Blue Link Transit
Blue Link Transit (BLT), commonly known as Blue Link and formerly the Wiki City Transit Association (WCTA), is Wiki City's public transit agency, responsible for bus, tram, metro, and commuter rail operations in the area.
Bus
Blue Link operates a vast, diverse, and accessible fleet of single and double-decker buses on hundreds of routes.
Tram
Blue Link's tram network, radiating from downtown to the outskirts, has a rich history. Today's trams are articulated and accessible.
Metro
The Blue Link Metro is the largest rapid transit network in Wikiland, carrying millions of riders per day throughout the city and into nearby suburbs 24/7.
Commuter rail
Blue Link's commuter rail network connects each of the 19 boroughs, as well as many suburbs surrounding the area. It is one of the city's "Big Six" commuter rail networks and began operations in 1984. At the time, the network used EMD F40PH diesel locomotives, the only of its kind in Blue Link history, and Comet II coaches (with Comet IIIs arriving in 1991) for trains with higher demand and Budd Rail Diesel Cars (commonly shortened to RDCs) for trains with lower demand. In 1998, the RDCs were replaced by the newer, sleeker, and more accessible Bombardier Talent trains. The network electrification project was complete in 2005, just in time for the arrival of Stadler FLIRT electric multiple units, which replaced the F40PHs and Comets. The Talents were eventually replaced in 2014 by their descendants, the Talent 2s. Meanwhile, in 2021, to cope with increasing demand, new Siemens Desiro Mainline trains were introduced, from which they, the Talent 2s, and the FLIRTs operate to this day.
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A Siemens Desiro City in Austria.
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A Bombardier Talent 2 in Germany.
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A Stadler FLIRT, in the same generation as those in Blue Link, in Switzerland.
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A drawing of an EMD F40PH wearing its exclusive Blue Link livery. -
Two Budd Rail Diesel Cars in Vermont.
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An original Bombardier Talent in Germany.
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