Seattle's Waterfront Trolley Comeback Delayed

Originally the vintage Alaskan Way trolleys were to be back in service by Summer 2007. Now - according to this article - it looks like the earliest will be 2010...or beyond...or not at all. Facilities construction in Pioneer Square has been heavily delayed, and now the looming construction of the new Alaskan Way Viaduct would make any effort to get the trolleys back online short sited.

First and foremost, I was disgusted to see the original car barn torn down. Second, I had my concerns that the trolley would not be coming back to the waterfront. Out of sight, out of mind in a sense. It seems so backwards that we have a brand spanking new trolley system going to Lake Union, and we struggle to get the original back on the tracks. Thankfully the cars are stored and preserved out of the elements until such time that they are to be used again.

My thoughts? Someone needs to contract with Ballard Terminal Railroad, spruce up the right-of-way, and run through Ballard instead.