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	Sound Transit Sounder Commuter Rail: Promises vs. Performance
		Sounder commuter railroad service on existing train tracks in western Washington State from Lakewood (south of Tacoma) to Everett is one of the three modes of high capacity public transportation that Sound Transit promised to establish in the central Puget Sound region in the ten-year period 1997-2006.
		Because commuter rail is a major regional investment, there must be continued, deliberate and careful consideration given to developing this new north-south HCT corridor.
		And if it had told the state legislature the truth, it would have been referred to the applicable statute, and told that Sounder commuter rail was not qualified to proceed, as it was not "a reasonable alternative" with costs equal to or less than a bus, as the law required.
	www.globaltelematics.com /pitf/soundercosts.htm (4027 words)

	Sounder Commuter Rail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sounder Commuter Rail is a commuter rail service operated by Sound Transit.
		The Rail Plus program allows riders to use their Sounder multi-ride passes on those trains as well, effectively adding two trains to the schedule.
		A reverse commute train will also be added on the South Line, to Tacoma in the morning and to Seattle in the afternoon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sounder_Commuter_Rail (351 words)

	Why build Link Light Rail? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sounder Commuter Rail is a service from Sound Transit providing an alternative to gridlocked freeways.
		Sounder came to Everett and Edmonds today as Sound Transit officially launched its popular commuter rail service in Snohomish County with a special Sunday train for Seattle Seahawks fans and holiday shoppers.
		The agreements with BNSF permanently enable commuter rail trains to travel on existing tracks from Seattle to Everett and Tacoma to Lakewood.
	www.permanentdefense.org /SoundTransit/Sounder.html (758 words)

	Sounder Commuter Rail
		Sounder became the Seattle area's first modern interurban rail transit system upon opening in 2000.
		The Sounder system is a two line commuter rail system.
		The newest Sounder route was slated to open earlier, however problems with the BNSF railroad and questions about environmental impacts of trackway improvements stalled the line until 2003.
	world.nycsubway.org /us/seattle/sounder.html (637 words)

	Supporting Sound Transit - Permanent Defense (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sound Transit is delivering on its promise to deliver a regional network of express buses, commuter rail, light rail, and transit facilities that connect our communities.
		Sounder commuter rail provides service between major Puget Sound cities, including Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett, allowing thousands to bypass the freeway and travel in comfort.
		They have no accurate picture of the region's future and are only interested in crippling light rail because they hate it, even if they're not paying for it.
	www.permanentdefense.org /SoundTransit/index.html (463 words)

	Political Calculations: Linear Cities
		In addition to the time required to travel via commuter rail, this imposes a substantial additional burden and hassle in getting to their places of work.
		For commuters between Everett and Seattle, Sounder rail simply doesn't make much sense - certainly not when they may avoid the hassle and drive instead, or take already established bus service if that puts them nearer their work than Sounder commuter rail service.
		The exception of course applies for those commuters who work in downtown Seattle, who work much closer to Sounder's stations and do not have to go out of their way just to complete their commute to work.
	politicalcalculations.blogspot.com /2005/05/linear-cities.html (555 words)

	Seattle-Everett Rail Unpgrade Project
		Week-day commuter passenger service began in December 2003 with a single train to Everett and Edmonds and a special event service for weekend sports and community events.
		In conjunction with the increased Sounder service, BNSF is solely responsible for designing and constructing major track and signal improvements at several points along the corridor.
		Sound Transit is also responsible for implementing the related environmental mitigation associated with the BNSF track and signal improvements, construction of the three commuter rail stations and the associated layover tracks planned for the corridor segment.
	www.everett-seattle-rail.org (273 words)

	Transportation Choices Coalition: Transportation Choices...on Rail
		The speed and reliability of trains, light rail and commuter rail as they speed past, below and over traffic is unmatched by any other mode of transportation.
		Rail is a relatively new option for commuting for many Washingtonians.
		3,000 daily commuters between Everett or Tacoma and Seattle are using Sound Transit's Sounder commuter trains and enjoying the comfort of a smooth train ride to work or school.
	www.transportationchoices.org /TCConRail.asp (245 words)

	HeraldNet: Hurry light rail, say local leaders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ladenburg said operating an independent section of light rail would bring unique costs, including building a maintenance yard and a place to park the trains that would not otherwise be needed.
		Sounder runs on Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks, while the light rail trains would be smaller and run on their own tracks.
		The county's Sounder bill is 79 percent more than the estimate of $177 million cited in the Sound Move measure voters approved in 1996.
	www.heraldnet.com /stories/05/05/01/100loc_rail001.cfm (1062 words)

