1-2, 2004

Metro Rail Yard Metro Rail Yard
Metro Rail Yard

Main at Texas northbound Main at Texas northbound Main at Preston southbound Main at McKinney Street southbound

Photos by Mike Harrington January, 2004

Main Street at Truxillo Street looking north Main Street at Richmond Ave looking south at Wheeler Station Fannin Street at Holly Hall Street, Reliant Park Station looking north Fannin Street at Holly Hall Street Reliant Park looking south Main Street at Leland looking north to Bell Station
Main Street at Dennis Street looking north to Ensemble/HCC Station Main Street at Lamar looking south to Main Street Square Station Main Street at Bell Street looking south to Bell Station Main Street at Commerce looking south to Preston Station Main Street at Commerce looking South

Photos posted on alt.binaries.pictures.rail
newsgroup by Bryan Flint August 2003

Clearance Test being performed through stations
Photo by Brad Rampp
August 2003

LRV in transit LRV in transit LRV unloaded in Houston LRV unloaded in Houston
Photos by Houston Metro
May 2003

Interior Interior Interior Operator's Area Operator's Area
First LRV First LRV First LRV First LRV First LRV
First LRV First LRV First LRV First LRV

Photos by Siemens
2003

Downtown Houston Rail Construction on Main St. in Downtown More rail construction downtown A new skyscraper project that was moved to Main because of the rail.
A METRO ad behind the construction A new apartment complex in Midtown, one block from the rail. This area has been mostly undeveloped for decades and is now seeing a resurgence because of the rail. Rail tracks in the Texas Medical Center A METRO ad

Conceptual Drawings

LRV at Texas Medical Center Downtown Houston LRV at Hermann Park
LRV in Midtown LRV at the Museum District Station LRV near Reliant Park and the Astrodome
The LRVs ordered from Siemens USA are modeled after this car shown in Strasbourg, France. A drawing of the proposed LRV to be ordered from Siemens USA. The latest vehicle drawing Siemens and Metro have agreed upon. (December 2001)

December 2001

Updated December 22, 2004