828-842 1996 Orion 5.501
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Pierce Transit purchased 15 CNG Orion 5.501's in 1996. Originally these coaches were to be used in local service, but were quickly put into service on the Seattle Express. They were put in local/express service when Sound Transit took over operations of the Seattle Express in 1999.

848-842 1996 Orion 5.501 - Cummins L10G Phase III / Allison B400R
Coach Description Date Added
828 At Key Arena in Seattle for the remembrance service for Metro driver Mark McLaughlin  12-7-98 Jun 07
828 At Key Arena in Seattle for the remembrance service for Metro driver Mark McLaughlin  12-7-98 Jun 07
828 At 10th and Commerce, with a Bailous Orange LED destination sign. 7-12-00
828 Spare bus laying over on Market Street during the "Move to Market" 8-20-02
828 Heading to the garage at 11th and Commerce 3-3-06 Aug 06
829 Interior Looking forward 3-6-99
829 Interior Looking Backward 3-6-99
829 Drivers station 3-6-99
829 On route 25 6th Avenue at 10th and Commerce, Note the Voting is Cool logo on the front 12-20-01
829 On route 13 at 11th and Market, Note the Voting is Cool logo on the front 3-14-02
829 On route 13 at 11th and Market, Note the Voting is Cool Rear ad Wrap 3-14-02
829 Laying over on Court D after completing a trip on the 400. 5-13-02
829 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle on McCarver St. 7-4-04
829 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle on McCarver St. 7-4-04
829 Parked in the South Lot at PT's Garage in Lakewood during the 2005 Rodeo 5-21-05
830 On route 594X at 10th and Commerce 3-28-99
830 At Tacoma Dome Station Heading to the Puyallup Fair on a Puyallup Fair Special 9-22-00
830 On route 28 at 11th and Market 2-14-03
830 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle heading to Tacoma Dome Station on Tacoma Ave Near N. 6th St 7-4-04
830 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle heading to Tacoma Dome Station on Tacoma Ave Near N. 6th St 7-4-04
830 Parked in the South Lot at PT's Garage in Lakewood during the 2005 Rodeo with 836, 9402, 9418 5-21-05
830 On route 601 at Olympia Transit Center 1-18-07 May 07
830 On route 601 at Olympia Transit Center 1-18-07 May 07
830 On route 601 at Olympia Transit Center 1-18-07 May 07
830 On route 601 heading into Olympia Transit Center at Capitol and Legion 4-16-07 May 07
831 On route 100 at Kimball Drive Park and ride 3-23-00
831 On route 594X at 10th and Commerce 3-28-99
831 On route 28 at 11th and Yakima.  7-27-01
831 On route 500 at 11th and Commerce 1-6-06 Jan 06
832 Spare Bus Laying over at 9th and Market during the "Move to Market" 2-5-02
832 On route 603A at 10th and Commerce 1-6-04
833 On route 594X at 10th and Commerce 3-20-99
833 On the Route 102 Gig Harbor Express at 10th and commerce St. 7-12-00
833 On route 102 to Gig Harbor and Purdy at 10th and Commerce ST. 4-20-01
833 Not Ins Service at Tacoma Dome Station with an MCI D4500 demonstrator next to on the 586 9-8-03
833 On route 41 at 72nd and Portland TC 4-8-05 Jan 06
833 On route 41 at 72nd and Portland TC 4-8-05 Jan 06
833 On route 57 departing the 10th and Commerce layover tunnel 4-30-05
833 On route 53 at 15th and Pacific heading for TCC via Tacoma Mall 8-4-06 Jan 07
833 On the Puyallup Fair Express to South Hill Mall 9-13-06 Jan 07
834 On route 42 at 72nd and Portland street transit center 5-5-00
834 Spare Bus laying over on Market Street in the unmarked Zone G 2-25-02
834 Spare Bus laying over on Market street in the unmarked Zone G 2-28-02
834 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle heading to Tacoma Dome Station on Tacoma Ave Near N. 6th St 7-4-04
834 Laying over on the Freedom Fair Shuttle on N. 30th in Old town waiting for the egress. 7-4-04
835 10th and commerce with 1974 GMC #371 in the next lane. NA
835 On the old route 501at 10th and Commerce 8-3-98
835 Extra Bus laying over on Market Street in Zone F 4-10-02
