the proposals for their return to service. Route The line began at the Broad Street maintenance barn and mostly ran along the east side of Alaskan Way on Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway trackage under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Its southernmost section in Pioneer Square consisted of an east–west track on South Main Street that passed Occidental Square and turned south onto 5th Avenue South. It terminated at South Jackson Street, across the street from International District station in the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel. Stations All of the stations (with the exception of the Occidental Park and Jackson Street stations) along the Alaskan Way were originally painted brown when the line first opened. In 2004, all of these stations were refurbished and repainted in Marine Blue. The Occidental and Jackson stations were designed to reflect the surrounding architecture along the streets when the line was extended in 1990. The Jackson Street stop featured an Asian Pagoda-style station while Occidental park had a vintage-style station. Service and operations Prior to its discontinuation in 2005, the Waterfront Streetcar line ran at a frequency of 20 minutes from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekends. The streetcar was located entirely within Metro's Free Ride Area, but charged a normal fare paid with cash or a valid bus transfer or pass. The fleet of streetcar vehicles had wooden bench seating for 43 passengers and standing room for 40. The high platforms at stations allowed for level boarding, and the vehicles had room for wheelchairs and other mobility devices. The streetcar line was labeled as Route 99, which also applied to its replacement bus route. In 2004, its final year of full operations, the streetcar line carried 403,600 passengers. See also Seattle Streetcar Network South Lake Union Streetcar First Hill Streetcar References Additional sources Benson, George (1919-2004), Father of the Seattle Waterfront Streetcar External links Transportation in Seattle Defunct town tramway systems by city Heritage streetcar systems Streetcars in Washington (state) Railway lines opened in 1982 Railway lines closed in 2005 1982 establishments in Washington (state) 2005 disestablishments in Washington (state)