January Photos of Observations 2011

[WES]

Happy New Year to all, another year to take pics of new buses and the buses that will soon be gone.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

the next buses to go would probably be the 42-43-4400s, I don't see that happening within the next year or so (at least I hope).

[Tritransit Area]

Gosh!  It's just not WMATA without those Orions...and Flxes, honestly.

[79MetroExtraMD]

First pics of the year

[Annex4421]

the next buses to go would probably be the 42-43-4400s, I don't see that happening within the next year or so (at least I hope).

The Xcelsiors are (Supposedly) due in March which will probably kill off 152 Orion Vs since that's the (Supposedly) order of 152 Xcelsiors for WMATA. With the Flxibles gone (yeah they're not coming back) the 4200s themselves would probably go because they are the workhorse Orion Vs, the 43/4400s will stick around for another year, because they spent most of their live in Virginia, or WMATA may only retire that bad seed Orion Vs all together and keep all the good ones like they did the Flxibles.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

With the new Southeast division on the way and the proposed division on Cinder Bed Road, there's sure to be much more room for buses, and unless there's enough new buses to replace said Orion Vs AND expand the fleet, then they shouldn't be going anywhere.

speaking of SE, how is that division coming around? I haven't heard anything about it, and what's the current deal with Cinder Bed?

[Tristan]

Source? (Still have to ask!!)

[Tritransit Area]

The Xcelsior bus looks a LOT better than the LFA!

[Tristan]

Does anyone else have any idea which order this is?  Last I heard Xcelsiors for DC, it was an unconfirmed rumor that turned out not to be true. 

[79MetroExtraMD]

Does anyone else have any idea which order this is?  Last I heard Xcelsiors for DC, it was an unconfirmed rumor that turned out not to be true. 

Just like with MTAs supposed order of Xcelsiors. I usually look at the BPW board meeting agendas to see anything MDOT related.

[OrionFlyer]

Well in regards to MTA, there was in fact an Xcelsior demo on MTA property early last month,  and Chuck said all indications point that MTA would be purchasing these buses sometime this year piggybacking off a DC Metrobus order. But I don't know if that means if WMATA is purchasing these as well.

http://www.monumentalcity.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5980

[Flxible]

The Xcelsior bus looks a LOT better than the LFA!

I agree.  I'm anxious to see what the Xcelsior will look like in WMATA colors, especially Express livery.  I wonder what the fleet numbers would be? 

The LFR is my current new Flyer fave, but I really like the looks of the Xcelsior.  It's gonna take a lot of time for the LFA to grow on me, but the lack of ugly fender covers helps.

[Flxible]

the next buses to go would probably be the 42-43-4400s, I don't see that happening within the next year or so (at least I hope).

The Xcelsiors are (Supposedly) due in March which will probably kill off 152 Orion Vs since that's the (Supposedly) order of 152 Xcelsiors for WMATA. With the Flxibles gone (yeah they're not coming back) the 4200s themselves would probably go because they are the workhorse Orion Vs, the 43/4400s will stick around for another year, because they spent most of their live in Virginia, or WMATA may only retire that bad seed Orion Vs all together and keep all the good ones like they did the Flxibles.

From what I've seen from some of the DCATZ gang, if WMATA is out to retire the bad seed Orion Vs, they may want to weed out the 21/2200s first since the 42-4400s are usually regarded as the better buses.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

so that means most of the upper 4200s then, since they've been working nonstop on heavy duty Northern routes.

[WayneNYC]

Folks -

We strayed a bit.  You're welcome to continue the discussion (in another topic), but we need get this thread back on-topic as the Jan 2011 Photos.   

Thanks a bunch.