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I've been wondering what's the exact model of this and why it was not listed in VMC's website. It clearly looks like VMC similar to those 30-ft MARTA had but longer (~40 ft), but VMC's website and other sources only seems to list the shorter models. I've spotted the same model with Delta livery in other airport like DTW and BOS where Delta set hubs at, but not in SEA. It is probably jointly ordered by Delta Airline to transport its staff in several of its airports.

I wonder if there was any talk between KCM and Solaris regarding possible trolleybus order in the future. There is such little competition in this industry, if there were more potential bidders, G Line would have run by trolleybus.

I noticed that at intersections where G Line has center-running bus lane and TSP, signals gave general-public lane(s) green light first and then transit signal let G Line go. I am not sure it is how TSP’s suppose to work. Maybe signal techs are still working on them. When bike signal at 110th Ave at NE 8th (Downtown Bellevue) was installed earlier this year, it took at least a month for the bike signal finally worked..

First day of G Line service. .

That was a nice addition to M.I. and I agree it is unnecessary for 542 and 271 to do the same.. Was that a recent change? I don't remember seeing 255 at M.I. P&R on June 15-16th closure, but maybe I just didn't notice. On Saturday of July's closure, it probably took Kirkland passengers 40+ minutes to get to U-District. I felt bad for those who had some business to attend on this route on that weekend. It is ridiculous how many 520 closures scheduled for this summer..

With SR 520 Bridge closed again last weekend, I had this interesting trip last Saturday to take one-seat ride from Mercer Island to U-District by Route 255. There was some very heavy traffic on I-90 WB around the time when Seafair Torchlight parade was going on. Maybe some Route 255's drivers was told not to use HOV lane or maybe they were just not familiar with the route. The bus I boarded stayed at right lane the entire time after re-entering I-90, It was passed by at least two ST buses behind it when it is crossing Lk Washington. By the time we final were on I-5, the driver said he should have been half way back to South Kirkland according to schedule. It was probably a lot faster if I just took 550/554 and then transferred light rail.

So NFI is okay with small trolleybus order now?

Yeah thanks for correction. I am aware of the governance structure of transit system in greater Seattle, but totally overlooked the thread title when I posted it. Sorry about that. I changed the contents a little bit as I also took a few pics of King County Metro. They are almost all NFI lol. Seattle deserves that compliment in many ways. In this day, when I travel somewhere, I'd rather check out their rail system and call it a day because I often found the bus part underwhelming (i.e., infrequent service and uniform fleet). When I first came to the US, I went to college in a big University in Midwest where campus transit service is operated by local agency of nearby city. It is a small city but fixed-route services are insanely frequently (3-5 min during peak, 10 min from 7 to 7, 20 - 30 the rest of the time), affordable, and it serves a very long span of day (at least during the weekday). At first I thought this is the transit in the US and then I moved to south..... I heard that Seattle could have had heavy rail Seattle back in 1970s. It was a pity but maybe that's what makes its bus system thrive. Atlanta, where I live now, has an OK heavy rail system, but because it is so expensive to maintain it, the affiliated MARTA bus service are seriously under-funded. In general, the transit service in the US doesn't generate a lot of revenue, so having a bus-majority transit system might not be totally a bad thing financially speaking.

Some ADL Enviro500 I shot over last week. Sorry that I didn't read the first three words of the thread title and originally posted bunch of transit pics of Sound Transit and Community Transit. It is not very easy in this day to see many buses arrive and go within a minute lol. Downtown Seattle is the place. Also I am shocked by the dominant presence of articulate bus here. What % of King County Metro's fleets are 60 feet? are there more than 50%? I haven't been to any large city with such extensive bus network for a while. Bus service in Seattle after pandemic is truly impressive by American standard. More photos can be found in: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzYFDu

In my opinion, if a route has a lot of short-haul trips and it doesn't serve a sightseeing purpose as DEUCE, perhaps articulated bus is a better option. The standing+seating capacity of double-decker is not really promising and its first floor has very limited space. That's why we see Environ 500 being used mostly in some long-distance express routes in some other systems.

