Nearly 200 people lined the tracks of the newest light rail station Friday as the inaugural car of the Green Line arrived for a grand opening celebration. The Green Line is a 12.8-mile-long project that will eventually connect downtown Sacramento to South and North Natomas and the Sacramento International Airport. This first phase, which opensed Friday, is a 1.1-mile segment that extends from downtown at the H and Eighth streets station to the the Township 9 station at Seventh Street and Rich... mcorker Phillip Kampel comment-69785 2012-06-20T20:35:16Z 2012-06-20T20:35:16Z In case this hasn't been mentioned, it was pointed out at the event that the exterior of the car is not a paint job. It's a wrap, a completely different and technologically more advanced process which allows for much greater creativity in the designs applied. Phillip Kampel 2012-06-20T20:35:16Z RPH comment-69647 2012-06-17T07:59:42Z 2012-06-17T07:59:42Z The complete schedule and route map is posted on the RT site: http://www.sacrt.com/schedules/current/JunePDFs/TT%20LRGreenLine.pdf RPH 2012-06-17T07:59:42Z RPH comment-69646 2012-06-17T07:53:42Z 2012-06-17T07:53:42Z Just looked at the schedule on the RT website, and it is the 13th St station is the terminal. The new tracks start at 8th and H RPH 2012-06-17T07:53:42Z jltulock comment-69642 2012-06-17T01:11:47Z 2012-06-17T01:11:47Z "We have to keep believing that there is no better place to live, to grow up, to raise a family and to retire than our Sacramento." I will not be. Do not stop believing Sacramento. Jay Tulock, Vacaville jltulock 2012-06-17T01:11:47Z Miguel Barraza comment-69609 2012-06-16T17:25:07Z 2012-06-16T17:25:07Z Thank-you to all the nice people for throwing this event . Miguel Barraza 2012-06-16T17:25:07Z Billyjames4545 comment-69599 2012-06-16T01:18:44Z 2012-06-16T01:18:44Z wow some learned how to make the rt look refreshing to ride Billyjames4545 2012-06-16T01:18:44Z Melissa Corker comment-69596 2012-06-15T22:54:57Z 2012-06-15T22:54:57Z Patrick, according to the RT map of the Green Line route, the segment extends from the H and Eighth streets station to the Township 9 station. I have corrected both articles to reflect this. My apologies for the confusion. Melissa Corker 2012-06-15T22:54:57Z Patrick J. comment-69595 2012-06-15T22:34:17Z 2012-06-15T22:34:17Z Please kindly note the connecting station is R and 13th not H and 13th. Patrick J. 2012-06-15T22:34:17Z Geoff Samek comment-69594 2012-06-15T22:23:57Z 2012-06-15T22:23:57Z We previously wrote an article covering more of those details about the Green Line: http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/69323/Light_rail_from_Downtown_to_River_District_opens_Friday Geoff Samek 2012-06-15T22:23:57Z JWS comment-69590 2012-06-15T21:52:56Z 2012-06-15T21:52:56Z Nice station. I'm assuming that the green line is a completely different train judging from the paint job and not an extension of the gold line? So where does it start and are there any other stops? This 'article' is short on details. JWS 2012-06-15T21:52:56Z