Sleepy Hollow Wrote:
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> I just checked the status on WSDOT's website.
> They are looking at a Summer or Fall reopening.
>
> [wsdot.wa.gov]
> e/home
>
> Bypass of Point Defiance - Complete December 2017
>
> February 2021 update
>
> Sound Transit, Amtrak, WSDOT and FRA continue to
> meet on a bi-weekly basis to track progress
> towards return to the Point Defiance Bypass. Our
> hope is that service will be returning to
> the Bypass this summer or fall.
>
> The next step is Amtrak crew qualification, which
> will occur over a two- to three-month
> period. Sound Transit, as owner of the Bypass, is
> currently reviewing all documentation
> prior to giving approval to start crew
> qualification runs. Those runs will likely occur
> this spring. Once crews have completed required
> qualification runs on the route, Sound
> Transit will provide final approval and a date
> for returning to revenue service on the
> route.

ah, the wheels of progress