From Minneapolis-St. Paul: "Green Line: Bus commuters toast Route 144's last ride," by Frederick Melo for Pioneer Press

As the final Route 144 bus rolled south from Randolph and Snelling avenues, the women at Sweet Pea's Public House gazed with mixed emotion out the window, cradled their beers a bit tighter and broke out unabashedly in song. "The wheels on the bus go round and round," sang Irish instructor Mary Roguski, flanked by fellow members of the "144 Hoolies." (Read more here.)