Minnesota Ave is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Orange Line.
The station is in Northeast Washington between Kenilworth Avenue and Minnesota Avenue, at Grant Street, adjacent to Amtrak tracks. Service began on November 20, 1978.
The Minnesota Avenue Station is a east-Washington commuter station. There is a small parking lot and many Metrobuses serving the east side of city are here.
Metro Transit workers are organized through the Amalgamated Transit Union The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) is a labor union in the United States and Canada, representing over 180,000 workers in the transit system and other industries.
Metro Transit uses vehicle wrap Wrap advertising is the practice of completely covering (wrapping) a vehicle in an advertisement or livery.
Funding for Metro Transit has wavered significantly over the years, and today the organization only receives about 65% of the funding that transportation systems in similar regions around the United States receive.