118 Vashon via EXPRESS

The 4700s and 4800s have been sidelined due to a recall. https://seattlered.com/transportation/electric-buses-king-county/4114681

15101 (?) caught fire this morning. Passengers flee as Community Transit bus catches fire in Snohomish

According to the post over at Northwest Bus Fans: 22 buses have been renumbered and wrapped/repainted No artics on order (some test artics from Solaris and New Flyer (hydrogen powered, unknown timeline) will be coming, but that seems to be it for now).

Amtrak sidelines Horizon car fleet, leading to widespread cancellations https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/amtrak-sidelines-horizon-car-fleet-leading-to-widespread-cancellations/

Everett's electric bus fleet faces setback, city turns to retrofitted diesel buses for now https://komonews.com/news/local/everett-electric-bus-fleet-setback-city-retrofitted-diesel-buses-issues-replacement-parts-proterra-bankrupt-purchase-reliability-council-vote#

MEHVA is back this year. https://mehva.org/news/mehva-is-back

Service between Portland and Boise is being discontinued, effective January 16th. https://elkhornmediagroup.com/greyhound-to-discontinue-bus-route-between-portland-and-boise/

Metro driver killed in stabbing on bus in Seattle's University District https://komonews.com/newsletter-daily/seattle-police-searching-for-suspect-in-overnight-stabbing-on-university-district-metro-bus#

Amtrak Cascades train hits tree that fell onto tracks in Snohomish County https://komonews.com/news/local/amtrak-cascades-train-strikes-tree-on-track-bomb-cyclone-windstorm-damage-western-washington

Several passengers got stranded at a gas station after a bus (non-stop route from Nashville to Memphis) made an unscheduled stop in Jackson, TN and left without them. https://fox17.com/news/local/greyhound-bus-leaves-multiple-passengers-at-an-unscheduled-pit-stop-in-jackson

3759 and 3714 have rear door orca readers now as well.

Puget Sound Coach Lines Prevost H3-45s heading over to Vashon Island, 07/19/2024. Puget Sound Coach Lines Prevost H3-45s boarding ferry by William Bryce, on Flickr Puget Sound Coach Lines Prevost H3-45s onboard the M/V Salish by William Bryce, on Flickr

Island Transit gets $15M for hydrogen buses https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/island-transit-gets-15m-for-hydrogen-buses/

Southbound Amtrak Cascades passing through Steilacoom, 05/20/2011. Southbound Amtrak Cascades passing through Steilacoom. by William Bryce, on Flickr

Metro explores hydrogen fuel cell buses to reduce emissions https://kingcountymetro.blog/2024/06/11/metro-explores-hydrogen-fuel-cell-buses-to-reduce-emissions/

New hydrogen, electric buses get trial run in Snohomish County https://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-hydrogen-electric-buses-get-trial-run-in-snohomish-county/

King County Metro green lights contract for 89 new battery-electric buses, growing its zero-emission fleet https://kingcountymetro.blog/2024/03/14/king-county-metro-green-lights-contract-for-89-new-battery-electric-buses-growing-its-zero-emission-fleet/

This was posted over in the Northwest Bus Fans group today: "As Sam Spink posted previously about this being the planned last day of Greyhound service in Oregon, apparently too MTR Western is just weeks away from taking over the remaining routes in Washington, completing the full transition to FlixBus for the Northwest region, with the exception of the state-supported "Dungeness Line" to Port Angeles, While I still can I went down to the station today to catch the 3:05 PM arrival of coach #86721 from Vancouver BC and departure for the Renton shop, then the staging of #86767 for a 5:00 PM return trip, by which time the ticket counter had closed for the day. Don't know yet what plans FlixBus may or may not have for this property, but it is notable that MTR is currently calling here with one daily trip each way to and from Spokane that they'd recently taken over." The property mentioned in the last sentence is the Seattle terminal.

This was posted over in the Northwest Bus Fans group on Facebook: "I learned today that 01/18/24 will Greyhounds last day operating in Oregon. The last run is US0500 from Sacramento to Seattle. After that the run will be turned over to Flix. Thanks for all your service to the date Oregon Greyhound"

Greyhound travel blog video (New York to Los Angeles) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8QGTaGwxxc (couldn't figure out how to embed the video)

Back in November 2019 there were 9 buses (4310, 4358, 4388, 4503, 4506, 4535, 4546, 6248 and 62XX) stored in a lot a block south of Central/Atlantic awaiting parts. Buses waiting for parts. by William Bryce, on Flickr Buses waiting for parts. by William Bryce, on Flickr Buses waiting for parts. by William Bryce, on Flickr Buses waiting for parts. by William Bryce, on Flickr

From what I read over at the Northwest Bus Fans group, it's the 6200s and the 8200s that were affected. Also, the following route were suspended today: 9, 15, 17, 18, 29, 55, 56, 57, 64, 111, 114, 121, 125, 162, 177, 214, 301, 304 & 330

126 buses were pulled from service (steering system issue). https://kingcountymetro.blog/2022/12/06/please-use-trip-planning-tools-some-bus-trips-canceled-after-vehicle-issue-identified/

I wonder if they would move to King Street Station (which, IIRC, had been considered about a decade or so ago). The current station isn't that old (less than a decade old).

The Road Rewards program ended yesterday. https://www.greyhound.com/en/help-and-info/road-rewards