Skills and Fun

61, 78, 90, 117 and 124 were showing their skills on the skills course
in the skydome parking lot

90 and 124 were having a little bobcat fun

Just Another Day at MCT

This is now a discount tire.
90, 91 and 124 working hard

Look what 98 did.

Look its a billhouette

Trips to Bellemont and back with buses 7, 12 and 13

Rules are rules, even when an NAU employee has their very own bus.

(111) stopped by the bus barn to show us his new ride.

Soon MCT will be trading in bus 11, 18, 10, 16............

Bus 14, bus one

Bus 15, 13 and last but not least bus 2

They served MCT well

Same fate?

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After our buses in the graveyard are traded in, will their fate be like the ones picture here?

The decommissionings

MCT is about to assume the biggest fleet change and growth in its history in June, when eight new buses replace eight others that have gone far beyond their intended lifespans.

Among those being traded out are (from left) Eldorado bus 15, old Thomas bus 13 and SLF bus 2 (the Halloween bus).

So THAT's why the blood ... we should never let 98 and 124 share the same ladder. Here, these guys are removing bus logos and tips of thumbs.

On the other hand, 90 appreciates the peace of being left serenely alone to do his job on the other side of the same bus.

Vinyl striping extended onto the bus roofs, onto which 78 climbed in order to scrape it off.

So long, fleet. We hardly knew ye.

Surveying

First we learned how to survey from the professor of civil engineering.


Let the surveying begin.

It's chow time for the three amigos.

90 looking guilty.

Packed powder

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This unattractive lump is snow still melting from the five-day series we had four months ago in January! This picture was taken 17 May behind the Parking Garage on my way to work.

Recall that we had 64" that wild week last January, and don't forget too that Finals Week before had 2 additional feet of snow.

Kudos both to our drivers who had to deal with horrendous conditions this winter and to the Grounds people at the University who worked around the clock, with little sleep, opening up our roads and bus stops!

First Summer Trip to Holbrook

The Holbrook Crew- 78,88, 90, 124

It's 60 miles to Holbrook, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's cloudy and we're wearing sunglasses. Hit it.


59 more miles to go.


(90) behind the wheel of bus eight.


We were being passed my a motorhome.


Dust in the wind.


Proof that I tagged along for the ride.


We were getting close to lunch time.


We made it to Auto Safety House.

First BBQ of the Year!

(90) getting his Ketchup fix of the day
unable to describe this picture in fear of sounding inappropriate

(65) getting some yummy grub

The start of a pretty amazing maneuver

Bus 13 started in our neighbors bus bay so our brilliant MCT boys devised a plan to move the bus from one bay to another without leaving the bus barn.

(124) was the helpful spotter who kept bus 13 from destroying the entire bus barn structure





(91) and (124) enjoying their sweeeeet victory!!

(88) brilliantly dodges another photo!



(90)'s beautiful face is finally a part of the slack adjuster...... doesn't he seem so happy about if??Another picture that may be deemed inappropriate if commented on....

(65) ends the BBQ taking a fun short break from her new found authority

Best Boss Ever

(61) Being camera shy.
(61) Rocking (88)'s shades

Graduation 2010

Graduation buses in suicide lane, 63 is in the lead bus. 62 takes advantage of 63's slipstream to get to Lot 62 more quickly.

Proof that 78 eats healthily.

MCT taking care of buisness

(91) striking a pose while on duty

(124) one of our own gets out of work in the best way... Lucky Duck