Census 2007
It's Census time! Since no 4000-series coaches have been spotted recently, M*A*N and I have decided to conduct a census of all buses in the 4200-series. To facilitate our count, we are accepting both bricks-and-mortar and virtual spots.[ED: as of 10/2 we're going with real life spots only]
The first ten:
4200: brick-and-mortar, Campus Parkway, 8/24 (off the wires)
4201; virtual spot, 7 route, 8/24
4202: spotted 10/3 49 route
4203: co-spotted 11/12, 49 route
4204: co-spotted 11/12, 49 route (companion coach)
4205
4206
4207
4208
4209
Bus Day! End-to-end riding + trolley breakdown!
On KUOW (NPR) right now, a man is talking about his adventures in riding every Seattle Metro bus, end-to-end, in numerical order. He may be the most serious bus enthusiast in Western Washington and the interviewer is in awe. The rider just suggested that everyone ride the #60 in order to see the "United Nations on board." Perhaps I represented Denmark?
NEWS FLASH: Today I was riding the #49 to the U-District, and the entire bus was forced to leave the coach at the base of Capitol Hill at Harvard and Eastlake. As I walked across the University Bridge, I saw quite a sight -- all trolley coaches were stopped in their places! The trolley wires were dead! I asked a Metro driver what happened and was told that it was "time to take a martini break." TGIF!
Has the M*A*N retired?
Today my companion and I remarked that neither of us have spotted a M*A*N coach is quite some time -- at least several weeks. Has Metro finally but the white articulated coaches to rest? Is a trip to Atlantic Base in the works?