	Coleman to the rescue
		The parcels will be purchased with Anoka County Regional Rail Authority dollars to be reimbursed later when the final federal fundings is approved for the project, according to Yantos, who is also executive director of the county rail authority.
		The county regional rail authority has also give staff the go-ahead to discuss property acquisition for the future Foley Boulevard station, which is not part of phase one construction.
		According to Yantos, work continues on the final design work for the Northstar Commuter Rail project as the NCDA awaits final approval from the FTA on required documents it submitted on completion of federal environmental requirements and necessary for the maintenance of the project’s “Medium” New Starts rating.
	www.abcnewspapers.com /2006/June/29rail.html (834 words)

	Urban Transport Technology - Seattle Light Rail Link, USA
		The central Link light rail line is part of a package of regional transit services and facilities approved by the region's voters in 1996.
		Sound Transit is operating the Sounder commuter rail service between Tacoma and Seattle, USA, with plans to expand the service north to Everett and south to Lakewood.
		Light rail is the most cost-effective solution to expanding the people-moving capacity along Interstate 5 in the central Puget Sound region.
	www.urbantransport-technology.com /projects/seattle (629 words)

	iRail.com
		Even after setting aside a little money for commuter rail Sounder stations in Mukilteo and Edmonds, there would be money enough to extend light rail from the King County line to the Lynnwood Transit Center, said Matt Shelden, who leads Sound Transit's north corridor planning for the second phase.
		Its commuter bus and Sounder commuter rail service carries about 7,000 riders per day, a number that's expected to climb when new Sounder trains are added by the end of 2007.
		The focus on light rail came about earlier this year when the county's Sound Transit board members and mayors from the county's Sound Transit cities realized that they were pushing back the date when the service would get here by focusing on other projects in their specific cities, Olson said.
	www.irail.com /community/selected_article_open.asp?articleid=70356 (756 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Sounder commuter rail facing growing pains
		Recent growth is brisk enough that Martin Young, Sounder operations manager, predicts the south line will meet its goal of 10,200 to 14,000 daily trips a few years after the $809 million corridor is finished, in the next decade.
		But the rail corridor is privately owned, so Sound Transit had to pay BNSF Railway for expensive track and signal upgrades — for safety, and so more freight trains could run during the hours that aren't taken up by Sounder.
		Jim MacIsaac, a Bellevue engineer who advises rail opponents, has calculated that if the costs of construction and trains are added in, the average subsidy through 2030 will be $45 for a trip on the south line and $68 on the north line — assuming Sounder can achieve its ridership goals.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2003213879_sounder21m.html (1286 words)

	Rail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Given current levels of freight and passenger rail traffic on this main line, regular commuter rail service could not be added without significantly disrupting existing services.
		Even if money to develop commuter rail were available, it would take a minimum of four years to complete the necessary engineering and planning studies and environmental documentation, and obtain the necessary construction permits, complete track and safety upgrades, manufacture train equipment, and develop stations.
		The purpose of the Everett to Blaine Commuter Rail Preliminary Feasibility Study is to provide information about whether commuter rail service between Everett and Blaine could be a meaningful component of the North Sound region's future transportation system.
	www.wsdot.wa.gov /Rail/plans/eb1.cfm (712 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Sound Transit inaugurates Sounder commuter rail service between Tacoma and Seattle on ...
		Sound Transit inaugurates Sounder commuter rail service between Tacoma and Seattle on September 18, 2000.
		The previous Seattle-Tacoma interurban rail system was launched on September 25, 1902, and ended on December 30, 1928.
		Sounder trains are designed to carry more than 1,000 passengers on each run.
	www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=2672 (279 words)

	RATG: Sound Transit Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sounder shares tracks with Amtrak and freight trains, Sounder trains may arrive or depart on different tracks each day.
		Modern commuter trains are very quiet; you may not hear the train approaching.
		At Sounder stations, a tactile "Welcome Mat" is placed in the area where the door of the train car will be.
	www.ratg.org /pages/sound_transit.php?mode=graphic (1575 words)

	Update On Sound Transit - Municipal League of King County
		A surface 1.6 miles of light rail transit line has been planned and the project is on time and on budget, and out to bid.
		The Tacoma/Seattle Sounder commuter rail station is being built near the Tacoma Dome.
		At the moment, Sounder’s Tacoma/Seattle Commuter rail riders are using a temporary Sounder station three blocks away.
	www.munileague.org /muninews/2001-02/soundtransit.htm (1275 words)

