Four-car trains roll across Lake Washington as Sound Transit steps up testing

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For decades, multi-car light rail trains on Lake Washington have existed only in conceptual drawings and renderings looking ahead to a brighter transit future. But last night, they became a reality for the first time as Sound Transit ran a four-car test train back and forth across the Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge… again and again and again.

As with last week’s inaugural “live wire” tests, NPI’s cameras were there to capture this latest first. It’s another sign that we’re getting closer to completing the 2 Line.

I didn’t bring a Doppler radar with me, but it appeared that the train was being operated at its planned regular top speed of 55 miles per hour for some tests. This made getting photos and videos extra tough. It can be challenging to photograph a moving vehicle during the daytime; the nighttime presents a whole ‘nother level of difficulty.

But it’s a good problem to have.

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