The initial seven of the 27 University Link light rail car shells were delivered to the Port of Tacoma in August. And all car shells should be here by February 2011. The Port of Everett may be used for some of the 27 deliveries.
The vehicle's manufacturer, Kinkisharyo International, LLC, plans to move the shells from Tacoma to their final assembly site in Mukilteo. Assembling the vehicles is creating about 30 fulltime jobs and all vehicles should be assembled by September, 2011.
The University Link line, which will connect downtown Seattle to the University of Washington, is under construction now and scheduled to begin passenger service in 2016.
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