Sound Transit thanks riders, featured on Japanese travel show

Joni Earl, CEO
Sound Transit

Selected stories from the CEO Newsletter of January 18, 2013

Tabi Salad

Sometimes you’ll find more than trains and passengers at our Link light rail stations. That was true earlier this week when a Japanese film crew rode a Link train to the SeaTac/Airport Station gathering footage for an upcoming episode of “Tabi Salad.”

OK, you’ve probably never seen the show, but Tabi Salad is a travel program watched by more than four million households throughout Japan. It highlights iconic destinations around the world and Seattle is featured in an episode that will air in Japan next month.

On Tuesday, the show’s host was filmed buying a ticket and riding Link to the airport, which brought a few stares from regular passengers but no disruption of service. Link is becoming a popular backdrop for various television shows, movies and commercials that are filmed in Seattle.

Thanks to our riders

I was very happy to see so many passengers returning this week to ride our Sounder North Line service between Everett and Seattle. Mudslides have knocked out North Line service in record numbers this winter and we’re continuing to work with the state Department of Transportation and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railways on the problem.

Thanks again to our loyal customers for their patience and for sending us letters of appreciation about the staff members who helped with the special bus service during the service disruption.