Western Railroad Discussion > BNSF Seattle, WA area construction pictures

King Street Station in Seattle is getting more trackwork.  It will allow each station track to connect directly to a lead track.  Swtiches will be controlled by the BNSF Seattle Terminal Dispatcher.

1 and 2) Looking north from the Royal Brougham overpass.
3) Looking south from 4th Avenue.

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4) Looking south from the pedestrain overpass at station tracks 6 and 7.  A new platform canopy will be built along the fence.  The turnout should be installed on one of the lead tracks.

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Moving down to Black River and Tukwila.  This work is being done for the Sound Transit commuter trains.

1) Looking south on the new grade for Main 3 from where the northbound signal for CP Tukwila used to be.  The new NBCS CP Tukwila is a cantilever on the south side of the I-405 overpass.  The retaining wall in the shadows is nearing completion.

2) Looking north at CP Tukwila and the northbound signal for Black River.  The #24 crossover in the foreground was recently replaced.  This crossover was originally installed during the initial Sounder construction and now features swing nose frogs.  The #24 on the Main 3 grade is built in place.  The one at left wil be cut in on Main 2 soon.  The track at left is Union Pacific.

3) New bridge connectiong the Tukwila station to the new Main 3 grade.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/22/16 19:27 by MP555.

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4) Looking north from the temporay asphalt station platform at Tukwila.  Main 3 will be built through this section.  The permanent platform at right is built out of concrete.

5) Looking south from the station platform.  This is the little bit of Main 3 that has been built for now.  It extends from the Glacier Park Siding to this point.  The roadway down to the left is where trucks and machines will access for the asphalt platform demolition.

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Excellent to see this work being done. This should definitely help freight and passengers coexist

Good posting and images MP555

Thank you.

Michael McInerney
Marion, South Australia,

MP555,

Thanks for posting this series!