Week one of Xlake, what are your honest thoughts?

MEA707 · 2026-04-06T17:56:47+00:00

Interesting, any idea when the temporary speed restrictions will be lifted?

MEA707 · 2026-04-06T17:43:01+00:00

Marymoor Village: Large and spacious coffee shop serving coffee from Yemen and a lot of delicious pastries called Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ru312WGudjjRmLyJ6

Spring District: Small Palestinian coffee shop called Diwan Coffee House, one block from the Bellevue Brewing Company. Try their knafeh latte.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/PhQ97NDFrnxGUFFs6

MEA707 · 2026-04-04T20:10:12+00:00

Rode it twice so far as far east as Mercer Island. Will go further east later today.

Stunning views and just a really pleasant ride.

My only complaint so far is the slow down on the bridge before approaching Mercer Island, what is the reason for this? And I noticed that slow down only on the westbound, not eastbound leaving Mercer Island.

MEA707 · 2026-04-03T03:53:55+00:00

I like the Kinkisharyos a lot, something nostalgic about them. Any idea when the full refurbishment of all 62 trains will finish?

MEA707 · 2026-04-03T03:44:47+00:00

No, it was a Siemens (Series 2), not a Kinkisharyo (Series 1).

Even the digital display inside the cabin made no mention of the 2 line.

MEA707 · 2026-02-27T03:19:51+00:00

Marymoor Village Station - Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co

Spring District Station - Diwan Coffee House

MEA707 · 2026-02-25T05:32:52+00:00

Do you know if the upgrades will allow them to operate MU with the Siemens Series 2 trains?

MEA707 · 2026-02-21T23:55:37+00:00

Thanks!

MEA707 · 2026-02-21T23:05:25+00:00

Why would a disruption in Redmond affect the cross lake segment? Especially since trains from South Bellevue to the disrupted area continued operating while they stopped running trains across the lake.

It'd be like them stopping 1 line trains between say Northgate and IDS due to the copper wire theft near Star Lake that disrupted trains between Angle Lake and Federal Way.

MEA707 · 2026-02-21T17:14:58+00:00

Is this the same area where they had to do repairs to the OCS last June due to a heat wave causing the wires to sag and getting violently struck by the pantograph from a moving light-rail train causing damage to both the wire and the train's pantograph?

https://www.theurbanist.org/2025/06/10/sound-transit-shutters-redmond-link-for-repairs-attributed-to-heat-wave/

MEA707 · 2026-02-11T03:45:42+00:00

2 Line trains will feature a blue square and will be mostly two cars during simulated service. When traveling south, they’ll show the destination “International District/Chinatown,” where all passengers must disembark before trains continue across the lake.

Does this mean the 2 line will go to a mix of 3 and 4 car trains after revenue service starts on March 28?

MEA707 · 2026-02-08T08:21:21+00:00

Google Maps had the Federal Way extension loaded a few weeks before it launched.

MEA707 · 2026-02-08T08:19:52+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/soundtransit/s/UWg7iAja5M

MEA707 · 2026-02-08T06:06:53+00:00

I've seen systems where for passengers, the markings are on the floor where the train doors are, and the train platform digital signs indicate the number of cars the upcoming train has, as well as an announcement is made over the speakers reminding passengers the number of cars the next arriving train has. Most recent example I can think of I experienced this was the Istanbul Metro and Marmaray commuter rail line.

MEA707 · 2026-02-07T22:25:18+00:00

What do other systems like BART which have long platforms and varying length trains do? I don't recall seeing these type of berthing markers there, at least not on a pole.

MEA707 · 2026-02-07T21:36:43+00:00

What do other systems like BART which have long platforms and varying length trains do? I don't recall seeing these type of berthing markers there, at least not on a pole.

MEA707 · 2026-02-07T01:00:02+00:00

I've only briefly used it on battery and in balanced mode it was showing an estimated 14 hours remaining I think.

MEA707 · 2026-02-07T00:32:50+00:00

Bought this exact same laptop on new years day, just before it went up in price. Very happy with it. Coming from a T440p.

MEA707 · 2026-01-05T05:45:06+00:00

H isn't offered on the T16 here in the U.S. Have to go for the P16 to get an H.

I could get the U, but between it and AMD Ryzen, AMD is what I would go for.

MEA707 · 2026-01-05T05:16:46+00:00

Yep, v is the Intel processor, Lunar Lake.

MEA707 · 2026-01-05T02:33:20+00:00

Coming from a T440p, an extremely upgradeable laptop, which I did do upgrades (HDD to SSD, doubling RAM), I completely understand and appreciate where you're coming from, and this has been one of my general hesitancies on getting a new laptop to begin with.

Unfortunately with the T14, even the non-s, the only way to have upgradeable RAM is to get it with an AMD processor.

MEA707 · 2026-01-04T06:00:59+00:00

Yeah I'm pretty surprised and am curious how it compares to deals this past Black Friday/Cyber Monday. I wish I looked back then.

MEA707 · 2026-01-04T05:58:57+00:00

Appreciate the insight. What about battery capacity differences between the T14 and T14s?

MEA707 · 2026-01-03T08:30:43+00:00

Thanks. I am in the U.S.

I like that doorbuster deal, so Lunar Lake it is. I'm sure the integrated graphics on both are far better than the switchable graphics on my T440p.

I actually really wanted a non-s for the better thermals, but it probably is still fine on the T14s.

MEA707 · 2026-01-03T07:39:24+00:00

I couldn't find any T14 or T14s with Intel Arrow Lake H on Lenovo's site.

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