busdude.com Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Some of them have plates, and the ones that did, were in random order it seemed. Heres one shot of them at EVR, theres more shots in that set. Looks like Everett Transit is doing atleast the Post Delivery Inspection work for Sound Transit/Community Transit. They have to have plates to drive them legally on the streets to get to and from their storage area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkrawker4783 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 They have to have plates to drive them legally on the streets to get to and from their storage area. Actually, they don't. Much like when you buy a new car, you get a temp registration until your plates arrive. These are driven across the country with no plates, so a temporary registration is (obviously) in hand before they hit the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busdude.com Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Actually, they don't. Much like when you buy a new car, you get a temp registration until your plates arrive. These are driven across the country with no plates, so a temporary registration is (obviously) in hand before they hit the road. Its been my observation that when a coach is delivered they usually either come with an x day travel permit from the origonating state; or the delivery company has some form of dealers or transit plate for the coach. They are delivered to the transit company unregistered and unplated; and from there the transit company obtains the proper documentation and plates for the vehicle. I think transit companies get a bit more leeway for running coaches with out plates in non revenue service on public roads (such as inbetween storage and service areas) than a private company would. If you move it on the public road it should be plated, registered, and insured with documentation to back it up, but i do know of some very short distances on public roads new caoches have gone without atleast being plated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puget Sound Rider Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 They seem to have exterior cameras for the new D60LFRs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkrawker4783/5604799301/ Good job on taking those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puget Sound Rider Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Will this help Sounder service, or is it all Amtrak related? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Taco Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Â Â Will this help Sounder service, or is it all Amtrak related?I don't know exactly what came out of which grant, but this summarizes all projects (D to M is definitely Sounder related). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Will this help Sounder service, or is it all Amtrak related? It sounds Amtrak related but Sounder and BNSF should also benfit since they use the same tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erubisu Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 According to Wiki, 9566 and up have been in service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Transit#cite_note-M2011-05sr-18) Is it true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Taco Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 According to Wiki, 9566 and up have been in service(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Transit#cite_note-M2011-05sr-18) Is it true? The person that added that has never done anything on Wikipedia before and hasn't been seen since. They messed up the table too, adding information inconsistent with the rest of the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puget Sound Rider Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 The person that added that has never done anything on Wikipedia before and hasn't been seen since. They messed up the table too, adding information inconsistent with the rest of the table. Hopefully they won't be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millennium2002 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 I like the fact that Washington's eagerly taking up the money to expand rail services... =O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puget Sound Rider Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I like the fact that Washington's eagerly taking up the money to expand rail services... =O It's a bummer that they did not get selected at first. I'm glad we were able to pick some up though. I find it very interesting that some states did not want the $ that was offered to them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Taco Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 New fleet management info: (PDF, page 120) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erubisu Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 New fleet management info: (PDF, page 120) 11500-11520 should be renumbered as 9566-9687(?), shouldn't they? One more thing, I see that there is nothing in the column in 2011 for 9500-9524. Does it mean that they are replaced by the first batch of D60LFRs or the second batch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
118 Vashon via EXPRESS Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 11500-11520 should be renumbered as 9566-9687(?), shouldn't they? I remember reading somewhere that Sound Transit was going with a numbering scheme which would be based on the year and model of the coach. Are the buses in question now in service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Taco Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I remember reading somewhere that Sound Transit was going with a numbering scheme which would be based on the year and model of the coach. Are the buses in question now in service? Every SIP that I've read has used the two digit year, one digit "series type", two digit delivery order, i.e. 12503 for the fourth D60LF® delivered in 2012. So far, no coach has actually been numbered this way--they've been 9, series type, sequential number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erubisu Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Two Sound Transit buses are involved in a collision on I-5 near SR-526 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Taco Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Looks like it was a car sandwich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Taco Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Time lapse of the accident: http://www.mediafire.com/?aiy7eo5wc6dt977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Taco Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Two Sound Transit buses are involved in a collision on I-5 near SR-526 http://everett.komonews.com/news/911/troop...od-flies/638082 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puget Sound Rider Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 http://everett.komonews.com/news/911/troop...od-flies/638082 That's one way to extradite the retirement of the '99 Gilligs. Community Transit just had one of their's involved in a wreck that wreaked havoc too. It was also a 1999 coach, NF D40LF. I am very happy to hear that everybody is okay. That is one of those things that is in the back of my mind when going down I-5 on the bus. It's not the bus driver I do not trust, it's that person next to the bus that I don't trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
118 Vashon via EXPRESS Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 There's a whole bunch of 60LFRs parked next to Everett Station. Most appeared to be straight diesels (I did see one hybrid) and the highest number was 9583. One didn't appear to have the roof fins (didn't get a good look at the coach number). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
118 Vashon via EXPRESS Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 The one w/o the roof fins is in the foreground. I'm guessing there's a dozen or so buses there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puget Sound Rider Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 The one w/o the roof fins is in the foreground.I'm guessing there's a dozen or so buses there. Nice photo! I wonder what's taking them so long to put them into service...And why there is one that doesn't have the roof fairings. Very interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
translink fan Posted May 25, 2011 Report Share Posted May 25, 2011 tell you the truth, they look good without roof fairings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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