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The Present => Beyond the Beltway => Topic started by: metroman177 on September 26, 2011, 06:51:29 PM

Title: Houston make stop in Roanoke
Post by: metroman177 on September 26, 2011, 06:51:29 PM
Caught this today while on my run....Look out Houston it's on the way. My camera never leave home without it, never know when you'll get that Kodac moment.
Title: Re: Houston make stop in Roanoke
Post by: Flxible on October 04, 2011, 11:31:31 AM
Very nice, Mark!  Where did you catch this one at?
Title: Re: Houston make stop in Roanoke
Post by: WayneNYC on October 04, 2011, 12:20:06 PM
Nice catch!  I once got lucky like this too about 5 years ago.  I had spotted two MARTA New Flyer C40LFs making a fuel stop in College Park, MD.  I was able to talk to one of the operators briefly.  He was saying that they had to take a longer route from MN to the Atlanta because there were no CNG stations along the more-direct routes.  Also interesting was that the operator was a MARTA bus operator.  Apparently, MARTA chooses to fly their employees to the factory to pickup the buses.

The bad part was that when I saw the buses it was night and cell phone cameras weren't very good.

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Houston make stop in Roanoke
Post by: metroman177 on October 04, 2011, 03:10:26 PM
I was at Walmart valley view at 6:45 and was hoping it was still there at my 8:45....and it was. The guy driving it said two were there but the first left at 06:00. We talked for a minute I took some more shots and I had to jet, worth being late though  ;D.
Title: Re: Houston make stop in Roanoke
Post by: metroman177 on October 09, 2011, 06:43:42 PM
Caught another one today at the mall.....enjoy!
Title: Re: Houston make stop in Roanoke
Post by: MetroBusFan4601 on October 21, 2011, 09:44:07 PM
Excellent photos of what's coming to my hometown - Houston.  Both of those buses are part of an order of 100 hybrids from Orion.  A great number of them have already arrived and are in active service as we speak.  We have six bus garages here in Houston and here's who is getting what:

Kashmere=>5800-5819
West=>5820-5849
Polk=>5850-5879
Fallbrook=>5880-5899