Sound Transit starts testing light rail on track bound for Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD — Sound Transit has begun testing its new light rail extension between Northgate and Lynnwood, a milestone on the way to its opening in Snohomish County this year.On Monday, a test train was moving on the new line.
Sound Transit spokesperson John Gallagher confirmed it wasn’t a mirage.
“We are starting to do system testing with trains, so folks will be seeing them more frequently on the alignment both during daytime and nighttime hours,” Gallagher wrote in an email.
Months of safety testing and getting drivers familiar with the line are ahead until the service begins full operation this fall. Sound Transit has previously stated service should begin by this year’s third quarter.
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