A Rolling Piece of History
Upon arriving in the CREHST Museum parking lot, you will be greeted by a rolling piece of Hanford history…the Hanford Transport Bus! From 1953-1979 Hanford workers would board the GMC bus to make the round trip trek from Richland and surrounding areas to the 586 square mile nuclear reservation. Equipped with handrails, overhead storage racks and ashtrays, workers would board the maroon and cream colored buses, set up game tables and take in a game of poker, pinochle, or bridge during the ride to and from the nuclear reactor site. Today CREHST uses the bus as a traveling exhibit for events such as Heritage Days at Sacajawea State Park in Pasco. CREHST Museum relies on donations for maintenance of this relic of Hanford history.