Scrap Yard by Fort Totten

[Tritransit Area]

Where the new Condos now stand, there once was an old scrapyard that contained a few Metrobuses.  I recall seeing a Flx New Look there, and I think I saw an AMG there as well.  What ever happened to this yard - was it moved elsewhere?

Also, when were the AMGs retired?  Did they ever run out of Montgomery?  I don't recall seeing them when I was a child .

[rideonrulez]

The AM General's ran in Montgomery County. I remember riding them rattling down Georgia Ave on the Y.

[Sand Box John]

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Where the new Condos now stand, there once was an old scrapyard that contained a few Metrobuses.  I recall seeing a Flx New Look there, and I think I saw an AMG there as well.  What ever happened to this yard - was it moved elsewhere?

That storage yard use to be under the administration of the WMATA Office of Surplus Property. At the time of its use the office was in the Metro Supply Facility on Ardwick Ardmore Road, Today the Office of Surplus Property and the Open Material Storage Facility is physically located on Pennsy Drive around the corner from Carmen E. Turner Facility. Last time I was by there, there was a number of Flexible Metros in various staged of disrepair in the yard behind the warehouse, mind you that was a couple of years ago.

Also, when were the AMGs retired?  Did they ever run out of Montgomery?  I don't recall seeing them when I was a child.

As I recall the AMGs were retired in the early 1980s. I think the AMGs were long gone before WMATA opened the Montgomery Division.

[DCT S9Z4Z6]

THE AM Generals 7000 - 7619
Were WMATA's 1st bus purchase as WMATA

Yes, the AM Generals ran in Montgomery County, but first from NORTHERN Division. (And some Western Routes: L8's &  C2's were once Western Routes ).

When Silver Spring Transit Center opened in 1978, Montgomery Division wasn't in operation yet.

But when Montgomery did open, they were stocked with some 7000 series, as well as my personal favorites. .  the 8000 series FLXIBLES 
(equipped w/ the fold out steps for wheelchair access)

[Flxible]

Were the 7500-series AMGs (35 footers) ever garaged/run in VA?

[Sand Box John]

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Were the 7500-series AMGs (35 footers) ever garaged/run in VA?

I believe the answer to that question is yes. I vaguely recall seeing AM Generals at the Pentagon bus terminal in the years after that metrorail station opened and maybe riding them on the Columbia Pike line.

[Scrabbleship]

Also, when were the AMGs retired?  Did they ever run out of Montgomery?  I don't recall seeing them when I was a child .

I seem to remember reading something that when CC&T got their WMATA AM General that they found a copy of the Post dated from 1987. Given the 12-year limit and the fact they were junk, plus the mass order of Flxibles from that time, that may answer your question.

[rideonrulez]

Were the 7500-series AMGs (35 footers) ever garaged/run in VA?

According to the information I have, the WMATA 1974 AMG model 9635-6 were numbered 7500-7619. Not sure if they were operated in Virginia but will find out for you.

[Flxible]

Thanks!  Any info would be welcome.

[Flxible]

Also, when were the AMGs retired?  Did they ever run out of Montgomery?  I don't recall seeing them when I was a child .

I seem to remember reading something that when CC&T got their WMATA AM General that they found a copy of the Post dated from 1987. Given the 12-year limit and the fact they were junk, plus the mass order of Flxibles from that time, that may answer your question.

I don't recall anything about a copy of the Post being found in that bus when we got it in our possession.  I seem to recall it having a 1987 Virginia inspection sticker in its windshield though.  I will check that when I get back to the museum soon.

[MarkD]

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Were the 7500-series AMGs (35 footers) ever garaged/run in VA?

I believe the answer to that question is yes. I vaguely recall seeing AM Generals at the Pentagon bus terminal in the years after that metrorail station opened and maybe riding them on the Columbia Pike line.

A lot of the 7500 series [about 40 buses] were based in VA.  When I lived in DC in the early 80's, they were used mostly on the old 12-14-15 lines, the original 26 [Arlington/Alexandria loop], the short route 16 lines [to Shirlington and Skyline City] and some of the old Arlington Garage lines.

[RailBus63]

AM Generals were still operating on WMATA when I visited in 1986.

[Perry]

That's just about when they were getting phased out.  The 8700 series Flxible Metros replaced them.

[Tritransit Area]

Ah, that's why I don't remember seeing them.  By the time I came into existence, they were on their way out the door! 

[WES]

There was an old Motor Coach Age magazine that had the exact AM General bus distribution per garage for WMATA.  I would have to look for it and post it.  As for the scrap lot, I remember that, before the West Hyattsville Station was built, Wmata had a small storage lot on that site.  It held mainly 8V Flxible new looks with a few GM new looks.