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reel icon A little behind-the-scenes look at our Pinehurst community photoshoot! 🎬✨ Hard to believe it’s already been a month since Pinehurst Station opened for service! 🚊 Swipe all the way through for a special performance you won’t want to miss! 🎸👀 📸: @chonakasinger
reel icon It’s officially been one month since we opened Pinehurst Station! 🥳🚊 But that wasn’t the only milestone worth celebrating on opening day! We had a very special third birthday in the house, and we couldn’t let the occasion go by without making it extra memorable. 🥹🎂 Thanks for celebrating with us and making opening day even sweeter! 💙 Video description: A young child celebrates their third birthday with family and Sound Transit staff during the Pinehurst Station opening celebration. The video shows the smiling child gathered around a transit-themed birthday cake, receiving transit-themed gifts, and excitedly examining it with the family. The video ends with the child smiling alongside family members while holding a train.
reel icon Big news today for the Ballard Link Extension! 🚊 Learn more about the project and what we recently shared with the community in The Platform blog (🔗 in bio). Video description: Sound Transit employee Tamar gives an update on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Ballard Link Extension from Union Station in Seattle. Aerial shots of the future project are interspersed.
reel icon From International District to International Boulevard, take your taste buds on a trip around the world! 🌏 @seattlesouthside and @cityofseatac invite you to celebrate the region’s cultural diversity while supporting small, family-run businesses. Head south on the 1 Line to discover the 30+ restaurants, cafés and markets that make up the Global Dining District along International Boulevard near SEA Airport. With global cuisines reflecting the many cultures of SeaTac, one of the most diverse cities in the Northwest, there’s a world of flavors to explore. Grab your ORCA card and Global Dining District passport and discover the world one bite at a time! Click the link in our bio to learn more about the Global Dining District and how to get there by transit 🔗 Video description: Sound Transit employee Henry stands first in front of the sign for Chinatown/International District Station, then Tukwila International Boulevard Station. A hand grabs a Global Dining District passport from a countertop. Henry visits local businesses - holding a coffee cup, perusing shelves and eating donuts - before boarding at Angle Lake Station. Businesses featured: Zain Restaurant & Bakery Cafe @kappaespresso @blvdmarketseatac @masaesteriyaki @lasdelicias206
reel icon At the controls, every detail matters. Meet Carlos, a T Line operator who turned a childhood dream into a career. Today, he brings focus, skill and a commitment to safety to every shift — with the joy of doing what he loves along the way. Step into the operator’s cab and see what it takes to keep the region moving. #BehindYourRide Video description: Text on screen reads "The care behind your ride" as Carlos walks through a T Line train to the operator's cab while wearing a Sound Transit hat and orange vest. He introduces himself and shows his job functions, including speaking into a radio and driving the train. He also high fives and shakes hands with colleagues.
reel icon We recruited a very good boy to help us test something new… In our onboard pet pilot, dogs are permitted if leashed, well-behaved, and under the handler’s control. Other pets are allowed but must remain in a carrier. Handlers are responsible for controlling and cleaning up after their pets. Pets may not block seating or passenger movement. Sound Transit staff may restrict pet travel when safety, sanitation, or overcrowding concerns exist. Learn more at the link in our bio! 🔗 Video description: Sound Transit employee Henry “interviews” dog River and handler Savanna from the mezzanine of Westlake Station. Clips of the group riding a Link train are interspersed.
reel icon 🐶 Your transit buddy is welcome aboard! Keep dogs leashed and under control, and other pets in carriers. Need to report an issue? Call or text the Security Operations Center (SOC) at 206-398-5268. Learn more about our fall 2026–spring 2027 pet pilot at the link in our bio 🔗 Video description: Sound Transit employee Amy rides light rail with a leashed and well-behaved dog to explain the pet policy pilot that allows pets aboard Sound Transit services under newer, simpler guidelines.
reel icon Every day, thousands of people count on Sound Transit to get where they need to go. Helping them feel safe along the way is an important part of that journey. Meet Mario, a security specialist on our FAST team. His work is part of our commitment to creating a safe, clean and welcoming experience for everyone who rides, works and spends time in our system. Get to know the people who show up every day and the many ways we’re actively working to serve our community. #BehindYourRide Video description: Mario wears a yellow reflective jacket and blue hat with a Sound Transit logo. He is standing in the plaza of International District Chinatown Station while explaining his job functions. Clips of him interacting with passengers and other security personnel are interspersed. Text on screen at the beginning of the video reads "the care behind your ride."
reel icon Oh heyy! 👋😉 Want a ride? Video description: Video opens with a drone hovering above the Seattle skyline against a clear blue sky. On-screen text reads, “The traffic around the Puget Sound is so bad... And don’t even get me started on parking!” The video transitions to scenic footage of Sound Transit trains traveling through urban areas, alongside highways, through tree-lined neighborhoods, and near waterfronts. Shots feature a Washington State ferry on Elliott Bay, a Sounder train traveling along the water, and a Link light rail train with Mount Rainier in the background.
reel icon What is this thing? 👀 It’s a rail miller, and it plays an important role in system maintenance. Rail milling smooths the rail surface to help maintain track quality and address wear. We’ve been doing more of this work lately as part of our ongoing efforts to improve system reliability. The machine can reshape rails in fewer passes than traditional grinding, helping our teams get more work done during limited maintenance hours. But it works best on long, connected sections of track and needs a clear path to do its job. That means we need to coordinate this work carefully with other maintenance and construction projects, sometimes scheduling it outside our regular monthly maintenance closures. Want to know about work that could affect your ride? Sign up for service alerts at the link in our bio 🔗 #BehindYourRide
reel icon 🏈 Seahawks gameday = ride day! 💚💙   With the Crosslake Connection, it’s easier than ever for 1 and now 2 Line fans to ride together with their fellow 12s to the stadium. 🙌   Skip the traffic and take Link light rail or ST Express to cheer on the Seahawks as they take on Kansas City this Sunday night!   🚆 Want to see more on gameday ridership stats? Check out the link in our bio for all the details! Video description: A fast-paced collage of photos featuring Seattle Seahawks fans, known as the 12s, celebrating the start of football season at the 12s Rally. Fans dressed in blue and green pose in front of Sound Transit’s 1 and 2 Line display, surrounded by Seahawks-themed decorations and balloons. The video opens with the text “12s who take transit >>>” and includes close-ups of fans, rally displays, and a sign reading “Go Hawks, Go Link!”
reel icon There's something about the sound of a pressure washer at work. 🔊 Take a peek (and listen) to one of the many tasks happening behind the scenes at Sound Transit. #BehindYourRide Video description: Two workers use a pressure washer to clean the plaza outside Beacon Hill Station. Text on screen reads "the cleaning behind your ride."