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Re: Submitted For Your Approval - Eighty-eighth Installment
Author: D. B. Arthur
Date: 07-07-2022 - 20:48
Thanks Starbucks WiFi Wrote:
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> The I405 widening near Seattle removed a railroad overcrossing to the dismay of railroad fans like me. The traffic did not seem to improve one iota after the new lane went into use. Traffic still rolls at 0 - 5 MPH in that 2 mile stretch. What a waste of a railroad. It just makes me want to curse out our “leaders”.
That project you mention is what killed the route that was used by the Seattle Dinner Train, which was a neat operation. I rode it a couple of times and it was one of the better tourist attractions for the Seattle area. They also should have retained that route as an alternate for the one that passes through King St. Station.
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> The I405 widening near Seattle removed a railroad overcrossing to the dismay of railroad fans like me. The traffic did not seem to improve one iota after the new lane went into use. Traffic still rolls at 0 - 5 MPH in that 2 mile stretch. What a waste of a railroad. It just makes me want to curse out our “leaders”.
That project you mention is what killed the route that was used by the Seattle Dinner Train, which was a neat operation. I rode it a couple of times and it was one of the better tourist attractions for the Seattle area. They also should have retained that route as an alternate for the one that passes through King St. Station.
