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Train tracks are installed on the floating bridge between Seattle and the Eastside on a sunny day.

East Link: You asked, we answer

By Charlie Hockett

Thank you to the more than 3,500 of you who have visited the East Link Virtual Engagement Booth since we launched it in Nove… Read more
Andrea Stuart-Lehalle speaks to a crowd at a Toastmasters training, held in an indoor room. A projector screen is behind her.

Inside Sound Transit: Forming connections through curiosity

By Katie Metzger

The start of a new year is always a good time to make a change.  For Andrea Stuart-Lehalle, 2021 is starting with a&… Read more
A Link train is wrapped in an advertisement that reads: "Care for all. Hate for none. All aboard."

All aboard: Care for all. Hate for none.

By Katie Metzger

Keeping you safe on board has been a Sound Transit value from the beginning – and an even stronger focus over the past year… Read more
A view from the Operator's cab during testing in the tunnels between University of Washington Station and Northgate Station.

Fresh pics: Test trains rolling to Northgate

By Bruce Gray

It's happening.  Test trains have started rolling the length of the new Northgate Link Extension opening (on time an… Read more

Increased project cost estimates presented to Sound Transit Board Executive Committee

By Sound Transit

At its meeting today the Sound Transit Board Executive Committee received updates on the continuing toll… Read more