Crew needs to be re-assigned and more brought in during the training and ramp up.
They can't just put everyone at their full capacity schedule immediately bc there needs to be contingency until tests finish
They're doing things "slowly" because it's safer. Ramp up too quick and you burn funds
They can't just put everyone at their full capacity schedule immediately bc there needs to be contingency until tests finish
They're doing things "slowly" because it's safer. Ramp up too quick and you burn funds
December 23, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Crew needs to be re-assigned and more brought in during the training and ramp up.
They can't just put everyone at their full capacity schedule immediately bc there needs to be contingency until tests finish
They're doing things "slowly" because it's safer. Ramp up too quick and you burn funds
They can't just put everyone at their full capacity schedule immediately bc there needs to be contingency until tests finish
They're doing things "slowly" because it's safer. Ramp up too quick and you burn funds
Signaling helps with minimum dwell times and maximum safe speeds for sections of track, sure, but if that's all that was necessary then we would just have automated trains by now
December 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Signaling helps with minimum dwell times and maximum safe speeds for sections of track, sure, but if that's all that was necessary then we would just have automated trains by now
Crew training takes time, especially when safety certifications are involved...minimum training hours are a thing...
If you think this is propaganda, I don't think you're worth engaging with as that framing is just dishonest.
If you think this is propaganda, I don't think you're worth engaging with as that framing is just dishonest.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Crew training takes time, especially when safety certifications are involved...minimum training hours are a thing...
If you think this is propaganda, I don't think you're worth engaging with as that framing is just dishonest.
If you think this is propaganda, I don't think you're worth engaging with as that framing is just dishonest.
Mind, up until a couple weeks ago I was hearing murmurs of April, but I see now ST's CEO is saying end of May
www.king5.com/article/news...
So yeah, definitely some padding, but better it's padded than it blow up in everyone's faces opening too early or getting delayed
www.king5.com/article/news...
So yeah, definitely some padding, but better it's padded than it blow up in everyone's faces opening too early or getting delayed
Light rail extension across Lake Washington will open May 31 or sooner, Sound Transit CEO says
In an exclusive interview with KING 5, Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine confirmed the Link extension over Lake Washington will open on May 31, at the latest.
www.king5.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Mind, up until a couple weeks ago I was hearing murmurs of April, but I see now ST's CEO is saying end of May
www.king5.com/article/news...
So yeah, definitely some padding, but better it's padded than it blow up in everyone's faces opening too early or getting delayed
www.king5.com/article/news...
So yeah, definitely some padding, but better it's padded than it blow up in everyone's faces opening too early or getting delayed
And ST needs to make sure drivers understand the speeds they can/need to achieve and dwell times to ensure proper spacing of trains for a doubled frequency in the main corridor.
There's probably a bit of buffer in that timeline, sure, but we would rather them over-test than it open up as a shitshow
There's probably a bit of buffer in that timeline, sure, but we would rather them over-test than it open up as a shitshow
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
And ST needs to make sure drivers understand the speeds they can/need to achieve and dwell times to ensure proper spacing of trains for a doubled frequency in the main corridor.
There's probably a bit of buffer in that timeline, sure, but we would rather them over-test than it open up as a shitshow
There's probably a bit of buffer in that timeline, sure, but we would rather them over-test than it open up as a shitshow
Training drivers takes a while. Each driver is going to need many trips over the bridge, and that can't happen all in one day for multiple reasons:
* Availability
* Keeping regular service running
* The bridge only has so much capacity, so everyone can't run at once
* Availability
* Keeping regular service running
* The bridge only has so much capacity, so everyone can't run at once
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Training drivers takes a while. Each driver is going to need many trips over the bridge, and that can't happen all in one day for multiple reasons:
* Availability
* Keeping regular service running
* The bridge only has so much capacity, so everyone can't run at once
* Availability
* Keeping regular service running
* The bridge only has so much capacity, so everyone can't run at once
Pretty sure it's almost January already and we're only about 4 months from launch
And they literally said it in the video:
* Training ALL drivers
* Running more capacity tests
* Time to implement any fixes found during capacity tests
And they literally said it in the video:
* Training ALL drivers
* Running more capacity tests
* Time to implement any fixes found during capacity tests
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Pretty sure it's almost January already and we're only about 4 months from launch
And they literally said it in the video:
* Training ALL drivers
* Running more capacity tests
* Time to implement any fixes found during capacity tests
And they literally said it in the video:
* Training ALL drivers
* Running more capacity tests
* Time to implement any fixes found during capacity tests