Sound Transit adding weekday service
Sound Transit in Washington state is adding a mid-day Sounder train to its south line service beginning this week.
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Sound Transit starts sell to the public. Price tag: $169
On July 8, 2016, Sound Transit released an updated and more precise calculation of the taxes residents would pay if the Sound Transit 3 ballot measure is approved in November. In its
IEM Corp.: No bad vibes for Sound Transit
Troy, N.Y.-based International Electronic Machines Corporation (IEM Corp.) has attained “Substantial Completion” status for its installation of a state-of-the art Vibration Monitoring System for Sound Transit’s light rail system in Seattle, Wash.
Seattle public to vote on rail projects in November
The Sound Transit Board has capped three and a half years of discussion and public input by unanimously voting to send voters a final Sound Transit 3 (ST3) ballot measure for consideration in November. The plan’s proposals include completion of a regional light-rail network as the area’s population grows an estimated 800,000 by 2040.
Seattle breaks ground on light rail East Link
A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Bellevue, Wash., on April 22, 2016 to mark the start of construction on Sound Transit’s East Link light rail line.
Seattle inaugurates University Link LRT
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff officially inaugurated the city’s University Link light rail extension on March 18, 2016, when hundreds of guests took their first trip on the 3.2-mile underground line from Westlake Station in the city center to the University of Washington (Husky Stadium).
Hill Int’l gets Sound Transit LRT contract
Marlton, N.J.-based Hill International said Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, it has landed a contract from Seattle’s Sound Transit (Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority) “to provide design-build project management services in connection with the E360 Segment of the East Link Light Rail project.”
Mudslide nixes Sound Transit service
Seattle’s Sound Transit pre-emptively annulled train service Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, anticipating disruptions due to forecast heavy rain. Its action proved wise, as mudslides affected BNSF right-of-way, over which Sound Transit service runs.
Sound Transit seeks new revenue sources
Seattle’s Sound Transit governing board on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 voted to seek new revenue sources for continued expansion of its rail, light rail, and bus system serving three urban Washington state counties.
Tacoma Link plan adds stop, may move another
Tacoma, Wash.’s City Council, in its latest move to advance plans to extend the Tacoma Link streetcar line an additional 2.4 miles, approved an additional station site and the study to relocate a second station at its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014.