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Temporary WEM Transit Centre on 90 Avenue is now online, as the old one closes for Valley Line West construction. 7165 was the first bus to depart from Temporary WEM, on a 918B- Lessard. Pics of other buses included, along with a general transit centre shot.

Balios action in the new network!

Agreed, terrific shot! The one thing I'll always remember 4428 for, was being the bus that my family got a pic of during the flash floods of `04. Taken on 169 Street in Elmwood, when 4428 was still brand-new:

We now have up to 4963 active. 4963 has seen one run so far; the afternoon, single-trip, 100 artic run out of Kathleen Andrews Garage. Ran that trip on Valentine's Day ().

I rode 4115 on what ended up being its second-last day in service. Rode it on the 15- NAIT at the end of its January 29 AM peak run. It ran in the PM peak that afternoon, and had one last run the next day. @awstott has reported it as currently sitting in Paterson Compound with no engine. Interior photo from after everyone but me got off at the second-last stop on the run. I got off at the NAIT Loop, after which 4115 entered Westwood.

Thanks for the spotting! 4327 also with shield, as I'm aboard it right now.

I may be interested, most certainly. Granted, I gotta see how my schedule goes. And, I really should think of doing something similar for ETS's ISC's (`98-`01), since those could be decimated by our newest incoming order of XD's! I myself have a personal affinity for the 1998's, and there be only four of those left. For now, March 15 sounds fine and dandy, and, if all goes well, I'm game!

27 was out behind the Edmonton Tower yesterday as I was walking home.

4113 is dead out behind Centennial Garage. Four 1998's remain.

Thanks to Andrew Stott for the heads-up this morning... 4108's in the Paterson morgue. She gone. Pour one out for 4108. *Taps*

NOW it is likely safe to declare 4161 retired. Sitting in a deadbeat area at Westwood, chilling with 4191 and 4192 from the 2000 Series. 4108 is still frustrating. One appearance here, one appearance there, a run of consecutive appearances in relief of fellow Westwood `98 LF 4117, and now sitting with some inactive LFR's at Westwood. Tough to gauge it, honestly. 4113 yet to run in December. It was seeing heavy use on the 23 in the days leading up to its most recent run, so I'm not sure if those runs killed it, or if it just needs additional maintenance. 4105, 4115, 4117, and 4120 are the four 1998's remaining in service, otherwise. Active 1999's are 4128, 4129, 4132, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4150, 4151, 4155, 4156, 4158, 4159, 4162, 4165, 4166, 4168, 4169, 4170, 4171, 4172, and 4174.

Scratch 4129 off of that. It has been pretty active today, and apparently snuck out yesterday under my nose.

4108 and 4129 only ran once each in September, after being MIA for lengthy stretches of time, and then each vanished after their one run. Possible that they are being used as last-resort buses.

UPDATES: 4105 returned to service last week. Two all-day runs, with an AM peak run sandwiched in-between. It, and 4113, are the only two pre-millennium buses to be running out of Centennial currently. 4108 now MIA. Yet to run in September, as per T55. 4167 is sitting in the Paterson compound, retired.

More "two days ago" than "today", but regardless... Some stuff from around the h̶o̶r̶n̶ GTA, on what was my last full day out there before returning home to Edmonton: