From Seattletimes · · 40s
Car on tracks disrupts Seattle light rail
A car veered onto Seattle light rail tracks near Rainier Beach, halting service for over three hours.
In brief
A car veered onto Seattle light rail tracks near Rainier Beach, halting service for over three hours. A car on Seattle light rail tracks caused three-hour service disruption near Rainier Beach Station. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Service disruption
Light rail service was delayed and halted after a car veered onto street-level tracks near Rainier Beach Station.
Car stuck on tracks
The car got stuck on the tracks for over three hours, causing service disruption.
Response to incident
Sound Transit used a portable crane to lift the car and shuttle buses carried passengers until 8:30 p.m.
Previous incident
A vehicle previously hit a guardrail near Mount Baker Station in June.
What it means
A car on Seattle light rail tracks caused three-hour service disruption near Rainier Beach Station.
