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The first fleet of new 40-foot (12 m) buses ordered by Metro arrived in June 1976, consisting of 145 diesel coaches manufactured by AM General. [6] In 1978, Metro became the first large transit agency in North America to introduce articulated buses to its fleet, which required some bus stops to be rebuilt to accommodate 60-foot (18 m) coaches.
Bryan van Gorder ranked Diesel number 26 on NewNowNext.com's 2018 list of nation's 50 most popular gay bars. [1] Kevin Phinney included Diesel in Metrosource 's 2019 list of Seattle's best gay bars. He said: While the Cuff may be your introduction to Seattle's bear, leather and daddy scene, Diesel provides graduate work in bear culture. The men ...
The refineries in Western Washington produce gasoline and diesel fuel that is primarily used for transportation; prices for gasoline in the Seattle metropolitan area are among the highest in the United States, averaging 45 cents higher than the national average from 2017 to 2021, due to a more limited wholesale market. [422]
Gasoline, diesel oil, turbine & jet fuel, liquid petroleum gas, residual fuel oil 120,000 Anacortes: HF Sinclair: Equilon Enterprises, Shell Oil and Texaco: 1957
The fleet uses diesel fuel to power its engines and is the largest consumer of diesel fuel in the state government at 19 million gallons used annually prior to 2020; [28] WSF plans to electrify its fleet over 20 years. By 2040, it intends to build 16 new hybrid-electric vessels and convert six others to have hybrid propulsion.
By the end of the 1960s, the trolleybus system had been reduced to just 59 coaches operating on 30 miles of overhead wire. Seattle Transit System management defended the move claiming cost savings from using diesel-powered buses, the high cost of electrifying new routes and the lack of any new trolley coaches on the market.
In 1933, diesel engines became standard equipment, replacing gasoline engines entirely; [7] at the time, diesel fuel cost 1 ⁄ 3 the price of gasoline. [5] In another design innovation, Kenworth introduced the first factory-produced sleeper cab. [5] [7]
Seattle Steam was founded in 1893 as the Seattle Steam Heat and Power Co. It owns 18 miles of pipes under the streets of Downtown. Its average winter output is 250,000 to 300,000 pounds (110,000 to 140,000 kg) of steam per hour; this drops to less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg) in the summer.