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Crosslake Update: On that midnight train to Seattle
September 15, 2025
Late last Monday and into the morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 8-9, the first Link light rail train crossed the I-90 Homer M. Hadley floating bridge across Lake Washington under its own power.
This momentous milestone marked the first time a powered light rail vehicle traversed a floating bridge, anywhere in the world.
Crews went on to repeat this landmark trip between Mercer Island and Judkins Park stations several times and at increasing speeds of up to 55 miles per hour.
These tests represent a big step forward for the 2 Line’s Crosslake Connection between Seattle and the Eastside.
https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/crosslake-update-midnight-train-to-seattle