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Re: Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters - I I
Author: almo
Date: 01-05-2008 - 19:20

I have never been to Sea-Tac, but there should be some sort of "other" transportation than just by rubber wheels. If I recall, Sea-Tac is on top of a hill. Most ALRT rail (ie. BART, SkyTrain) will only work up a hill for a mile at 4% grade before the train starts doing damage to the motors.

SkyTrain in Vancouver had a real time in the 90's getting the train on a path to the Downtown of Surrey through Bridgeview (King George-Gateway stations). They finally got smart and raised the speed out of King George to something like 75-80kmh/47-50mph to jump the hill.

The new "Airport/Richmond Line"-"RAV"-"Canada Line"- whatever they want to call it is on track to open before the Olympics. Last month, I got to see that it appears to be the joint between domestic and the international terminals, probably a fully enclosed walkway and people-movers like the rest of the terminal. A six minute drive from home to the SkyTrain, and a 45minute ride is all I will need. Sure beats a long 1hour-90minute drive by a relative.

Hope Sea-Tac can at least get it right. Hate to see a good thing with a bad design.
almo

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  ST Airport Line - Why so stinking long to put in service? Dashing Dan 12-31-2007 - 11:01
  Re: ST Airport Line - Why so stinking long to put in service? Skonk 12-31-2007 - 13:27
  Re: ST Airport Line - Why so stinking long to put in service? Dmac844 01-01-2008 - 08:44
  Re: ST Airport Line - Why so stinking long to put in service? Key Route Ken 01-01-2008 - 10:26
  Re: ST Airport Line - Why so stinking long to put in service? Skonk 01-01-2008 - 15:57
  SeaTac Station Dick Seelye 01-01-2008 - 16:26
  Re: SeaTac Station Skonk 01-01-2008 - 17:10
  Heathrow tube / underground service Dick Seelye 01-01-2008 - 19:27
  Re: Heathrow tube / underground service Skonk 01-01-2008 - 21:16
  Re: Heathrow tube / underground service Cain Rock Yardmaster 01-02-2008 - 01:10
  Re: Heathrow tube / underground service Skonk 01-02-2008 - 04:20
  Re: Heathrow tube / underground service Cain Rock Yardmaster 01-02-2008 - 07:15
  Re: Heathrow tube / underground service Skonk 01-02-2008 - 13:52
  Re: SeaTac Station George Andrews 01-02-2008 - 11:57
  Re: SeaTac Station Joe Magruder 01-03-2008 - 09:21
  Re: ST Airport Line - Why so stinking long to put in service? Dashing Dan 01-07-2008 - 09:32
  Re: ST Airport Line - Why so stinking long to put in service? Dashing Dan 01-08-2008 - 07:35
  Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters Dick Seelye 01-02-2008 - 10:44
  Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters - I I Dick Seelye 01-02-2008 - 20:26
  Re: Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters - I I Skonk 01-03-2008 - 06:44
  Re: Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters - I I redlynx 01-04-2008 - 10:28
  Re: Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters - I I E.L. Ectric 01-04-2008 - 10:56
  Re: Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters - I I almo 01-05-2008 - 19:20
  Re: Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters - I I Dashing Dan 01-07-2008 - 09:45
  Re: Sound Transit station to SeaTac ticket counters Dashing Dan 01-07-2008 - 09:37


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