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Posts in Category: Know Your Operator

Know Your Operator: Barbara Mestas

Posted by Marisa Helms | Dec. 7, 2017

When Operator Barbara Mestas walks into the Drivers Room at Heywood Garage, her big laugh and booming voice are a signal to her colleagues that their friend “B,” or “Barb” has arrived. Fellow operators are sure to say "hi." Some will ask Mestas for [...]

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Know Your Operator: Connie Isler

Posted by Drew Kerr | Aug. 30, 2017

Connie Isler doesn’t need prescription lenses to see clearly. But she does sport a unique set of black frames, adorned with a small red bow – a subtle but intentional way of broadcasting the environment she hopes customers step into while riding her [...]

Know Your Operator METRO Green Line

Know Your Operator: Alex Abay

| Nov. 30, 2016

Alex Abay wanted to be a part of history. So as the METRO Green Line approached its 2014 opening, he was among the first train operators to get involved in the light-rail line’s initial test runs. And when opening day arrived in 2014, he made [...]

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Know Your Operator: Theresa Collins

| Sep. 9, 2016

When Theresa Collins applied to be a bus operator, buses didn’t have power steering and the hiring manager thought she’d be too small to capably maneuver the vehicle. She quickly proved otherwise. Nearly 20 years later, she’s earned a [...]

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Know Your Operator: Hector Espinoza

Posted by Drew Kerr | May 5, 2016

Tired of his erratic hours working as a chef, Hector Espinoza went to the DMV picturing a job as an over the road truck driver. But when he ran into a friend there to get a license to become a bus operator, his outlook changed. A decade later, [...]

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