835 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle heading to Old Town at McCarver and N. 30th. 7-4-04
835 On route 53 at 17th and Pacific 3-17-06 Aug 06
836 At Federal Way Park and ride on route 500 6-28-00
836 At Kimball Drive Park And ride on route 102 3-23-00
836 On the Puyallup Fair Special Leaving the Fair for TCC Transit Center 9-7-01
836 On Sound Transit route 582 at Puyallup Station 1-6-04
836 On Sound Transit route 582 at Puyallup Station 1-6-04
836 On route 590 at the Tacoma Dome Station 8-17-07 Mar 08
837 On the Puyallup Fair Special Leaving the Fair for the I5/SR512 P&R 9-7-01
837 Laying over on Market Street in the unmarked Zone G 3-29-02
837 On route 48 at 25th and Pacific 6-18-03
837 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle hading to the Tacoma Dome Station on Tacoma Ave Near N. 6th St 7-4-04
837 Laying over on the Freedom Fair Shuttle in Old Town on N. 30th waiting for the egress. 7-4-04
837 On route 53 at 15th and Commerce on detour 7-30-04
837 On route 53 at 15th and Commerce on detour 7-30-04
837 At the Tacoma Dome Station heading to 10th and Commerce 10-14-05 10-30-05
838 At 10th and commerce on route 590 NA
838 At Parkland Transit Center on route 45 Yakima Avenue to Downtown Tacoma 10-23-00
838 Departing the Fairgrounds On the Puyallup Fair Express to the Lakewood Transit Center. 9-5-03
838 On route 603A at 10th and Commerce 1-6-04
838 On route 603A at 10th and Commerce 1-6-04
838 Laying over on the Freedom Fair Shuttle in Old Town on N. 30th waiting for the egress. 7-4-04
838 At the Puyallup Fairgrounds on a Lakewood Mall Express 9-18-04
838 At the Puyallup Fairgrounds on a Lakewood Mall Express 9-18-04
839 On route 500 at 10th and Commerce 2-24-00
839 At 10th and Commerce Zone G on route 27.  7-12-00
839 Laying over on Court D preparing to leave as a route 41 Portland Ave. 2-21-02
839 Spare Bus laying over on Market Street in-between trips 3-11-02
839 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle heading to Tacoma Dome Station on Tacoma Ave Near N. 6th St 7-4-04
839 At 10th and Commerce 10-14-05 10-30-05
839 On route 501 at 11th and Commerce 3-3-06 Aug 06
839 On route 603A at Capitol and Legion in Downtown Olympia 11-27-06 Jan 07
839 At Capitol and Legion in Downtown Olympia heading back for Pierce County 11-27-06 Jan 07
840 On route 590X, this coach was retained by pierce transit and no longer operates on the Seattle Express 9-21-99
840 Laying over on Market Street as a spare bus 2-13-02
840 Spare Bus laying over on Market Street during the "Move to Market" 3-14-02
840 Spare bus laying over on Market St 3-21-02
840 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle heading to Old Town on Tacoma Ave Near N. 6th St 7-4-04
840 On the Freedom Fair Shuttle heading to Old Town on Tacoma Ave Near N. 6th St 7-4-04
840 Parked at Old Town's Layover area for the post-fireworks egress shuttle back to Tacoma Dome Station and TCC TC 7-4-04
841 This coach is on a rare trip to Olympia on route 620X 1-6-99
841 On an Inbound route #500 at the Tacoma Dome station 9-22-00
841 At 10th and Commerce on route 48 Sheridan-M St. 4-6-01
841 At the Tacoma Dome Station as an extra coach for The Seattle Express. 5-4-01
841 At the Tacoma Dome Station as an extra coach on the 594 to Seattle. 5-4-01
841 On the Freedom Fair shuttle heading to Old Town on Tacoma Ave near N. 6th St. 7-4-04
841 On route 3 at 11th and Commerce 3-3-06 Aug 06
841 At Gig Harbor P&R preparing to head back to the base 3-25-07 May 07
841 At Gig Harbor P&R preparing to head back to the base 3-25-07 May 07
841 At Gig Harbor P&R preparing to head back to the base 3-25-07 May 07
842 Coach at 10th and Commerce Street on a 620X to Olympia 7-12-00
842 On route 27 at 11th and Market Zone D 5-22-02
842 At the Puyallup Fair 9-5-02
842 Heading up 11th street going to layover in the tunnel 3-6-03 Jul 06
842 On route 601 at Capitol and Legion Way in Olympia heading out on route 601 4-16-07 May 07
842 On route 42 at 72nd and Portland St. Transit Center 12-11-07 June 08