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Post by Kahloke on May 2, 2020 8:53:29 GMT -8
Im curious about when the jumbo's retire... 144 cars vs 188. Will the Olympics cut it? I mean even now with the Elwha retiring, its going to be replaced by a Olympic class which is smaller! The Jumbos are planned to be around until the early 2030's, but there is always the question, will they last that long? Spokane turns 50 in 2022, and Walla Walla in 2023. My impression is that they were built better than the Supers, so perhaps can last longer, but of course, there is no certainty there. As far as capacity goes, the plan for Edmonds-Kingston is to replace two 188/202 jumbos with three 144 Olympics. When that happens, and maybe now, IF that happens, is totally up in the air. The next batch of Olympics is to directly replace the Supers. Vehicle capacity is the same for both classes of vessels. Passenger capacity on the Olympics is less.
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Post by iceberg1 on May 2, 2020 12:43:14 GMT -8
It's getting harder and harder to find spare parts for the Jumbo's propulsion systems.
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Aug 26, 2021 14:21:07 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Aug 26, 2021 17:47:16 GMT -8
Great article on Elwha, and it's nice to see EGFleet's photo and contributions so prominently mentioned. I remember the "Elwha on the Rock" incident. I was just a kid living on Orcas at the time, but it's something everyone who lived there will never forget. Peggy was a nice lady, and she had a nice house. My mom house-sat for her once a few years later, and so I actually got to stay there for a few nights. Her house was at the end of the bay - no way a ferry was going to make it that far back, but I definitely remember it as a cool house.
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Post by Cascadian Transport on Jun 28, 2022 17:57:45 GMT -8
In April 2019, I took what would turn out to be my penultimate ride on the Elwha, during which I recorded a walkthrough tour. The video files sat untouched on my external hard drive until yesterday, when I finally decided to revisit video editing after an over three year hiatus. I have to say, it was fun editing this video and getting back into videography, not to mention the nostalgia of virtually revisiting the boat- I know several here will disagree, but Elwha was my favorite ferry in the fleet and her decommissioning was a sad loss indeed.
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Post by PeninsulaExplorer on Dec 17, 2022 10:19:06 GMT -8
The Elwha and Klahowya had their names and WSDOT logos on their funnel painted over within the past couple of weeks. One can imagine the Hyak has had the same treatment. Here is a shot of the Elwha in slip 3 on Bainbridge Island on the morning of December 17th. Debranded Elwha by Zach Jaquez, on Flickr
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Post by SeahawkNERD8275 on Jan 1, 2023 8:20:46 GMT -8
When are they going to move the elwha
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Mar 30, 2024 10:01:09 GMT -8
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