An overnight train derailment, only the second known derailment during Sound Transit light rail passenger service, has suspended service on two lines: the 1 Line from Capitol Hill station to SODO station and 2 Line from Capitol Hill station to Judkins Park station.
The derailment, like the previous incident in 2009, were at low speed without injuries or passengers onboard.
A Reddit user posted a photo of a train off the tracks at International District station, adding that an out of service train ran off the tracks."
https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1vdb6te/light_rail_crashed_in_front_of_us_at/
On Sunday morning, the gates at International District/Chinatown Station were still closed at 8:15 a.m., as a crew below performed some tasks with the overhead power lines directly above the southbound tracks.
Shuttle buses arrived mostly full from Capitol Hill, where King County Metro took people either to Sodo to catch a train south or to Judkins Park Station to catch a train east. One rider screamed and cried at security guards along 5th Avenue South about a miscommunication at Capitol Hill Station. They were traveling to the University District but wound up on a bus to International District/Chinatown.
This was only the second known derailment during Sound Transit light rail passenger service. The other was in November 2009, when a train operator entered a track section next to the Sodo maintenance yard while the switches weren't aligned yet, causing a 50-minute commuter delay and some equipment damage.
Transit rider Laura Bell-Allred encountered a tougher commute after her overnight shift in the UW Medical Center. She had to get a train at UW Station, step off at Capitol Hill, then ride a shuttle bus to International District/Chinatown's plaza and find a different shuttle bus east to Judkins Park. But it was only the second time she recalls her light rail trips being disrupted. "They always make sure they have a plan," she said. "I think they're doing the best they can.”
