Sound Transit light rail shut down between the Star Lake Station in Kent and the Angle Lake Station in SeaTac for almost three hours on Wednesday after thieves stole copper wire, causing a power issue.
The 1 Line’s south extension has only been open since December. But it has experienced repeated, brief disruptions because of power fluctuations that Sound Transit believes are tied mostly to wire theft.
Repeated wire theft along light rail lines
The alert went out at 4:11 a.m. on Feb. 7, and the line had to shut down for repairs and inspections.
“We had staffed up extra ‘crafts’ today, which are the folks who make repairs. And we were able to deploy things really, really quickly along the alignment,” said Henry Bendon, a public information officer for Sound Transit…