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Alright from here on there's plenty of holes as unfortunately I couldn't find rehab numbers for some of the DE60LFAs before retirement. It is also my understanding that some 6500s have been sold to, and are now operated by, Fairfax Connector.

So here's what I have for 2100+ (from here on, all buses are red)

2100 - 6478	2150 - 6524	2200 - 6572	2279 - 5450
2101 - 6483	2151 - 6529	2201 - 6574
2102 - 6481	2152 - 6526	2202 - 6569	2311 - 7059
2103 - 6480	2153 - 6533	2203 - 5443	2317 - 7067
2104 - 6484	2154 - 6531	2204 - 6576
2105 - 6482	2155 - 6534	2205 - 6575	2335 - 7083
2106 - 6485	2156 - 6536	2206 - 6578	2337 - 7087
2107 - 6486	2157 -	2207 -	2338 - 7088
2108 - 6489	2158 - 6535	2208 - 5448	2339 - 7089
2109 - 6488	2159 - 6537	2209 - 6579
2110 - 6490	2160 - 6538	2210 - 6580	2344 - 7093
2111 - 6503	2161 - 6540	2211 - 6582	2345 - 7096
2112 - 6491	2162 - 6539	2212 - 6581
2113 - 6493	2163 - 6541	2213 -	2351 - 7153
2114 - 6492	2164 - 6542	2214 -
2115 - 6495	2165 - 6544	2215 - 6583	2363 - 7166
2116 - 6494	2166 - 7251	2216 -	2368 - 7175
2117 - 6496	2167 - 6545	2217 - 6587
2118 - 6497	2168 - 6543	2218 - 6588	2412 - 7214
2119 - 6498	2169 - 6546	2219 - 5434
2120 - 6499	2170 -	2220 - 6590	2422 - 7225
2121 - 6500	2171 - 6548	2221 - 6594
2122 - 5431	2172 - 6547	2222 - 6589	2428 - 7259
2123 - 6502	2173 - 6549	2223 - 6591
2124 - 6501	2174 - 5442	2224 - 6595	2447 - 7249
2125 - 6505	2175 - 6554	2225 -	2449 - 7251 (again...)
2126 - 6504	2176 - 6551	2226 - 5440
2127 - 6506	2177 - 6552	2227 -	2455 - 7255
2128 - 6508	2178 - 6550	2228 - 6598	2456 - 7256
2129 - 6509	2179 - 6555	2229 -
2130 - 6507	2180 - 6553	2230 - 6593	2470 - 7122
2131 - 6510	2181 -	2231 - 6596
2132 - 6512	2182 -	2232 - 6601	2479 - 7114
2133 - 6511	2183 -	2233 - 5439
2134 - 6515	2184 - 6559	2234 - 5432	2500 - 7101
2135 - 6514	2185 - 6562	2235 -
2136 - 6516	2186 - 6558	2236 - 6602
2137 - 6517	2187 - 6563	2237 - 6603
2138 - 6513	2188 - 6561	2238 - 6604
2139 - 6518	2189 - 6565	2239 - 5433
2140 - 6530	2190 - 6564	2240 -
2141 -	2191 - 5446	2241 - 6606
2142 - 6520	2192 - 6568	2242 -
2143 - 6521	2193 -	2243 - 6608
2144 - 6519	2194 - 6570	2244 - 6609
2145 - 6522	2195 - 5436	2245 -
2146 - 6523	2196 - 6571	2246 -
2147 - 6527	2197 - 6566	2247 -
2148 - 6525	2198 - 6567	2248 -
2149 -	2199 - 6573	2249 -

1800 - 6014	1900 - 6311	2000 - 6398
1801 - 6107	1901 - 6310	2001 - 6400
1802 - 6145	1902 - 5407	2002 - 6401
1803 - 6200	1903 - 6312	2003 - 6403
1804 - 6047	1904 - 6314	2004 - 6402
1805 - 5420	1905 - 6306	2005 - 6407
1806 - 6025	1906 - 6315	2006 - 6404
1807 - 6003	1907 - 6313	2007 - 6408
1808 - 5421	1908 - 6318	2008 - 6405
1809 - 6030	1909 - 6317	2009 - 6406
1810 - 6002	1910 - 5419	2010 - 6409
1811 - 6004	1911 - 6316	2011 - 6411
1812 - 6033	1912 - 6320	2012 - 6410
1813 - 6037	1913 - 6321	2013 - 6412
1814 - 6013	1914 - 5411	2014 - 6413
1815 - 6050	1915 - 2804	2015 - 6414
1816 - 6018	1916 - 6322	2016 - 6415
1817 - 6015	1917 - 6324	2017 - 6416
1818 - 6044	1918 - 6325	2018 - 3751
1819 - 6020	1919 - 6319	2019 - 6417
1820 - 6008	1920 - 2806	2020 - 6419
1821 - 6007	1921 - 6323	2021 - 6422
1822 - 6028	1922 - 6326	2022 - 6421
1823 - 6032	1923 - 2817	2023 - 6420
1824 - 2811	1924 - 6328	2024 - 6418
1825 - 6041	1925 - 6331	2025 - 6424
1826 - 5417	1926 - 6327	2026 - 6423
1827 - 6029	1927 - 6329	2027 - 3753
1828 - 6043	1928 - 6332	2028 - 3752 & 3755
1829 - 6035	1929 - 6330	2029 - 3754
1830 - 6009	1930 - 6342	2030 - 3757
1831 - 6005	1931 - 6337	2031 - 3756
1832 - 6031	1932 - 6335	2032 - 3758
1833 - 6017	1933 - 6333	2033 - 3759
1834 - 6045	1934 - 2819	2034 - 3760
1835 - 6336	1935 - 5406	2035 - 3761 & 3762
1836 - 6034	1936 - 6339	2036 - 3764
1837 - 5418	1937 - 6338	2037 - 3763
1838 - 6133	1938 - 6334	2038 - 3766
1839 - 6128	1939 - 6340	2039 - 6426
1840 - 6021	1940 - 6343	2040 - 3767
1841 - 6010	1941 - 6341	2041 - 6425
1842 - 6001	1942 - 6344	2042 - 6429
1843 - 6026	1943 - 6345	2043 - 6428
1844 - 2818	1944 - 6348	2044 - 5416
1845 - 6132	1945 - 6347	2045 - 3769
1846 - 2809	1946 - 5422	2046 - 3768
1847 - 6019	1947 - 6346	2047 - 3770
1848 - 6038	1948 - 6350	2048 - 6427
1849 - 6048	1949 - 6349	2049 - 6431
1850 - 6042	1950 - 6352	2050 - 6430
1851 - 6049	1951 - 6351	2051 - 6432
1852 - 2810	1952 - 6354	2052 - 6424
1853 - 6046	1953 - 5405	2053 - 6433
1854 - 6012	1954 - 6353	2054 - 6435
1855 - 5402	1955 - 6356	2055 - 6438
1856 - 6138	1956 - 6359	2056 - 6436
1857 - 6024	1957 - 6357	2057 - 6439
1858 - 6130	1958 - 6355	2058 - 6440
1859 - 6131	1959 - 6358	2059 - 6437
1860 - 6134	1960 - 6360	2060 - 6441
1861 - 6040	1961 - 5403	2061 - 6443
1862 - 5401	1962 - 6363	2062 - 6442
1863 - 2814	1963 - 6361	2063 - 6445
1864 - 2822	1964 - 6365	2064 - 6444
1865 - 6006	1965 - 6364	2065 - 6446
1866 - 6022	1966 - 6368	2066 - 6447
1867 - 6139	1967 - 6362	2067 - 6449
1868 - 2824	1968 - 6370	2068 - 6448
1869 - 2812	1969 - 6366	2069 - 3765
1870 - 6011	1970 - 6369	2070 - 6450
1871 - 6036	1971 - 6373	2071 - 6453
1872 - 6039	1972 - 6371	2072 - 6451
1873 - 2813	1973 - 6372	2073 - 6454
1874 - 6027	1974 - 6374	2074 - 6452
1875 - 6137	1975 - 6378	2075 - 6455
1876 - 2820	1976 - 6375	2076 - 6456
1877 - 2825	1977 - 6376	2077 - 6458
1878 - 2821	1978 - 6379	2078 - 6457
1879 - 6023	1979 - 6377	2079 - 6460
1880 - 2807	1980 - 6381	2080 - 6459
1881 - 2815	1981 - 6380	2081 - 5438
1882 - 2801	1982 - 6383	2082 - 6461
1883 - 2802	1983 - 6384	2083 - 6463
1884 - 5410	1984 - 6382	2084 - 6462 & 6465
1885 - 5404	1985 - 6386	2085 - 6464
1886 - 6140	1986 - 6385	2086 - 6466
1887 - 2803	1987 - 6388	2087 - 6467
1888 - 6301	1988 - 5414	2088 - 6468
1889 - 6302	1989 - 6387	2089 - 6470
1890 - 6303	1990 - 6389	2090 - 6469
1891 - 2816	1991 - 6390	2091 - 5413
1892 - 6304	1992 - 6391	2092 - 6471
1893 - 6305	1993 - 6393	2093 - 6472
1894 - 2805	1994 - 6395	2094 - 6473
1895 - 6307	1995 - 6397	2095 - 6474
1896 - 6309	1996 - 6392	2096 - 6476
1897 - 6308	1997 - 6394	2097 - 6475
1898 - 5408	1998 - 6396	2098 - 6477
1899 - 2823	1999 - 6399	2099 - 6479

So we left off in the early 1800s, and I know y'all have been eager to know which ones have been rehabbed in the past 8 years. Since then, not only have all DE40LF/LFRs, DE60LFAs, and NABI 60-LFWs been rehabbed, but now they're retired. The D40LFRs, C40LFRs, and DE40LFAs are all now rehabbed too, but a lot of them also retired.

Also I moved to Florida in 2015, and since then no one replaced me in the DMV for rehab duty, so this isn't as updated as I'd like it to be. Apparently there's a 20,000 char max per post so I'll have to post rehabs 2100+ in the next post.

The only two systems that I ride on regularly are Ride On and WMATA. Between the two, Ride On's reliability has decreased over the last few years, I've noticed. I know WMATA isn't perfect either, but at least the time between buses are generally shorter.

Yes, it happened near Baltimore I think. From what it looks like, this bus is retired.

6413-6422 have been repainted blue for a while now lol.
In other news, drove by Bburg today and saw 5420 with a red stripe on the front. Looks like that's our next rehabbed NABI. Also 2391 is back in service after an accident, and now has a red stripe on the front as well.
As far as I know, we have 2332, 2347, 2361, 2367, 2384, 2387, 2391, 2392, and 2402 all with the red stripe

And you know what, I think I going to start fanning the C40LFs more. I've been living in the DMV since summer 2005 and I've only rode them twice (including this past Saturday). Man oh man did #2412 sound amazing! 

The C40LFs are amazing. I heard 2301, 2421, and 2443 drive very nice, but not sure off the top of my head what else drives good. They all sound great though.
Not sure if 2464 is still in service because I haven't seen it in a while, but you DEFINITELY want to ride that one, it's nice and fast and my god that JD bass...

I believe that was after you saw me, I was just about to get the shot as you drove by. It wasn't until you drove away that I realized who that was.
So yeah 8007 is the first (and so far only) WMATA NABI 40-BRT that I ever rode

Cool, so far I rode on #8005 and #8011. I almost rode #8007, but I was too lazy to get off the 10B (#2531 just sounded way too good). Anyone know when #8012 and higher are going to be deployed?

That is the #1 question that's been asked for the past month or so. I don't know the answer, but we'll see them when we see them. Right now let's enjoy the Orion Vs while we still can.

I believe that was after you saw me, I was just about to get the shot as you drove by. It wasn't until you drove away that I realized who that was.
So yeah 8007 is the first (and so far only) WMATA NABI 40-BRT that I ever rode

But back then, WMATA could of just brought more DE40LFRs and/or Orion VII OG hybrids and Orion VII NG hybrids like the MTA. In fact, I remember you guys having a major discussion about this years ago when the DE42LFA buses first started to invade Washington.

Not exactly sure what you're asking here, but iirc this is a picture thread, and that said...

P.S. Chris the first 2 are for you I thought I posted them already but I guess I didn't

6014 - 1800
6145 - 1802
6200 - 1803

UPDATE 10/8

6025 - 1806 (Chris F)

But if WMATA is so under funded, why do they keep buying expensive buses? I mean first they bought the original 2008 NABI BRT-60 CNGs, then it was the DE42LFA family, then the Xcelsiors and BRT Orion VII 3Gs, and now back to the NABI BRTs?

Because in the long run it would be more expensive to maintain older buses than to buy new ones? That's my guess

Now for September. Looks like 6472 is a Montgomery loaner

Also, last 2 pics are from August. 6559 is still in the local scheme here, eventually it will be painted for REX along with 6550-6561

Let me start with some photos taken in August since we didn't make a thread for that month.

2100-2158 Northern
2159
2160-2165 Bladensburg
2166-2198 Montgomery
2199-2231 Landover
3036-3046 Landover
3047-3074 Shepherd
6101-6176 Annex
6177-6190 and 6199-6217 Landover
6191-6198 Montgomery
6301-6394 Shepherd
6395-6412 Montgomery
6413-6424 Shepherd
6425-6455 Northern
6456-6461 Montgomery
6462-6485 Western
6486-6514 Northern
6515-6569 Shepherd
6570-6609 West Ox
7001-7080 Landover
7081-7100 Montgomery
7101-7167 Western
7168-7208 West Ox
7209-7228 Northern
7229-7272 Montgomery

The 70 is split with Northern I think during rush hour only, so you will still find Neos on that route, just not as much. The K6 is also split with Northern and Montgomery, so you might see Neos on that route too. R1 and R2 are split as well with Northern and Bladensburg.