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#21 Sloan

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Posted 10 November 2017 - 05:50 PM

From NARP 11-10-2017

 

 

 

The Washington State Department of Transportation will be celebrating the Grand Opening of the Tacoma Dome Station and and Tacoma Trestle, which will host the Amtrak Cascades rail line. The celebration will occur at 422 E 25 Street, Tacoma WA, in the new station at Freighthouse Square from 2pm to 3pm on December 15. Tacoma will welcome new environmental friendly locomotives and decreased delays as rerouting trains to Point Defiance Bypass will help alleviate congestion and time spent on the tracks. If you’re interested in attending, RSVP with “December 15 event” in the subject line to Dopitalj@wsdot.wa.gov. If you’re going to attend the event, expect there to be a limited amount of parking at the Tacoma Dome. However, there is plenty of parking within downtown Tacoma with access to a free streetcar that can take you directly to the celebration!


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Posted 17 November 2017 - 08:23 PM

From NARP 11-17-17

 

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Posted 10 December 2017 - 05:32 PM

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Tacoma, WA., Amtrak Service Moves to 422 East 25th Street



 

 

Tacoma Dome Station Opens December 18 & Additional Service Begins

 

Amtrak Cascades' additional service — which offers two more daily roundtrips between Seattle and Portland — starts December 18. Also on this date, the newly constructed Tacoma Dome Station will open and trains will be rerouted to an inland bypass between Tacoma and Olympia.

The Tacoma Dome Station is located in Freighthouse Square at 422 East 25th Street, Tacoma, WA, 98421, about a half-mile west of the existing station on Puyallup Avenue The last day of service at the Puyallup Avenue station will be on December 17, and all trains will stop at the new location beginning on December 18.

 


Vehicles Parked at the Puyallup Avenue Station

 

Customers who leave their vehicle at the Puyallup Avenue station on or before December 17, and return on or after December 18, will be provided a courtesy shuttle to retrieve their vehicle, during the first week after the move. Starting December 26, customers will need to make their own arrangements to travel from the new station to the Puyallup Avenue station, to retrieve their vehicle. Please note that once the move has occurred, there will be no security at the old station's parking lot, and parking will be at the vehicle owner's risk. All vehicles must be moved from the Puyallup Avenue station by December 30, 2017. Cars that remain at the station after December 30 are subject to towing at the owner’s expense.


 

Parking at Tacoma Dome Station

 

A limited number of free short term parking spaces are available across the street from the station at the Pierce Transit parking garage. If you require overnight parking, there is a pay lot at the corner of D Street and East 25th Street. To reserve a space, visit www.calltopark.com and get more information on other nearby options. Please note that Amtrak customer/guest parking is not permitted in the short-term parking stalls in front of Freighthouse Square Marketplace.

 


Northwestern Trailways Thruway Bus Service Moves to the Tacoma Greyhound Station

 

When Amtrak train service relocates to the new Tacoma Dome station, Northwestern Trailways buses will not directly serve the new Amtrak station. Customers, instead, will use the Tacoma Greyhound station, located at 510 Puyallup Avenue, one block from the new Tacoma Dome Amtrak station.


 

Tacoma Dome Station Project Information

 

The new station is part of the $181 million Point Defiance Bypass rail project, which will reroute passenger train traffic through DuPont, Lakewood and Tacoma, creating a faster and more reliable travel route. This project adds two more daily roundtrips between Seattle and Portland, for a total of six; reduces travel time between the two cities and improves on-time reliability. 

 

The spacious new station features large glass windows for a bright, welcoming lobby, wooden columns and terrazzo flooring. The station also is adjacent to the Sound Transit station in Freighthouse Square and across the street from the Pierce Transit Tacoma Dome Station, helping to create a multimodal hub for residents and travelers. Customers will have access to a variety of food vendors and shops in Freighthouse Square Marketplace, which adjoins the station.



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#24 Javelin

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Posted 12 December 2017 - 04:34 PM

This is a wonderful announcement.  The station looks great (from the outside).  Still think the station could benefit from having a "cell phone" lot for people waiting to pick up passengers from arriving trains.  My last inquiry about a "cell phone" lot was in October 2017 and the Tacoma Amtrak agent said they are "looking into it.



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Posted 13 December 2017 - 06:51 PM

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Project update:

Tacoma Trestle

 
You're invited: Opening of new Tacoma Dome Station, Tacoma Trestle

 

Amtrak Cascades, along with Sound Transit, WSDOT and the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration, is celebrating the opening of the new Tacoma Dome Station and Tacoma Trestle.

 

Join us from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 in the new Amtrak Cascades station at Freighthouse Square - 422 E 25th St., Tacoma, to celebrate:

  • Opening the new Tacoma Dome station and Tacoma Trestle
  • Adding two more Amtrak Cascades daily roundtrips between Seattle and Portland
  • Rerouting trains to the Point Defiance Bypass to decrease delays
  • Launching new environmentally-friendly locomotives
  • Completing $800 million in rail improvements throughout Western Washington

Questions? Contact Janet Matkin, WSDOT Rail Communications at 360-705-7966 or MatkinJ@wsdot.wa.gov.

RSVP with "December 15 event" in the subject line to: DopitaJ@wsdot.wa.gov.

 

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