Two More Cities Served By Seattle-Tacoma Line

The Sounder heavy-rail system adds stops at two Washington cities; will they see a rail-related boom?

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February 9, 2001, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"As she served up the last marionberry danish and a golden loaf of raisin bread at closing time early yesterday afternoon, Eileen Moore said the new Sound Transit commuter-rail stop in Kent could be as good for business as her 4-inch-thick slices of Dutch apple pie. 'We plan on extending our hours until 8 p.m. for the people when they get off the train at night,' said Moore, the manager at Wild Wheat Bakery, Cafe and Restaurant. 'We have to find a cook first.'"

Thanks to Joshuah Mello

Read the full story: Heavy rail comes to two more cities on the Seattle-Tacoma run

Tuesday, February 6, 2001 in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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