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Contractors will begin installing automatic track lubricators along curving sections of the light rail tracks in Tukwila and the Rainier Valley in Seattle and will also modify a set of track switches in the Rainier Valley.
Read More →The First Hill line will be the second modern streetcar line in Seattle following the Sound Lake Union Streetcar line, which opened December 2008.
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This past summer saw three new light rail lines open in Dallas, Portland, Ore. and Seattle. With significant community support each city had successful rollouts, greater ridership than originally anticipated and voters are asking for more.
Read More →Seven partner agencies are launching major promotional efforts for One Regional Card for All (ORCA), and moving forward with steps to phase out other transit passes.
Read More →Service concluded on Sunday evening with approximately 51,000 in 10 hours on Saturday and 41,000 over an eight-hour period on Sunday. Operations ran smoothly all weekend.
Read More →Federal stimulus money and a regional mobility grant will help fund the $40.9 million facility.
Read More →The $4.6 million grant is part of $131 million in federal stimulus funds for transit projects in the Puget Sound region. Seven miles of existing track and street crossings will be upgraded.
Read More →Electronic fare system will replace about 300 various passes, tickets and transfers with a single card that works for all seven of the major public transportation agencies serving King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
Read More →Supports transit system's goal of recovering 52 percent of annual operational costs by 2017.
Read More →Analyses conducted by the FTA, an engineering firm and Sound Transit all concluded that, despite forged information related to the grade of steel used in some guideway foundations, the system is structurally sound.
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