Seattle’s huge sewage tunnel is halfway drilled. Take a look inside

January 12, 2023

Seattle has an underground rail line that starts in Ballard, with trains that run around the clock. But you won’t come across the route on any transit map, because the trains in question don’t move commuters. They move muck.

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