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Hilltop Tacoma Link

A T Line train drives next to Stadium High School.

Tacoma train safety poster contest: the results are in!

By Tessa Harvey

If you could teach others about train safety through art, how would you do it? More than 100 Tacoma Public School student… Read more
A blue T Line train pulls into a new station at nighttime.

Testing trains on new tracks in Tacoma

By Katie Metzger

As we wrap up 2022, another milestone is being reached on the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension project.  We still have … Read more
A Tacoma Link vehicle is parked in the Operations and Maintenance Facility.

Fresh pics: Final new light rail vehicle arrives for Hilltop Tacoma link

By Katie Metzger

The final light rail vehicle to support Sound Transit’s T Line Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension has arrived in Tacoma! The c… Read more
Workers install sculptures on top of the new Hilltop District station.

Fresh pics: Installing art along the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension

By Katie Metzger

A big construction project isn't the only thing getting us ready to open the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension next year.  … Read more
Tacoma Link moves through downtown, with a crane in the background.

Construction to close Tacoma Link this summer

By Katie Metzger

Heads up Tacoma Link riders - free bus shuttles will replace Tacoma Link service for a few weeks this summer while crews con… Read more