乘铁轨穿越浮桥:GeekWire播客乘火车跨湖前往微软

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乘铁轨穿越浮桥:GeekWire播客乘火车跨湖前往微软

内容来源:https://www.geekwire.com/2026/riding-the-rails-over-a-floating-bridge-geekwire-podcast-takes-the-train-across-the-lake-to-microsoft/

内容总结:

本周《极客连线》播客节目将录制现场搬上了轨道——节目组登上Sound Transit 2号线列车,在穿越全球首座浮桥轻轨的旅途中,从西雅图北门社区一路行至雷德蒙德的微软园区。

这座浮桥堪称数十年磨一剑的工程奇迹。录制团队在拥挤车厢中手持设备完成本期节目,本身也克服了诸多现场挑战。旅途中,主持人与乘客畅谈本周热点,包括安杜里尔公司在西雅图运河新建的自主战舰工厂,以及高尔夫名将布莱森·德尚博收购贝尔维尤体育科技公司Sportsbox AI等话题。

Sound Transit工程师亨利·本登在节目中揭秘了浮桥建设背后的技术突破:如何让时速55英里的列车在随风浪、湖位变化而移动的浮桥上平稳运行。自3月28日跨湖线路开通以来,客流量持续攀升,这条轨道正成为连接湖两岸科技枢纽的重要动脉。

抵达雷德蒙德后,微软总裁布拉德·史密斯接受专访,回顾公司二十年来推动跨湖线路落地的历程。他指出:"这条线路给了人们一个月前还不存在的出行选择。"当被问及该工程从构想到实现耗时近六十年的启示时,史密斯强调:"最重要的是人们始终坚持。"

谈及微软与亚马逊这对在云计算和人工智能领域的劲敌,史密斯透露双方在区域交通等民生议题上保持合作:"在本地事务上,我们不是竞争对手而是协作者。"节目最后,主持人还向这位科技领袖抛出了一道贴近生活的趣味问答。

本期节目已在苹果播客、声田等平台同步上线。

中文翻译:

本期《极客连线》播客节目,我们踏上了一场移动录制之旅——更准确地说,是轨道录制之旅。我们在声线轻轨2号线上完成了本期节目,乘坐全球首列行驶在浮桥上的轻轨,从西雅图北门社区一路前往雷德蒙德的微软园区。

这座浮桥堪称数十年铸就的工程奇迹——当然,指的是桥梁本身而非本播客。不过,为了在拥挤的车厢里同时操控多支手持麦克风和便携录音设备,我们确实克服了不少现场调度难题。

旅途中,我们与同车乘客畅谈,并讨论了本周热点新闻:包括安杜里尔公司在西雅图船运运河畔设立的自主战舰工厂,以及高尔夫巨星布莱森·德尚博在美国大师赛前夕收购贝尔维尤体育科技公司Sportsbox AI的动向。

随后,声线轻轨工程师亨利·本登为我们揭秘了浮桥背后的工程技术。他阐释了工程师如何攻克前所未有的挑战——让列车以55英里时速行驶在随风浪、湖位变化而持续浮动的桥梁上。

本登介绍了自3月28日跨湖连接线开通以来的客流激增现象,以及这条线路对连通湖区两岸科技枢纽的重要意义。

抵达雷德蒙德后,我们与微软总裁布拉德·史密斯深入对话,探讨微软二十年来如何推动跨湖连接线从蓝图变为现实。

史密斯表示,这条线路赋予人们"一个月前尚未拥有的出行选择"。

当我们追问"从构想到现实历时近六十年,这反映出本地区重大基建项目怎样的建设生态"时,他回应道:"最可贵的是人们持之以恒的信念。"

我们还探讨了微软与亚马逊这对在云计算和人工智能领域激烈竞争的对手,如何在区域交通和公共事务中展开合作。史密斯指出:"在本地议题上,我们与亚马逊并非竞争关系,而是携手共进。"

最后,我们向他抛出了一个贴近生活的趣味问答。

欢迎通过苹果播客、Spotify或任意播客平台订阅《极客连线》。

英文来源:

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: we take the show on the road — or rather, on the rails — recording on Sound Transit’s 2 Line as we ride the world’s first light rail on a floating bridge from Seattle’s Northgate neighborhood to Microsoft’s campus in Redmond.
It’s an engineering marvel decades in the making — the bridge, that is, not the podcast. That said, juggling a couple of handheld mics and portable recorder on a crowded train, we did have to overcome some logistical challenges to make it happen.
Along the way, we chat with fellow passengers and talk about the week’s headlines, including Anduril’s autonomous warship facility on Seattle’s ship canal, and golf star Bryson DeChambeau’s acquisition of Bellevue-based Sportsbox AI ahead of the Masters.
Then we get a behind-the-scenes look at the engineering from Sound Transit’s Henry Bendon. He explains how engineers solved the unprecedented challenge of running 55 mph trains on a bridge that constantly moves with wind, waves, and changing lake levels.
Bendon describes the surge in ridership since the Crosslake Connection opened on March 28, and what the line means for connecting the tech hubs on both sides of the lake.
After arriving in Redmond, we sit down with Microsoft President Brad Smith to talk about the company’s two-decade role in making the Crosslake Connection a reality.
Smith says the line gives people “a choice they didn’t have a month ago.”
We ask what it says about how we build big things in this region that it took nearly 60 years to get from idea to reality. “What really matters is people stuck with it,” he says.
We discuss the unlikely duo of Microsoft and Amazon — fierce competitors in cloud computing and AI — collaborating on regional transit and civic issues. “When it comes to local issues, we’re not competing with Amazon, we’re working together,” Smith says.
And finally, we challenge him with a trivia question that hits close to home.
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