gracie (krod hof)

2 lines have been struggling with proper destinations since they started crossing the lake

what approach is it if i just invest in high-yield savings accounts whenever my credit union offers them to me?

no. the orion VI was

they're calling gavin newsom the polititican with the worst political instincts of all time

if they copy kcm diesel operations long layovers (20+ minutes) are already normal so it wont affect too much operations wise, but it is incredibly funny how stupid this bus will be

also very funnily they'll get enviro500 bebs, a 45ft double-decker bus with such a heavy battery it exceeds normal axle weight limits, and it will still have such bad range that they can only make like three trips before using all their capacity, meaning they'll spend every layover charging

somehow sound transit managed to purchase byds in 2024 and will get K11M prototypes this year and full delivery next year

interesting, in america our beb options suck because new flyer 100% expects you to fast-charge multiple times a day, especially the XE60s, which max out at under 200mi range w/o hvac. the gillig beb is very good though and very popular for a reason

we only have one in-route charger and its a plug-in so bebs can technically get recharged but its just easier to take them out of service like an hour earlier most of the time, we have the diesel/hybrid capacity to cover

how large are the batteries in the buses? my local agency can get around 12 hours of urban trips (on a regularly scheduled diesel block) most days from our 588kWh 40ft/12m buses. our older bebs are much better for shuttles though they typically need to go out by mid-afternoon

they bought high-floor lrvs in 2019 (they have only low platforms) and they only have a single yard for this huge system so maintenance suffers because they only have like two hours a night with no trains running

my school is somehow so randomly evil for being a regional state school

but you had a choice we didnt when we built link but you already had subways and you could have built line 5 as such

yes we suffer with capacity so much in seattle and we have a mostly grade-seperated system and huge trains. party low floor doesnt work too much space is unusable

you've been able to track king county metro buses in real time (including features like being notified when you need to leave to make your bus) since before we invaded iraq

the only thing theh improve is the camera, sk the camera should be better and not have any issues, but they cant manage that i have to manually adjust my camera more than i would an actual digital camera!!!!sometimes the autofocus just breaks for no reason and the whole thing is sttupidly blirry why

new phones suck so much and are just such worse quality

fun fact these open-top buses are the only right-hand drive AD400s built, alexander dennis has only offered the enviro500 in RHD for regular transit use

yes there are some things correct on it, but its generally terrible and looks like its from 2010 and hasnt been updated, which if it was made by who i think made it, is probably true

what isnt wrong is the better question

thats still a tiny battery

sound transit DE60LF 9633 at bear creek p&r, it is a 2009 hybrid with two large humps since it has an ac for each cabin, and also larger batteries allowing for more electric-exclusive operation

9633 front cabin only, its large hump spanning most of the cabin is visible. previous DE60LFs only had a small, short hump, that did not include an articulated connection to the rear since they had limited ac & batteries

9633 but at south bellevue on a bright sunny summer day

9633 & XDE60 9672, which has a full roof fairing & a streamlined front, as well as frameless windows (very scary if you're kcm)

tell me this isnt a beautiful bus, and only one of these buses can run exclusively on electric power for periods of time, and it isnt the shiny one

and also don't be mean DE60LFs with the large batteries and dual ac's are some of my favorites

that bus model (new flyer C40LF) was still produced in 2013 btw

the people are asking, is the enviro500EV the worst bus ever built?

nate silver's eric adams take is even stupider bc why wouldnt the next big political figure be the vp. the last dem vp to do nothing after leaving office was allen w barkley, and every dem vp dating back to lbj was the next big figure and ran for president next election

do you ever ride so many buses that you get shocked by every metal thing you touch?

uw station nearly has more escalators than seats

lets go clc opens between quarters lets go so much lets go

everyone loves taking the bus until they're running late for class and two people who have never put a bike on a bus before attempt to do so