Late January and early February 2011 have produced severe weather in the Midwest and Northeast, with residents contending with massive amounts of snowfall and frigid temperatures. Here, we share some wintry photos submitted to us by employees at pupil transportation operations over the last few years.
Pupil Transporters Capture Winter Weather
A second photo from Mike Bacco, contract manager for a First Student terminal in Pittsburgh. Bacco said it took three days to dig buses out from under the snow.
The snow is more than blanketing these buses! Photo submitted by Don Hartwig, supervisor of transportation for Colonial School District in New Castle, Del.
Talk about a mound of snow! Photo submitted by Charlotte Trejbal, transportation supervisor for Freeman School District #358 in Rockford, Wash.
School bus drivers for this operation deal with frosty conditions during their runs. Photo submitted by Gavin Berwald, director of transportation for Westlake (Ohio) City School District.
Here's a school bus that's weathered a few snow days. Dianna Rasing of Winnipeg, Manitoba, took the photo in April 2005 on the outskirts of Baker Lake, Nunavut, which is near the Artic Circle. Rasing, whose mother is a school bus driver, said she thought the bus had been there for many years.
Photo courtesy of Mike Bacco, contract manager for a First Student terminal in Pittsburgh. Bacco said that this photo of the bus yard was taken after an 18-inch snow storm.
An employee at this operation had the right idea and bundled up for the chilly weather. Photo courtesy of Georgia Taylor, a trainer and bus driver for New Caney (Texas) Independent School District.
Students who attend schools at Kings Canyon Unified School District in Reedley, Calif., brave cold temperatures to board their buses. Photo courtesy of John Clements, director of transportation.
The Cleveland Municipal School District equipped three otherwise-retired buses with snowplows and salt spreaders to clear the district's depot lots. Photo courtesy of Transportation Director Mark Cegelski.
Employees at this operation endured snowy and windy conditions. Photo courtesy of Louise Foerschner, school bus safety director for the Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services in Garden City, N.Y.
A picturesque view of the road ahead after snowfall. Photo submitted by Loretta Brown, a bus driver, trainer and transportation clerk for Amelia (Va.) County Public Schools.
The iconic "school bus yellow" provides a bright contrast to all of the snow. Photo courtesy of Mel Brito, a school bus driver for Forsyth (Mo.) R-III School District.