	KOMO-TV - Seattle, Washington - News Archive - All Aboard! Sound Transit To Expand Commuter Rail
		EVERETT - Commuters between Everett and Seattle may soon be able to put the brakes on traffic congestion.
		Some commuter relief is coming down the track and Sound Transit is hoping commuters from Snohomish County to Thurston County will get on board.
		Commuters north of Seattle have been waiting seven years for an alternative to I-5 congestion.
	www.komotv.com /news/story.asp?ID=25080 (559 words)

	FlexPass Program
		The FlexPass is good on bus, commuter rail, vanpool, vanshare, and emergency ride home services.
		Sounder offers commuter rail service between Tacoma and downtown Seattle with stops in Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent, and Tukwila.
		Sounder also provides service between Everett and downtown Seattle with a stop in Edmonds.
	transit.metrokc.gov /cs/employer/flexpass/flexpass.html (640 words)

	Commuter Rail Workshop Proceedings - May 27, 1998
		The Washington Association of Rail Passengers (WashARP) sponsored this half-day workshop to assist local leaders in understanding the economic opportunities of a "new start" commuter rail system - the Sound Transit "Sounder" being implemented over the next several years in the Puget Sound region.
		They are presented for others to consider, and hopefully to motivate readers to take steps within their own communities to get the most out of the public investment made by a new Commuter Rail system.
		Sounder's outlook is much more favorable for feeder buses with its 4 transit agencies.
	www.trainweb.org /washarp/may98wpr.html (2474 words)

	Legislative Issues - Sounder Everett to Seattle Commuter Rail
		U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (left) attends the inaugural running of the Sounder commuter rail train, from Everett to Seattle.
		Inslee hailed the agreement between Sound Transit and Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) Railway, which enables the Sounder to be expanded into Snohomish County.
		The Sounder train is going to take a lot of people off I-5, effectively creating a new North-South Corridor between Everett and Seattle for commuter rail.
	www.house.gov /inslee/issues/transportation/sounder_photo.html (221 words)

	Council Minutes
		commuter rail station was one of 12 Sound Transit funded stations along the 82-mile Sounder commuter rail line that connects 10 cities in 3 counties from
		Batey stated the spaces were first for commuter rail riders; depending on what the City wants to do in this location, Sound Transit is open to negotiating parking use agreements which has been done in other cities.
		Batey answered Sound Transit was very protective of parking for commuter rail customers and wanted to ensure parking was available in a convenient location for commuter rail users.
	www.ci.edmonds.wa.us /CityCouncil/CouncilArchives/2002/04/cm020430.htm (4639 words)

	Difficult Phase \| News \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
		Reardon says his main goal is "to get light rail to Lynnwood in 2027 and maximize the delivery of light rail" in Snohomish County.
		In Pierce County, voters will be asked to export as much as $859 million of their tax dollars to King County; in exchange, they'll get light rail nearby, but not in their largest urban center, Tacoma.
		We'll have Link [light rail] there, bus rapid transit, Sounder [commuter rail], private bus companies, Amtrak—everybody will be there but [light rail from] Seattle.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=115442 (911 words)

	Seattle Area Transit
		The monorails would be the high-density backbone of the system, carrying large numbers of passengers quickly over relatively long distances throughout the region from Marysville in the north to Fort Lewis in the south and to Redmond and Issaquah in the east.
		In many cities subways, heavy rail (commuter rail), or light rail are effective for the basic high-speed mass transit backbone.
		Furthermore, rail systems require a fairly level track because on a steeper grade (slope) the steel wheels slip on the steel rails.
	www.eskimo.com /~robertf/transit (1444 words)

	Commuter Rail, Light Rail & Rail Transit News
		Commuter rail supporters call on Georgia governor to veto rail funding restriction.
		Chicago commuter rail agency to adjust schedules due to rider demand.
		Commuters and rail advocates debate merits of NJ Transit's $6B Hudson River tunnel.
	www.railserve.com /railnews/commuter_rail_transit.html (7397 words)

	Railway Technology - Seattle Light Rail Link, USA
		On 11 January 2001 The Sound Transit Board voted to continue moving forward with its Seattle light rail project, adopting a revised budget and schedule, and agreeing to enter into a pending $500 million federal grant agreement.
		The central link light-rail line is part of a package of regional transit services and facilities approved by the region's voters in 1996.
		Light rail is the most cost-effective solution to expanding the people-moving capacity along Interstate five in the central Puget Sound region.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/seattle (648 words)

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