29th Street Yard (also known as Jackie Joyner-Kersee Yard) is a

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for the MetroLink light rail system in

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. It is one of the

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's two operation and maintenance facilities for the SD-400 and SD-460 electric light rail vehicles, the other being

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. The yard opened in 2001 with the St. Clair County MetroLink extension. On October 27, 2009, Metro opened a paint booth at the facility at a cost of $1.1 million.

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