26 results for: Seattle Transit System
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New bus for Rainier Valley system, Seattle, March 3, 1937
This image shows the first of the new buses for the Rainier Valley system being tried out on Aurora Avenue after it arrived from the Twin Coach Company of Kent, Ohio. Two of the Seattle Transit System's (later Metro Transit) orange-colored 31-passenger buses went in to service on March 3, 1937. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff…
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.01
Date:1937
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Men preparing a transit system sand truck, Seattle, December 29, 1951
In this image H. J. Stewart, left, and mechanic E. T. Jacobson prepare a Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit) truck for winter weather conditions. The device on the rear of the truck is an automatic sander. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.02
Date:1951
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George Moyer studying new transit fare boxes, Seattle, April 28, 1949
In this image George E. Moyer, superintendent of transportation for the Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit), examines one of the new fare boxes to be installed in the company's buses, "scientifically" designed to improve efficiency in loading passengers. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.03
Date:1949
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New transit bus on East Madison Street, Seattle, February 11, 1949
In this image Seattle Transit System's (later Metro Transit) first diesel-hydraulic motor bus does a test run up the steep East Madison Street hill. The 40-seat bus could accommodate up to 60 standing passengers, and required no gear-shifting by the driver. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.04
Date:1949
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Bus driver D. L. Franklin with new 10 cent fare box, Seattle, June 22, 1947
In this image D. L. Franklin, bus driver for Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit), sits beside his fare box, plainly marked to indicate the new flat rate of 10 cents a ride. The increase from 8 1/3 cents went into effect June 22, 1947. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of…
ID Number:2000.107.190.08.05
Date:1947
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Workmen cleaning transit bus, Seattle, May 16, 1963
In this image, two transit workers clean the first of 100 new diesel buses while it is sitting on a Great Northern Railway flatcar. The new buses were intended to help improve Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit) service to Seattle's north end neighborhoods. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the…
ID Number:2000.107.190.09.01
Date:1963
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High school students riding transit bus, Seattle, October 26, 1955
In this image a group of Queen Anne High School students wave while sitting in one of the Seattle Transit System's (later Metro Transit) new diesel-powered buses. The students were touring the Atlantic Street station and trying out the new roomier buses. The 100 new coaches from General Motors had a carrying capacity of 51 passengers. Caption information derived from…
ID Number:2000.107.190.09.02
Date:1955
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C. E. Talbert "held up" by Lake City Vigilantes, Seattle, July 3, 1956
In this image bus driver C. E. Talbert, who made the first Seattle Transit System run to Lake City, is hoisted up and jokingly "robbed" by the Lake City Vigilantes. The Vigilantes, founded in 1946 as the "Keystone Cops," was a group of civic and business leaders in Lake City who appeared at various community celebrations. Still around as of…
ID Number:2000.107.190.09.03
Date:1956
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George Moyer and R. A. Cole boarding Dime Shuttle, Seattle, February 16, 1954
In this image George E. Moyer, superintendent of Seattle Transit System (later Metro Transit), left, and inspector R. A. Cole board the first of the 10-cent downtown shuttle buses known as the "Dime Shuttle." The shuttle loop ran north on Second from Yesler Street to Pine Street, and east on Pine Street to Seventh Avenue, returning south on Second. The…
ID Number:2000.107.190.09.04
Date:1954
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Passengers boarding Blue Streak bus at Northgate, Seattle, September 9, 1970
In this image passengers board a Seattle Transit System (now Metro Transit) Blue Streak bus at the Northgate Station. The Blue Streaks were intended as fast or express service buses, added at peak travel times. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number:2000.107.190.10.01
Date:1970