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The Point Defiance Bypass (officially the Lakeview Subdivision) is a rail line between the cities of DuPont and Tacoma in Pierce County, Washington.[1]

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  1. 52 relations: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Amtrak, Amtrak Cascades, Arrangements between railroads, BNSF Railway, Burlington Northern Railroad, Caxton Press (United States), Coast Starlight, COVID-19 pandemic, DuPont, Washington, Federal Railroad Administration, Fort Lewis (Washington), Glossary of rail transport terms, Grays Harbor, Great Northern Railway (U.S.), Interstate 5 in Washington, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, KUOW-FM, Lacey, Washington, Lakewood station, Lakewood, Washington, National Transportation Safety Board, Nisqually River, Northern Pacific Railway, Pierce County, Washington, Point Defiance Park, Positive train control, Puget Sound, Puyallup River, Railway Age, Sound Transit, Sounder commuter rail, South Tacoma station, Surface Transportation Board, T Line (Sound Transit), Tacoma Dome Station, Tacoma Rail, Tacoma, Washington, Talgo, Tenino, Washington, The News Tribune, The Olympian, The Seattle Times, Thurston County, Washington, Trestle bridge, Union Pacific Railroad, Washington (state), Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Legislature, Washington State Route 16, ... Expand index (2 more) »

  2. 2017 establishments in Washington (state)
  3. Rail infrastructure in Washington (state)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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Amtrak Cascades

The Amtrak Cascades is a passenger train corridor in the Pacific Northwest, operated by Amtrak in partnership with the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon.

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Arrangements between railroads

Railway companies can interact with and control others in many ways.

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BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States.

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Burlington Northern Railroad

The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a merger of four major U.S. railroads.

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Caxton Press (United States)

Caxton Press (formerly known as Caxton Printers, a division of its parent company, The Caxton Printers Ltd.) is a book publisher located in Caldwell, Idaho, United States, founded in 1925.

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Coast Starlight

The Coast Starlight is a long-distance passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area.

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COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

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DuPont, Washington

DuPont is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is an agency in the United States Department of Transportation (DOT).

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Fort Lewis (Washington)

Fort Lewis is a United States Army base located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington.

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Glossary of rail transport terms

Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways.

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Grays Harbor

Grays Harbor is an estuarine bay located north of the mouth of the Columbia River, on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington state, in the United States.

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Great Northern Railway (U.S.)

The Great Northern Railway was an American Class I railroad.

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Interstate 5 in Washington

Interstate 5 (I-5) is an Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States that serves as the region's primary north–south route.

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Joint Base Lewis–McChord

Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) is a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62nd Airlift Wing located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–McChord.

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KUOW-FM

KUOW-FM (94.9 MHz) is a National Public Radio member station in Seattle, Washington.

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Lacey, Washington

Lacey is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.

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Lakewood station

Lakewood station is a commuter rail station in Lakewood, Washington, United States.

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Lakewood, Washington

Lakewood is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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National Transportation Safety Board

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is an independent U.S. government investigative agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.

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Nisqually River

The Nisqually River is a river in west central Washington in the United States, approximately long.

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Northern Pacific Railway

The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest.

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Pierce County, Washington

Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Point Defiance Park

Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Washington, United States, is a large urban park.

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Positive train control

Positive train control (PTC) is a family of automatic train protection systems deployed in the United States.

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Puget Sound

Puget Sound is a sound on the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington.

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Puyallup River

The Puyallup River is a river in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Railway Age

Railway Age is an American trade magazine for the rail transport industry.

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Sound Transit

Sound Transit (ST), officially the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, is a public transit agency serving the Seattle metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Sounder commuter rail

Sounder commuter rail is a commuter rail service operated by BNSF on behalf of Sound Transit.

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South Tacoma station

South Tacoma station is a commuter rail station in Tacoma, Washington, United States, served by the S Line of the Sounder commuter rail network.

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Surface Transportation Board

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) of the United States is an independent federal agency that serves as an adjudicatory board.

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T Line (Sound Transit)

The T Line, formerly known as Tacoma Link, is a light rail line in Tacoma, Washington, part of the Link light rail system operated by Sound Transit.

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Tacoma Dome Station

Tacoma Dome Station is a train station and transit hub in Tacoma, Washington, United States.

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Tacoma Rail

Tacoma Rail is a publicly owned Class III shortline railroad.

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Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.

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Talgo

Talgo (officially Patentes Talgo, SAU) is a Spanish manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high-speed passenger trains.

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Tenino, Washington

Tenino is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.

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The News Tribune

The News Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Tacoma, Washington.

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The Olympian

The Olympian is a daily newspaper based in Olympia, Washington, in the United States.

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The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington.

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Thurston County, Washington

Thurston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Trestle bridge

A trestle bridge is a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced frames.

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Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad is a Class I freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Washington State Department of Transportation

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT or WashDOT, both) is a governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of transportation infrastructure in the U.S. state of Washington.

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Washington State Legislature

The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington.

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Washington State Route 16

State Route 16 (SR 16) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, connecting Pierce and Kitsap counties.

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Yelm, Washington

Yelm is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.

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2017 Washington train derailment

On December 18, 2017, Amtrak ''Cascades'' passenger train 501 derailed near DuPont, Washington, United States.

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See also

2017 establishments in Washington (state)

Rail infrastructure in Washington (state)

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Defiance_Bypass

Also known as American Lake Branch, Lakeview Subdivision, Lakewood Subdivision, Tacoma, Olympia & Grays Harbor Railroad, Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad.

, Yelm, Washington, 2017 Washington train derailment.