BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Bus drivers roll round Bismarck-Mandan for 12 hours each shift. They see issues we’d miss, and acquire totally different views from the passengers they help day by day.
We have all heard the saying that an RV is a home on wheels, and whereas a metropolis bus doesn’t have the frills of an RV, for Tammy Wheelhouse, it’s her home throughout every workday.
As a metropolis bus driver, Wheelhouse sees life by means of a unique lens: her windshield and her passengers. It’s secure to say that she enjoys it.
“There’s really good people out there, and they’re enjoyable to talk with,” mentioned Wheelhouse.
And as a bus driver, she understands the coincidence of her final identify.
“I’m always behind the wheel, yes, ” said Wheelhouse.
From the talkative ones to those who keep to themselves, riders on bus 23-01 span the personality spectrum, but they all seem to appreciate their driver.
“She’s a good bus driver. She cares a lot for people and watches out for them and gets them where they’re going,” mentioned Ronnie Kubik, a frequent CAT rider with Wheelhouse.
The riders Wheelhouse picks up depend on her. For them, the bus is their on-time lifeline. Wheelhouse sees it as a supply of pleasure.
“It makes me feel like I’m doing something for them also, and it kind of makes me proud,” mentioned Wheelhouse.
Waking up at 4:30 a.m. and getting on the bus by 6:30 a.m. might not be everybody’s cup of tea, however to Wheelhouse, every day is the beginning of a brand new journey behind the wheel.
Though Wheelhouse has been driving for many years, she mentioned she doesn’t see herself slowing down anytime quickly.
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