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Lee Nichols
If you’re curious about Capital Metro’s new MetroRail Red Line commuter train and are contemplating a joyride this week while it’s still free, I’d recommend against it. Just took the kids down to Crestview Station in hopes of a quick trip downtown, and it was standing room only with like-minded people. After two unsuccessful tries, we gave up.
This article appears in March 19 • 2010.
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