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Friday, February 13, 2009
Finally, HERE is that nice new bus, 2901 :-)
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9 comments:
please don't tell me THESE will have have to go through million-mile burn-in sessions like the MAX trains. xD
No, I will not tell you that.
These buses need three million...
Sigh... we live in a tough world... :-(
well, I suppose a few cycles of burnt-out tires and a couple hundred thousand gallons of gasoline'll be worth the safety of the riders.
LOL... Sure, chronicx... :-) Safety FIRST! he he
Wow, looks great! Who is the manufacturer? The front end looks just like the Portland Streetcar!
Do you know how many new buses we're getting this year??
Hi zilfondel, we are getting 40 new buses, and then no new ones for a while due to the economy. I am not sure who makes these - I am guessing the same company that made the 2700's and 2800's since the 2900's look similar to those.
hey, why couldn't trimet just get some of the long articulated buses, in order to increase capacity on certain crowded bus routes (#72 and 75 come to mind). whatever happened to the old articulated buses we used to have anyways?
I don't know why we could not get those long buses. Write TriMet and ask.
The old ones were gone before I started at TriMet in April 2000 - from what I understand they were a mechanics nightmare at the end. No parts available, so TriMet had to make parts in the shop to fix these buses...
Let me know what TriMet answer when you ask!
well, here's a link to a gallery of ALL the buses we've had/have.
http://www.busdrawings.com/Transit/oregon/portland/index.htm
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