WCCO-TV Minneapolis, MN 1/23/18:
1,200 Fans Every 4 Minutes: Inside Metro Transit’s Unprecedented Super Bowl Plan
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With more than 70,000 fans expected to cram into U.S. Bank Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, mass transit is a major player to get guests there on time.
With security concerns, all light rail and bus passengers will be screened before they board. It’s just one part of a plan to move fans safely and efficiently for the Big Game. WCCO got a rare look inside the command center where trains are tracked with their every move.
On divisional playoff Sunday, Vikings fans trekked into a snow-shrouded stadium, stepping off light rail trains and into a test. And the final chance to tweak a Super Bowl transit plan.
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