According to an Operator Alert obtained by Safe Seattle, “Unauthorized individuals have been seen accessing the non-operating cabs of in-service and terminal trains.”
A Sound Transit employee told the outlet that each light rail car has a cab at each end that can control it in the appropriate direction of travel and is often referred to as a “double-ended” car. Each Link Light Rail train is typically comprised of 3 to 4 cars.
— Ari Hoffman (@thehoffather) July 6, 2023
Have fun riding the Light Rail to the All-Star Game
ST employee: Someone could induce an emergency stop, disable the train's propulsion system or jam the radio systemwide
Despite homeland security concerns, the control keys were wired in the cabs next to the controller &… pic.twitter.com/woweENN3B4
