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Unsuitable tracks[edit]

Light rail tracks were installed in anticipation of future rapid transit service through the tunnel, which was later found to be poorly insulated and unusable for Link light rail

Can someone confirm? I'm not sure this is true. I know that the tunnel had a two-pole catenary, for the dual-mode buses, which was replaced with a one-pole catenary because the chosen Link trains weren't compatible with the former (and the dual-mode buses were replaced with "hush mode" diesel hybrids to keep the emissions down). But AFAIK tracks weren't laid in the tunnel until preparation for Link. - Keith D. Tyler ¶ 05:40, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is already confirmed in the article, with a source cited. The excerpt you took is from the lead section, where citations are not required as long the information is repeated later (as everything in the lead is supposed to be) and cites sources there. This detail is covered in the section "Renovation for light rail". You can also find photos in the articles about individual stations, showing the tracks clearly in place in the 1990s, such as this one and this one. SJ Morg (talk) 07:15, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Diagram is out of date[edit]

The tunnel no longer allows bus use, so there should only be one blue route and the highway access point eliminated. - 73.169.248.107 (talk) 10:34, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]