Article: Washington gets transit.(Sound Transit's "Sounder" commuter train service)(Abstract)(Brief Article)

Article: COMMUTER TRAIN NOW STOPS IN KENT, PUYALLUP
The Columbian;  February 5, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... AP) -- Sound Transit's commuter train that runs ... hope having a commuter train pass by will ... progress, Sound Transit officials ... said. The commuter train began making ... evening. But Sound Transit officials ...

Article: COMMUTER TRAIN ADDS TWO CITIES
The Columbian;  February 6, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... 06-2001 SEATTLE (AP) Sound Transit's commuter train between Tacoma to Seattle ... added to both stations, said Sound Transit spokesman Denny Fleenor ... beginning," Fleenor said. Sound Transit officials say the train could ...

Article: Seattle Commuter Train Is Low on Riders, High on ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... doesn't improve, Sound Transit's operating expenses ... for its new Sounder commuter train between Everett and ... for each passenger. Sound Transit officials say the ... over half of what Sound Transit projected. The 2000 ...

Article: AUTOMATIC RAIL SAFETY FEATURES DOWN THE LINE FOR SOUND ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  October 11, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Tacoma, according to Sound Transit spokesman Clarence ... exceed speed limits. Commuter train service on the Seattle ... Tacoma leg of the Sound Transit system is due to ... does not apply. Sound Transit commuter train are not expected ...

Article: Cost Estimates Increase for Tacoma, Wash., Seattle ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 5, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... 5--Given that Sounder commuter train service passes for a triumph in the overall context of Sound Transit, millions in overruns announced ... Wednesday's news that Sound Transit can't cover all the needed ... planned $574 million budget. Sound Transit says various cutbacks ...

Article: SOUND TRANSIT PANEL BALKS AT MUKILTEO STATION ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  November 8, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... proposed Sounder commuter train station in Mukilteo ... is chairman of Sound Transit's finance committee ... its partnership. Sound Transit already had completed ... will be built. Sound Transit hopes to have commuter train service between ...

Article: Commuter Train Runs from Seattle to Everett, Wash., ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... month, the first Sounder commuter train could start running between ... signed in a few days between Sound Transit and the Burlington Northern ... Absolutely," said Joni Earl, Sound Transit chief executive officer ... budget news. Even though Sound Transit should save $13 ...