Talk:Sounder commuter rail
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Doesn't the Sounder train have it's own logo?
I hope that the Sounder logo is added into the Wikimedia Commons and is placed under the Sound Transit logo for proper identification. FOPFan300 22:24, 28 October 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fairlyoddparents1234 (talk • contribs)
RailPlus
I've added an external link that goes to Amtrak and Sound Transit's RailPlus program. I'm a regular on the Pierce Transit operated ST Express (primarly the 592 and 594) routes as well as the Sounder. I'm willing to contribute.
RaggieSoft 19:34, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
Schedule times
Since Wikipedia is not a How-to guide I'm removing the information about current schedule times. It's likely to date quickly, and we have a link to the current timetable. MKoltnow 00:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
Big update
The recent edit to the article adds a lot of information, but it deletes a great deal as well. I would like things like the RailPlus reference to return. I also think we should try to avoid use of terms like "currently" and "is planning" since they date so quickly. The sentence describing the reason for the second train's being added "to help increase ridership" appears to be unsourced. Thanks for your contributions. Let's work as a team. MKoltnow 04:07, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Eastside Line Proposal section
I've removed this section - in addition to being... well, wacky, it didn't meet quality standards.
Just to clarify for the author - Renton won't allow at-grade rail through their city limits, and South Bellevue residents are extremely opposed to rail that often goes (literally) through their backyards. There are also a multitude of at-grade crossings that can't be separated, several of which are park access largely used by children: It would be horribly unsafe to add service on these rails. The rail through there is largely class 2 - all rail would have to be replaced, curves would have to be straightened (with earthwork and a new bridge south of downtown), signaling would have to be replaced, to run at anything approaching acceptable passenger speed. The line also doesn't serve downtown Bellevue or any of the major work centers - it's across 405 from the Bellevue urban core, doesn't hit Kirkland effectively, etc. The issues with this line go on - connections to existing transit hubs are virtually nonexistent, in several places it could never be double-tracked, etc, etc. There's no coherent proposal to use the line for transit because the moment you start looking at the logistics, acquiring new ROW becomes cheaper. Bensch 06:02, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Did you know nomination
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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle talk 15:39, 31 May 2025 (UTC)
- ... that one Sounder line carries 0.6 percent of the system's riders on weekdays but 32 percent on weekends? Source: Sound Transit (p. 22)
- ALT1: ... that Sounder (pictured) can take you to Sounders games? Source: Sound Transit
- ALT2: ... that 170 trips on Sounder commuter rail (pictured) were cancelled in the winter of 2012–2013 due to mudslides? Source: Everett Herald
- Reviewed: Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee
SounderBruce 19:11, 13 April 2025 (UTC).
Article is a recent GA. QPQ completed. Copyvio not detected and referencing is adequate. All hooks verified in the sources and cited inline. Good to go - prefer ALT2. Something tells me you like the word "Sounder", but I can't quite say what. Juxlos (talk) 02:11, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
- Just a coincidence. Excuse me while I hide my paper trains. SounderBruce 04:09, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
- I was going to promote this, noting my preference for alt1 as written but the reviewer's preference for alt2. In checking the article, I think we can make alt2 a bit more interesting without getting weird:
- Just a coincidence. Excuse me while I hide my paper trains. SounderBruce 04:09, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
- ALT3: ... that Sounder commuter rail (pictured) has been frequently disrupted by mudslides, with a seasonal record for cancelled trips reaching 170 in winter 2012–2013?
- Kingsif (talk) 01:11, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
- Don't mind the switch, though ALT3 is a bit wordy. Also proposing a new image since, per the FAC, the current one is a bit unclear. SounderBruce 05:58, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
A better crop of the image, but I don't think either is going to work on the MP, so I suggest running without an image. RoySmith (talk) 18:48, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
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- I disagree that the crop is an improvement, it's worse - I generally dislike making photos unconventional dimensions, and especially so when it's to isolate the subject from its background/context when doing so is unnecessary (often, actually, having 'breathing room' around the subject is better). I think either of the current (original) proposed image or the previous one (now in the article under "Added trips and 2010s improvements") would be good for MP. The train's shape, rather unusual (and perhaps unique to the northern US states and Canada in my experience), as well as the wave design on it, is interesting. The current proposal also has some very pretty water in it that kinda matches up with the design on the train, so that's neat. Kingsif (talk) 22:08, 13 May 2025 (UTC)
- The problem is that in the original image, you can't even recognize that it's a train. I agree with you that my crop doesn't work either, so my labeling it as "a better crop" wasn't really accurate. How about File:Sounder-consist-full.jpg?
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