28 DECEMBER 2008 -- PHOENIX, AZ: ROXINE RIORDAN (left) and RENITA JURGENSEN, both from Mesa, AZ, look out a window while they ride the new Metro light rail system for the first time Sunday. The new Metro Light Rail is 20 miles long and cost $1.4 billion dollars. Construction was funded by local, state and federal monies. The trains will operate on one line through Phoenix and the suburban communities of Tempe and Mesa. The trains started running Saturday, Dec 27, 2008 and will be free until Jan. 1, 2009. The regular fare will be $1.25 for one ride or $2.50 for an all day pass.  Photo by Jack Kurtz / ZUMA Press
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