Northgate Link light rail testing moves into final stages

By Zee Shaner

Sound Transit

We’re approaching the finish line as we work to open three new stations at Northgate, Roosevelt and the U District on Oct. 2. With just five weeks to go as of this post, the tracks and stations will be a flurry of activity between now and opening day.

The ‘pre-revenue’ period rolled out in August, which is transit lingo for a period of intensive testing to make sure that stations, tracks, utilities, escalators, elevators, systems and vehicles all work together as expected prior to welcoming passengers.

Though much of this testing will be invisible to riders, it became much more visible on Aug. 30,

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