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Posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Oct 27 22:43:27 2009 Perhaps the shortest trolley line in North America, just 1.6 miles (about the same as the Queensboro Bridge Railway was)          |
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Posted by Hank Eisenstein on Tue Oct 27 23:06:46 2009, in response to Tacoma Link, posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Oct 27 22:43:27 2009. This is a branch of another line, right? There are longer museum runs... |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Oct 27 23:20:52 2009, in response to Re: Tacoma Link, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Tue Oct 27 23:06:46 2009. No, it is a self-contained line between downtown Tacoma, a large parking facility and the Tacoma Stadium. |
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Posted by NIMBYkiller on Tue Oct 27 23:22:21 2009, in response to Re: Tacoma Link, posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Oct 27 23:20:52 2009. How's ridership? |
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Posted by xtimx on Wed Oct 28 00:19:08 2009, in response to Tacoma Link, posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Oct 27 22:43:27 2009. Nice shots. While i have been down to Tacoma and seen it run i have yet to ride it myself.Did you get to ride the new Link in Seattle? |
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Posted by WillD on Wed Oct 28 01:33:05 2009, in response to Re: Tacoma Link, posted by Hank Eisenstein on Tue Oct 27 23:06:46 2009. As Mr. Saitta said the line was built as a complete standalone. However, it will definitely be extended under the ST2 funding package. The ST2 package also contains funds to begin preliminary engineering and ROW acquisition from the planned southern terminus of the Central Link at Redondo/Star Lake in Federal Way to Tacoma. Starting in December the Central Link will terminate at SeaTac Airport, but the ST2 package will fund the 3 station extension to Federal Way, to open likely after 2023. Thus it is unlikely we'll see interurban service between Seattle and Tacoma before 2030.It also remains to be seen if the Central Link extension will utilize the Tacoma Link track, if it will terminate at the Tacoma Dome, or if it will take its own route into or past Tacoma. Thus even with the Central Link interurban operating into Tacoma the first Link line may remain independent of that operation. Even if the Tacoma Link is not subsumed into the Central Link, it is possible the Tacoma Streetcar group may integrate it into their fairly ambitious plan to restore a dense streetcar system to their city. |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Wed Oct 28 10:37:10 2009, in response to Re: Tacoma Link, posted by xtimx on Wed Oct 28 00:19:08 2009. Yes, on opening day. |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Wed Oct 28 19:46:35 2009, in response to Re: Tacoma Link, posted by xtimx on Wed Oct 28 00:19:08 2009. Speaking of riding, the Tacoma Link is free; cars operate every 12-15 minutes and are usually well-patronized. |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Nov 3 10:43:03 2009, in response to Re: Tacoma Link, posted by NIMBYkiller on Tue Oct 27 23:22:21 2009. The cars, which operate every 12 to 15 minutes, are very well-patronized throughout the day, but much more at rush hours, when the passengers are going to or from their cars located at a large parking lot near the Tacoma Dome. The line is basically a shuttle from the edge of town to downtown. It is my understanding that over the course of time, it will be connected to the Seattle system, which is a distance of just over 32 miles, which will make its length comparable to New Jersey's River Line. |
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