As of September 18, 2000, a limited commuter rail service called Sounder began running between downtown Seattle and downtown Tacoma, with intermediate stops. As of January 2004, service started operating between Everett and Seattle. Details are at http://www.sounder.org
"It is a work in progress," said Sound Transit spokesman Denny Fleenor. "What we want to do is give people choices."
But only a few thousand people are making the choice, and the cost to taxpayers is over one billion dollars.
Beautiful photos of Sounder trains in operation by Steven J. Brown. For a billion dollar program, at least it looks good!
More pictures of Sounder from railroadinfo.com
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Last modified: February 07, 2011