MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Metro Transit Green Line Extension/Southwest Light Rail is entering a new testing phase with light rail trains moving on tracks for the first time starting on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
This is a major development in a controversial project that has faced construction delays and cost overruns .
Light rail testing underway on Green Line Extension
What we know:
Up to six light rail vehicles will be transported from Target Field Station in Minneapolis to SouthWest Station in Eden Prairie. The test trains will initially be towed by a rail car mover at speeds no more than 5 mph.
The first test train is moving west toward Eden Prairie on Tuesday morning. Extensions known as feelers are attached to the outside of the light rail vehicle to measure clearance along the co