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SEATTLE - The Washington State Ferries' ambitious plan to electrify its fleet has encountered a setback.. The conversion of the Wenatchee ferry from diesel to hybrid power has been delayed, with ...
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as part of the Washington State Department of Transportation. It runs ten routes serving 20 terminals located around Puget Sound and in the San Juan Islands, designated as part of the state highway system.
The sale of the retired Washington state ferries, Elwha and Klahowya, to Ecuadorian buyer Nelson Armas has been canceled due to equipment failures, delays and concerns over crew treatment. The ...
August 30, 2024 at 3:03 PM. SEATTLE - South American mariners tasked with transporting two retired Washington ferries to Ecuador for scrapping have been detained by U.S. Customs and Border ...
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) Capacity. 616 passengers. 59–64 vehicles (max 24 commercial) The Steel Electric-class ferries are a class of auto/passenger ferries that became part of the Washington State Ferry System when Puget Sound Navigation Company was acquired in 1951. They were built in San Francisco Bay for service on Southern Pacific and ...
The largest problem with the ferries was the propulsion system. Prior vessels purchased for Washington State Ferries had used a diesel–electric transmission, where diesel engines turned an electric generator, which produced electricity, which in turn was used to power electric motors that turned the propellers. Instead MP&E chose a more ...
SEATTLE - Two Washington State Ferries vessels are heading to Ecuador after a combined 100 years of service in Puget Sound. The Elwha and Klahowya have been out of commission since 2020 and 2017 ...
The Keller Ferry carries State Route 21 across Lake Roosevelt on the upper Columbia River between the Colville Indian Reservation and Clark. It is operated by WSDOT and was the first ferry operated by the state of Washington. [5] The Guemes Island ferry from Anacortes 5 minutes north to Guemes Island is operated by Skagit County, Washington. [6]