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From: tejek5/31/2009 12:41:05 PM
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Who will ride Sound Transit light-rail trains?

Voters first said yes to light rail 13 years ago, and now, $2.6 billion later, the success of this megaproject depends on the individual choices of thousands of ordinary travelers.


A Sound Transit light-rail train heads over the Duwamish River in Tukwila during a recent training session. After the initial line from downtown to Tukwila opens this summer, service to Sea-Tac airport is expected at year's end.

By Mike Lindblom
Seattle Times transportation reporter

Keith Frost moved his family into a South Seattle triplex two years ago, in part because someday he could commute by train.

Now that the Sound Transit light-rail line is set to open July 18 — four blocks from his home in a development called Othello Station — he's thinking about the small changes to come in his daily routine: The ride downtown will be less crowded than the bus, about five minutes faster, and smooth enough that he could drink coffee or use a laptop.

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seattletimes.nwsource.com
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