Light Rail Launches

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photo by Benjamin Leatherman

The long-awaited day was finally here: The launch of Valley Metros $1.4 billion light rail system.

Hundreds of thousands turned out to celebrate the long-awaited debut of Valley Metro’s light rail system on Saturday, December 27, 2008. The trains were packed and so were the various parties that occurred around the PHX. Here’s a a look at the some of the festivities that took place.

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