I visited Las Vegas last month. I didn't get a chance to find Wright Streetcar, but both generations of Enviro 500 are on the strip big time. Saw the double-decker also operated at some other routes including BHX, 202, and 203. It is interesting to see in ADL double-decker operated on the regular fix-route service (excluding commuter bus) in the US. DEUCE is so frequent and it is often to see more than 1 bus at the same spot. Fremont Street Mob Museum

I guess this is the only Gillig 29' CATA has. I saw its predecessor in the parking lot of Meijer near Meridian Mall a few years back. I remember that bus clearly because I had never seen fleet of that size in CATA service before. I guess that was the Eldorado E-Z Rider II MAX 30' retired and auctioned last year. CATA probably bought this one and only Gillig 29' to replace the retired Eldorado.

The fixed routes service (excluding Commuter 100-series bus service) now have been pretty much been dominated by Gillig BRT 40' series since about 2 years ago. I (occasionally) spot NFI D40LFR a couple times last year at Route 50, but I don't think it still happen in a daily basis at least on the routes around Cumberland Area. Today was a busy day with World Series Game 4 at Truist Park and Anime Weekend at Cobb Galleria Center happening on the same day. The parking of Cumberland Mall and surrounding business have become the overflow parking of those events. Before things got a little too busy, I sat in my car parked across from the transfer center and hoped I could luckily capture all three types of Gillig fleet (BRTPlus 40', regular 40', and CNG 40'), which did not happen. Anyway, I was able to take a good photo of every CobbLinc Route (excluding circulators) passing by Cumberland Transfer Center. Because the transfer center is located on the south curbside of Cumberland Blvd, which is the other side of Cumberland Mall. MARTA Route 12 and CobbLinc Route 50 will enter the mall (at Akers Mill Rd or Cumberland Blvd) to circulate back before stopping at transfer center. CobbLinc Routes 15, 20, and 25 will enter the mall to circulate back after leaving Cumberland Transfer Center. For Routes like R10 and 10, Art Center bound is fine but Marietta/Kennesaw bound need to enter the mall to turn around both before and after stopping at the transfer center. This was a bad operation for buses but it gave me a chance to take some photos by sitting in the mall's parking lot. Since SEARS quit Cumberland Mall a few years ago, there was a discussion about redeveloping the poorly used east side of the mall and turning it into the future Cumberland Transfer Center, which is probably a better location than current one. I heard this rumor from two years ago before Dick's opened, so I am not sure if it is still the plan. Rapid 10 (or R10 or Rapid whatever you call it) | Gillig BRTPlus 40' Route 10/15/20/25/50 | Gillig BRT 40' (most common) This is a Route 20. The LED refreshed the moment I shot this photo. Originally I thought I could see MARTA Route 12 as well at this spot. It turned out most of the MARTA's operator now enter the Mall at Akers Mill Rd probably because they found out it is actually faster by doing that, but I am sure it is a personal preference thing because I did see one MARTA Route 12 bus entered at this driveway. If the CPTDB wiki's information about CobbLinc fleet is accurate, CobbLinc only has two BRT 40' CNG buses. So maybe it was on Route 40 or 45 or it was not even out today.

I was in town last week. I was going to pay another visit of Grand Teton, but the clarity sucked all week, so I decided to explore the city (transit). I assumed this was a small system and all I had to do was to stand at Miller Park lol. I didn't catch any Gillig LF 29' HEV, but I saw many the Gillig LF 40' It looks like STRAT doesn't use the route number anymore and only keep the long name. I also see the Proterra ZX5 START bought last year. Not sure how it was the past winter. I was not able to find out what route it operates. I was not able to te When I was heading to Miller Park, I saw 2008 was going back to depot probably to recharge. So I waited but the next time I saw another Proterra at the same spot was one hour later when I was driving by the intersection. I was not able to catch which route it was running.

Took a few pics while I was in Santa Monica 2 years ago. Interesting edge city system. Really like the idea that the express service go out of the city limit and head all the way to Central LA / major rail transfer point.