# Car on tracks disrupts Seattle light rail

> A car veered onto Seattle light rail tracks near Rainier Beach, halting service for over three hours.
- Title: Car on tracks disrupts Seattle light rail · Seattletimes
- Summary: A car veered onto Seattle light rail tracks near Rainier Beach, halting service for over three hours.
- Keywords: seattle light rail, rainier beach station, sound transit, subaru, Seattletimes
- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/another-car-on-the-tracks-disrupts-seattle-light-rail
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- Topics: seattle light rail, rainier beach station, sound transit, subaru, news, local
## 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.
## Key takeaway

A car on Seattle light rail tracks caused three-hour service disruption near Rainier Beach Station.