Which of these metropolitan regions could support a heavy rail system or just a single heavy rail line? (suburbs, downtown)
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Seattle can , its a shame they didn't build a Heavy Rail line like Vancouver did..... San Diego might be able too.....but the rest of those cities could support a Heavy Rail line.
Seattle does have a heavy rail line- they have a line that goes from Tacoma up to downtown Seattle, and another that goes from Everett to downtown Seattle. It's your typical commuter rail that goes during regular business hours M-F and for special events on weekends such as NFL or MLB games. There are stops along the way, of course, so we have been able to park in the northern burbs and ride the train to the station right in the parking lot of our NFL stadium.
Too bad this line doesn't swing around to Bellevue and the mass of suburbs on the east side!
Seattle does have a heavy rail line- they have a line that goes from Tacoma up to downtown Seattle, and another that goes from Everett to downtown Seattle. It's your typical commuter rail that goes during regular business hours M-F and for special events on weekends such as NFL or MLB games. There are stops along the way, of course, so we have been able to park in the northern burbs and ride the train to the station right in the parking lot of our NFL stadium.
Too bad this line doesn't swing around to Bellevue and the mass of suburbs on the east side!
Last I checked, commuter rail was not coined as heavy metal.
Last I checked, commuter rail was not coined as heavy metal.
Hmm, it's not light rail by any means as it's your typical heavy train like Amtrack- maybe I am totally misunderstanding what the term "heavy rail" means?
Hmm, it's not light rail by any means as it's your typical heavy train like Amtrack- maybe I am totally misunderstanding what the term "heavy rail" means?
It is heavy rail indeed, Sounder Transit i believe is the name, operated by BNSF. Certainly not the most extensive system, or most frequently running, but it's a good start.
If you can, please try to refrain from mentioned costs and politics. Population, density and the like, obviously bring those up. Thanks
Just about every single one of them, light and heavy. And did you know, in fact, most of those metropolitan areas you listed already have atleast some sort of public transit rail systems in place and expanding rapidly.
It is heavy rail indeed, Sounder Transit i believe is the name, operated by BNSF. Certainly not the most extensive system, or most frequently running, but it's a good start.
You are correct- it is part of Sound Transit, the train is called the "Sounder". The trian cars are double decker, sharing the same tracks that Amtrak uses.
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