Tom McCann Wrote:
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> Steve, you mentioned in another post that Sound
> Transit is currently rebuilding its line between M
> Street and South Tacoma.
>
> When I was up in South Tacoma Sep. 25, I drove
> past the SW 50th St. grade crossing and noticed
> that, amid whatever work had already begun, they
> hadn't yet touched the main track. Are they saving
> this until last so that Tacoma Rail can still
> serve its customers?

The only track work I'm aware of is from M st to just about S 50th st. As best I can tell they been doing this section in stages to accomodate weekend work by Tacoma Rail. In the midst of all the track work, the Atlas foundry has still been serviced, although for days at a time, the spur has been unconnected to the main line.
>
> BTW, do you know how long Tacoma Rail has been
> staging its Nisqually Line freight at Dupont? I
> drive up to Fort Lewis the last Friday of each
> month and see it parked there in the early evening
> every time. It usually has a pair of GP38s (#3801
> and #3802), although I have also seen pairs of
> GP20s and GP40s.
>
> I recall that they had been staging at East
> Olympia previously. I'm curious to know when this
> changed.


Sorry, I try to avoide I-5 between Tacoma and Olympia, so while I'm aware of trains on the Prairie line from time to time, I have not idea of the patterns.