Skill, spunk, and teamwork prevail at our 46th Bus Roadeo!
Last Saturday, we hosted our 46th annual Bus Roadeo –– an all-day family event full of food, fun, and friendly competition. We’ve been doing this for a while –– the [continue reading]
Off Peak: the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat at the Bus Roadeo
https://soundcloud.com/metrolosangeles/episode-5-the-bus-olympics Every year, a handful out of the city’s thousands bus operators compete to choose the best of the best. That’s right, bus operators have their very own Olympics, or [continue reading]
Metro's 2013 Bus Roadeo winners
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg1yuDbRa1c] The 38th Metro Bus Roadeo finals took place this past Saturday, and the winning bus operator, Juan Navarro, hails from Division 3. By coming in first, Navarro will represent Metro at the Southern California Regional Bus Roadeo, which will take place next spring. Last year Metro’s bus operator placed first [continue reading]
Metro takes second place overall at 2013 International Bus Roadeo
The APTA International Bus Roadeo took place this past weekend from May 3 – 7 in Indianapolis, and Metro fell just shy of bringing back the Grand Champion Award and took second place overall achievement honors. The Grand Champion Award this year was won by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, and Orange County [continue reading]
Metro operator places first in Southern California Regional Bus Roadeo
The Southern California Regional Bus Roadeo was held last Saturday, April 13 at OCTA in Santa Ana. Metro bus operator Mark Holland came in first place in the Overall Bus Operator competition, beating out operators from eleven other transit agencies. Metro’s maintenance team came in third out of the four maintenance properties [continue reading]
Top performers compete in Metro Bus Roadeo
Top performers who operate and maintain Metro’s bus fleet competed Saturday in the 36th annual Metro Bus Roadeo. The event was staged in the massive parking area of the Santa Anita Racetrack in Arcadia. San Gabriel Valley Division Bus Operator Mark Holland, and the downtown L.A. Division 10 mechanics team of [continue reading]