One of the best videos of an XDE60 on an express route, and my favorite one. I do wish the bus had auto stop-start like most of the other XDE60s in this series.
The Sound Transit 566 is a long freeway route that is very vulnerable to traffic, but there is no traffic in this video. The route will supposedly continue to exist past the opening of I-90 Link.
There used to be a route with less service alongside this route that only started at Kent and completely skipped Renton, but it got cut.
Ever since the 566 switched from PT to KCM, I thought it would be cool in a traffic-free environment on a bus isn't as highway-geared, such as a KCM bus. If the 566 was still ran by PT, it would've been an MCI or maybe a CNG bus.
2020 New Flyer XDE60 with a Cummins L9 and BAE systems HDS300 hybrid system.
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