What's the Point of Seattle's New Train? (Meet the 2 Line!)

On April 27, 2024, Seattle's Sound Transit opened the 2 Line light rail, also known as the East Link Extension, between South Bellevue and Redmond Technology. It connects Microsoft, all sorts of tech offices, and a slew (slough?) of transit-oriented development projects. But what's the point in stringing all of that together if it doesn't go into Downtown Seattle?

Alternate title, "In which I fly 2,000+ miles to ride 6 miles of light rail."

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0:00 Meet the 2 Line
0:21 The Map
1:12 South Bellevue
3:18 East Main
6:05 Bellevue Downtown
7:31 Wilburton
9:37 Spring District
11:34 BelRed
12:19 Overlake Village
14:09 Redmond Technology
16:07 Back to South Bellevue
16:46 Crossing Lake Washington

Classy Whale - at-least-weekly misadventures with trains and transit!