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Hello!! My boyfriend doesnt know Im asking this, lol. I wanted to get him a train themed gift for his birthday but I wasnt sure what he'd like. I got him a custom railyard sign for our 6 month anniversary. I just wasnt sure what "railfanning" gift to give him next. He really likes taking photos of trains, and also has a t shirt for the steam railroading institute. I was going to get him a jacket that had the amtrac logo on it- but Im not too sure if he'd like it. So I thought the next best thing to do was ask other rail fanners what THEY would like for a gift. I also was thinking of buying a cool camera I saw on Amazon, so he could take pictures of his train finds. If anyone has any tips, please let me know. I really like him, and want to make sure he has a happy birthday (:

Hello! I have a few questions for bus drivers- and was wondering if it was okay to ask here. I know you all are human (obviously) but I had questions specifically about bus driving- and who better to ask than the drivers!

1. Do bus drivers often take the bus outside work hours? Ex: days off/vacations/etc.
2. Do bus drivers have favored/prefered routes to drive? Do they get to pick?
3. Do bus drivers recognize the bus they drive? Like by the serial number? Do they get assigned specific busses?
4. Do the bus drivers develop "favorite" riders? Like, if you drive the same route and see the same people- do you develop friendships with your riders? Do you guys look for familiar faces?
5. Do you guys make friends with your coworkers? If so, do you guys make a point to ride on busses where your bus driver friends are driving?

Thank you in advance for answering. My boyfriend and I ride the same routes fairly often, and got really curious. Sorry if theyre dumb questions!

ETA: Sorry yall! Im new to reddit still and didnt realize people were replying😅 Thank you all so so so so much!! I was curious, and my boyfriend said itd be weird to ask the bus driver on thw bus we were on. Im very excited to share my findings with him, and hope you all get very good routes (: