My second day was spent in Minneapolis, Minnesota with principal Transit Provider Metro Transit...but they weren't the only game in town:
Metro Transit:
Gillig Phantom 512 in Downtown Minneapolis:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2172.jpg)
2009 New Flyer D60LFR 3261 at the 5th Street Transit Garage:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2184.jpg)
First Generation Gillig Advantage Hybrid:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2207.jpg)
First Generation New Flyer D60LF:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2217.jpg)
Southwest Transit:
New Flyer D40LFR Suburban 603 entering Downtown Minneapolis:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2108.jpg)
MCI D4500 548:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2092.jpg)
Gillig Low Floor BRT Suburban 612 in afternoon light:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2263.jpg)
Plymouth Metrolink:
New Flyer D40LF Suburban 2605:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2080.jpg)
Bluebird 2109:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2100.jpg)
Maple Grove Transit MG12:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2132.jpg)
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority:
MCI 4334 pulling in from its run:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2156.jpg)
A trio of MCIs leaving Downtown Minneapolis:
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2164.jpg)
University of Minnesota Campus Connector:
Van Hool AG300
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2215.jpg)
Van Hool AG330
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2235.jpg)
Gillig Low Floor Hybrid
(http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u91/nabinut/Minneapolis%20Metro%20Transit/RTA2229.jpg)
Now for the Videos:
Gillig Phantom with a Cummins M11 Engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lLQSJ1Dq6Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lLQSJ1Dq6Y)
New Flyer 3060 on a UMM limited stop service:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwAnfxpncrk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwAnfxpncrk)
New Flyer D60LFR with a Cummins Engine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6TiQ63N7mg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6TiQ63N7mg)
University of Minnesota Van Hool AG330:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWrq-2NNYns (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWrq-2NNYns)
Video from the day's events:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VeDrX3TA7s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VeDrX3TA7s)
I really liked the sound of the D60LFR. And i hope i can Ride SW Transit some day because that D40 looks awesome in that scheme but you cant judge a book by its cover! ;D
The black paint scheme kicks ass! Love the vids man all of them. I have to go to Minnesota one day it's mad cold up there but man it'll be worth it.