[1] The yard covers 12-acres that can accommodate 50 light rail vehicles and includes a 71,000 square foot main shop building.
In addition, Ewing houses MetroLink's Operational Control Center (OCC), bus communications, and public safety dispatch.
[2] Metro will expand the Ewing Yard and Shops to maintain light rail vehicles for the proposed Green Line MetroLink expansion.
[3][4] The 29th Street Yard and Shops are located in East St. Louis, Illinois and opened in 2001 with the St. Clair County MetroLink extension.
[5] The yard covers 15-acres that can accommodate 48 light rail vehicles and includes a 51,800 square foot main shop building.
The 287,255 square foot facility serves buses that run on routes sponsored by the St. Clair County Transit District.