Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Seattle's Sound Transit just expanded their Link Light Rail system by running the 2 Line across a floating bridge. @JoshDoesTravel and I flew out to document the first day of operations.

Pictures and video, including thumbnail image, courtesy of @SoundTransit

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Classy Whale - at-least-weekly misadventures with trains and transit!

0:00 - Intro
1:05 - All About Floating Bridges
2:12 - Seattle's Floating Bridges
3:12 - How to Build a Floating Railway
4:51 - New Routes and Stations
5:43 - Trying to Ride the Inaugural Train
8:49 - First Trip Across
9:44 - South Bellevue
10:53 - Mercer Island
11:38 - South Bellevue 2, Electric Train Boogaloo
12:13 - International District/Chinatown
13:08 - Judkins Park
13:51 - Concluding Thoughts
14:40 - A Side Quest