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Behind the scenes

A train pulls into Mount Baker Station

Testing the Passenger Information Management System

By John Gallagher

If you're riding Link this summer, keep an eye on the digital signage throughout our stations. Through August 31, yo… Read more
Crews walk along a light rail platform in Bellevue at night.

Link trains rolling through the Eastside

By Katie Metzger

If you live on the Eastside, or follow us on Instagram, you may have heard about the testing activities happening along the … Read more
Five people wearing yellow vests and hard hats stand in a line on a construction site.

Celebrating the workforce of the future on Labor Day

By Katie Metzger

When you’re starting out in the construction trades, it’s not about how much you know, but how hard you try to learn it.&nbs… Read more
A graphic of a hand tapping an ORCA card on a card reader, with a Link train in the background.

New ORCA ticket system rollout continues with new card readers, ticket machines

By Scott Thompson

As many riders have noticed, crews continue installing new ORCA ticket vending machines (TVM) and card readers at stations t… Read more
A pedestrian bridge is being constructed over a street in Puyallup on a sunny day.

Fresh pics: New pedestrian bridge rises in Puyallup

By Sagar Ramachandra

Residents of Puyallup woke up to a new structure in their city two weeks ago, after crews from Sound Transit contractor… Read more