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Sound Transit’s long-awaited 2 Line Crosslake Connection opened on March 28, linking Seattle and the Eastside. The opening added two new stations — Judkins Park in Seattle and Mercer Island — and gives commuters one of the most eye-catching rides in the country: a train trip that seems to skim across Lake Washington, with Mount Rainier dominating the horizon on clear days. But what it takes to make that ride possible is what truly sets this line apart.