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Brownsville Metro's 5 Hybrid Diesel-Electric Buses Purchased with $3.5 Million Tiger Grant
A reader messaged to say he thought he'd seen Brownsville Metro's new hybrid buses parked behind the BUS shop on 700 Jose Colunga Jr. Street for the past two weeks. He wondered how long the buses had been parked there out-of-service.
Since Brownsville Metro Director Norma Zamora did not take our calls and moving down the chain of command brought no results, we decided to head out to the shop on Jose Colunga Jr. Street to see for ourselves.
Two mechanics, just clocking in at the shop, were very forthcoming.(They asked that their names not be used in the story. "I want to keep my job," stated one mechanic.)
Both said the new buses had not been parked on the grass for nearly a year since approved by the City Commission in March 2019.
One worker recalled seeing them for the first time after returning from vacation "the first part of January 2020."
"It can take almost a year to get buses after ordering," stated the mechanic.
Neither mechanic knew when the new hybrid buses would be pressed into service or were aware of anything holding that process up.
Both mechanics were eager to correct what they said was an incorrect report in Juan Montoya's El Rrun Rrun June 25, 2019 blog about one of the diesel-electric buses being accidentally filled with gasoline possibly ruining the engine.
"That never happened here," stated one of the men.
"That happened in McAllen fueling one of the Metro Connect orange buses, #237. Our hybrids hadn't even been delivered," he stated.
"These hybrids CANNOT be fueled with gasoline. The connection does not allow it. They are fueled with a Fast-Fill connector similar to what is used on jet planes," continued the mechanic.
"I knew the story was out there. My brother sent it to me, but it never happened. We're happy to get this finally cleared up."
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
BROWNSVILLE DIESEL-ELECTRIC HYBRID BUS FILLED WITH GASOLINE? "NEVER HAPPENED!" SAY MECHANICS AT BUS SHOP
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