Thousands of Houston Texans fans got to see a first last night if they commuted on the rail at Fannin South. A METRO New Flyer bus was parked near the rail and became street theatre. Inside the bus, two projectors flashed up on two bus windows a 30-second METRO spot, METRO Urban Transit Blues. Paying homage to a classic 1960s ...

  A blog reader asked recently about the rate structure at the Fannin South Park & Ride and METRO's business relationship with Ampco System Parking, a subsidiary of ABM Industries Inc. METRO owns the property. Ampco leases it from METRO, paying us $25,000 a month and operates and maintains it, says Steve Flippo, manager of joint ...

   This Sunday, METRO's Explorer Bus will be stationed at Fannin South Park & Ride, selling round-trip rail passes to the fans parked there for the Houston Texans game. This will be the second time our Explorer Bus, a mini RideStore on wheels,  has been to where the football fans gather.  The first was on Sept. 9, ...