Seattle is a great city full of wonderful stores neighbourhoods and more great views than anywhere else in North America. Sadly I only had the better part of two days to spend there trying to see as much of tourist Seattle as I could while maximising trolley riding.

The bus tunnel was certainly very impressive - with high capacity, smooth running trolleys swallowing up the crowds for trips to destinations throughout Seattle and area. The stations were far more elegant than I'd counted on from the term "tunnel" - hopefully light rail will be down there one day to join the dual mode buses.

The Waterfront Streetcar - the precurser of other Heritage Tram lines was also a great ride. The Melbourne trams are elegant inside and out and kept looking great. It was nice to see that even on a cold March day, there were several people riding these cars. Apparently in the summer they are sometimes crammed to the doors.

The trolley coach system was worth the trip itself. I happened to come at a good time, when a few of the rebodied Gilligs were in service, but mostly it was still the AM Generals out there. I had the opportunity to ride up to Queen Anne and out to Interlakken - both elegant neighbourhoods with cliff like climbs to get there. Even now there are not enough trolleys to make the runs and some diesel buses have to be used during rush hours.

Finally I would like to thank the operators and supervisors from Atlantic Base who were kind enough to bring me in, show me around and let me take pictures. That was defintely a trip highlight for me. Click on the photos to enlarge.