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Seattle light rail train and empty school bus collide

Seattle light rail train and empty school bus collide

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 16, 2026 | Front Page, News

A light rail train struck the back end of an empty school bus Tuesday in South Seattle, for the second time in the last two years. No injuries were reported on the northbound 1 Line train following the “low- speed contact,” said Sound Transit spokesperson Henry...
Man, seriously wounded in Seattle stabbing, flees on light rail

Man, seriously wounded in Seattle stabbing, flees on light rail

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 14, 2026 | Front Page, News

A man suffered serious injuries in a stabbing Sunday afternoon in Pioneer Square, then boarded a nearby light rail train, according to authorities. Police responded to reports around 4:30 p.m. of a man on a light rail train who appeared to be bleeding from his...
Light rail train strikes man in South Seattle, hospitalizing him

Light rail train strikes man in South Seattle, hospitalizing him

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 14, 2026 | Front Page, News

A 36-year-old man survived being struck by a light rail train Sunday afternoon and was taken to Harborview Medical Center. The Seattle Fire Department responded to a report at 1:07 p.m. of a scooter collision with a train at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South...
Light rail train breaks down near Husky Stadium after Apple Cup

Light rail train breaks down near Husky Stadium after Apple Cup

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 8, 2026 | Front Page, News

A Sound Transit light rail train crowded with college football fans broke down in a tunnel soon after Sunday’s Apple Cup game between the University of Washington and Washington State University at Husky Stadium. The northbound train lost power and stalled south of...
Seattle light rail’s electrical system zaps some Lake Washington fish

Seattle light rail’s electrical system zaps some Lake Washington fish

by Maggie Fimia | Sep 4, 2026 | Front Page, News

Sound Transit disclosed Thursday that electric current from light rail operations along the I-90/Homer M. Hadley floating bridge is suspected of killing Lake Washington fish. An estimated 2,000 fish, mostly nonnative species, have died near the bridge. Exact counts...
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