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Hawaii Opinion Editorials Letters Op-Eds Kate Riley Mark Higgins Brier Dudley Jonathan Martin Thanh Tan Blanca Torres Columnists Nicole Brodeur FYI Guy Mary Ann Gwinn Ron Judd Jerry Large Seattle Sketcher Jon Talton Danny Westneat Jobs Autos Homes Listings Classifieds NWshowcase ShopNW Seattle Times Store Contact FAQs Subscriber Services Print Replica iOS App Android App Transportation Login Subscribe Transportation The Seattle Times Transportation section covers topics such as Bertha and the Highway 99 tunnel project to replace the Alaskan Way viaduct; the Highway 520 floating bridge replacement; Washington state Department of Transportation (WSDOT); Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT); King County Metro; Sounder trains and Link light rail; and roads, bridges, cars, bicycles, buses and pedestrians. Meet our staff June 4, 2016 at 10:55 am Columbia Gorge oil-train fire out, but sheen on water and worries remain The origin of the sheen is not known. Crews laid down more booms Saturday and were assessing the size of the sheen, a day after the oil-train derailment outside Mosier, Ore. VIEW Local News Environment Northwest Transportation More Headlines June 3, 2016 at 2:23 pm Traffic: Expect long delays for construction on I-5 and I-90 Avoid westbound I-90 at Bellevue Way, and northbound I-5 at Marysville, where lanes will be reduced this weekend for construction. Local News Transportation June 3, 2016 at 1:19 pm Oil train derails, catches fire in Columbia River Gorge VIEW A Union Pacific oil train has derailed and smoke and flames can be seen in Mosier, Ore., in the Columbia River Gorge. Local News June 3, 2016 at 10:20 am 20 students, driver hurt when school buses collide in Renton VIEW The students suffered minor to moderate injuries after a school bus rear-ended a second school bus in Renton, fire officials said. The buses had just... Local News June 2, 2016 at 6:24 pm Blame Mother Nature for Highway 99 backup Local News Transportation Photo & Video Photography June 2, 2016 at 1:56 pm Contest-winning Denny bike won’t go forward into production Manufacturing plans for the Denny bike, custom-designed for Seattle conditions, have hit a roadblock. Business Local Business Local News Transportation June 1, 2016 at 6:55 pm Next stop, St. Louis, for vintage streetcars once used in Seattle Metro’s vintage Australian streetcars are headed to St. Louis. The streetcars can no longer be used here because Seattle's modern streetcars run on a lower... Local News June 1, 2016 at 12:43 am Swiss inaugurate world’s longest rail tunnel on time, on budget VIEW Switzerland pulled out all the stops for the inauguration of the 35.4-mile long Gotthard Railway Tunnel. The world’s longest rail tunnel cost $12 billion. Business May 31, 2016 at 1:39 pm Slow-moving train hits car in Georgetown neighborhood A freight train struck a car in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood Tuesday, but no one was seriously hurt. Local News May 31, 2016 at 6:00 am Ballard pushing for light-rail tunnel — even though drawbridge appears headed for ballot Sound Transit didn’t budget for an expensive Ballard tunnel in its latest ST3 light-rail proposal, but elected officials are keeping that option open. Local News Transportation Sound Transit 3 May 28, 2016 at 10:00 am All’s still not smooth for Uber after its bumpy ride to Sea-Tac Airport A month into the new arrangement, complaints from drivers include damaged tires, long wait times to pick up passengers and minimal restroom access. 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