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[B29]

6002 has returned.

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-10-27T17:10:24</DateTime><Deviation>3.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>15</DirectionNum><DirectionText>WEST</DirectionText><Lat>38.947128</Lat><Lon>-76.826012</Lon><RouteID>B29</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-10-27T17:12:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>NEW CARROLTON (NO PR)</TripHeadsign><TripID>6794630</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-10-27T16:47:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6002</VehicleID></BusPosition>

EDIT: And so has 6003.

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-11-03T16:40:04</DateTime><Deviation>-2.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>10</DirectionNum><DirectionText>NORTH</DirectionText><Lat>38.850967</Lat><Lon>-76.955948</Lon><RouteID>F14</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-11-03T17:50:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>NEW CARROLTON STA</TripHeadsign><TripID>6764755</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-11-03T16:42:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6003</VehicleID></BusPosition>

[J2]

6030 has returned.

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-10-20T10:42:00</DateTime><Deviation>0.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>15</DirectionNum><DirectionText>WEST</DirectionText><Lat>39.008713</Lat><Lon>-77.11348</Lon><RouteID>J2</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-10-20T10:53:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>MONTGMRY MALL /CEDR</TripHeadsign><TripID>6778200</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-10-20T10:06:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6030</VehicleID></BusPosition>

EDIT: 6046 is also back online. I'm not so sure if this one's rehabbed, though...

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-10-20T16:35:41</DateTime><Deviation>-3.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>15</DirectionNum><DirectionText>WEST</DirectionText><Lat>38.892765</Lat><Lon>-76.838112</Lon><RouteID>C26</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-10-20T16:41:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>LARGO TOWN CTR</TripHeadsign><TripID>6777373</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-10-20T16:20:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6046</VehicleID></BusPosition>

Yes, the 28X is a FMR route now.

[Y7]

FINALLY we have a rehab returning! (How long has it been, 5 weeks?) 6025 is back.

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-10-07T16:54:35</DateTime><Deviation>-8.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>10</DirectionNum><DirectionText>NORTH</DirectionText><Lat>39.100979</Lat><Lon>-77.075768</Lon><RouteID>Y7</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-10-07T17:12:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>GA AVE+ICC P&R</TripHeadsign><TripID>6837855</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-10-07T16:10:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6025</VehicleID></BusPosition>

5421 is also back. Could this be rehabbed? I don't know...

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-10-07T16:54:22</DateTime><Deviation>-4.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>14</DirectionNum><DirectionText>EAST</DirectionText><Lat>38.897964</Lat><Lon>-76.94722</Lon><RouteID>X2</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-10-07T16:55:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>MINNESOTA STA</TripHeadsign><TripID>6773271</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-10-07T16:12:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>5421</VehicleID></BusPosition>

[17G]

Nothing new on the rehab front, but more NABIs have entered service:

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-09-22T16:38:53</DateTime><Deviation>6.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>12</DirectionNum><DirectionText>SOUTH</DirectionText><Lat>38.825684</Lat><Lon>-77.283913</Lon><RouteID>17G</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-09-22T16:45:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>G MASON UNIV</TripHeadsign><TripID>6794424</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-09-22T15:55:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>8022</VehicleID></BusPosition>

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-09-22T16:38:40</DateTime><Deviation>7.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>15</DirectionNum><DirectionText>WEST</DirectionText><Lat>38.787106</Lat><Lon>-77.284851</Lon><RouteID>18S</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-09-22T16:41:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>SPRNGFLD-BURKE CENTRE</TripHeadsign><TripID>6789986</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-09-22T16:07:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>8024</VehicleID></BusPosition>

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-09-22T16:38:32</DateTime><Deviation>-1.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>12</DirectionNum><DirectionText>SOUTH</DirectionText><Lat>38.79192</Lat><Lon>-77.174614</Lon><RouteID>17K</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-09-22T17:14:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>KNGS PRK WE</TripHeadsign><TripID>6794412</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-09-22T16:26:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>8027</VehicleID></BusPosition>

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-09-22T16:38:41</DateTime><Deviation>28.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>15</DirectionNum><DirectionText>WEST</DirectionText><Lat>38.821934</Lat><Lon>-77.01622</Lon><RouteID>18S</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-09-22T17:47:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>SPRNGFLD-BURKE CENTRE</TripHeadsign><TripID>6790006</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-09-22T17:02:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>8029</VehicleID></BusPosition>

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-09-22T16:37:21</DateTime><Deviation>1.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>12</DirectionNum><DirectionText>SOUTH</DirectionText><Lat>38.868851</Lat><Lon>-77.053177</Lon><RouteID>17L</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-09-22T17:28:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>BURKE</TripHeadsign><TripID>6794416</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-09-22T16:36:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>8031</VehicleID></BusPosition>

[A12]

6200 is finally back from rehab; as expected, it's at Landover.

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-09-02T16:32:28</DateTime><Deviation>2.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>12</DirectionNum><DirectionText>SOUTH</DirectionText><Lat>38.923943</Lat><Lon>-76.884071</Lon><RouteID>A12</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-09-02T17:06:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>ADDISON RD STA</TripHeadsign><TripID>6802031</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-09-02T16:02:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6200</VehicleID></BusPosition>

EDIT: And one week later, 6145 (the last of the bunch for now) has returned. Now all that's left is to wait for the DE40LFs...

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-09-09T16:48:00</DateTime><Deviation>3.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>14</DirectionNum><DirectionText>EAST</DirectionText><Lat>38.826622</Lat><Lon>-76.912155</Lon><RouteID>C12</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-09-09T16:45:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>BRANCH AVE STA</TripHeadsign><TripID>6794552</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-09-09T16:10:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6145</VehicleID></BusPosition>

If it was a 6400 he saw, then it's probably a new arrival at Western (I saw several of them from 6462 to 6484); I know this 'cause I saw some other 6400s on the N2, 42, and maybe other routes.

Several other divisions got new buses; the 21-2200s went to Northern, Montgomery and Landover; the D40LFRs up to 6175 went to Annex, while 6199-6211 went to Landover; Landover's 7100s went mostly to West Ox, with some of the lower-numbered ones (up to at least 7163) going to Western; Northern's Xcelsiors went to West Ox and Montgomery; West Ox and Shepherd's express-branded 6400s went to Northern; and the higher-numbered 6500s (starting with 6570 iirc) went back to West Ox from Shepherd. This major shake-up will be especially rough on Montgomery, now that they have two big routes (70 and Y7/8) that need a lot of artics.

Yeah, now that Royal's closed, some of the southern routes (18s, 5A, REX, among others) are now operated out of Shepherd Parkway.

And guess what? They're not the only routes to change divisions. The 3A, 15K, and I believe the 38B as well are now operated out of West Ox; the 28A, 10A/B are now operated by Four Mile Run; the V7 is operated by Annex, the 70 is operated by Montgomery, the 79 is operated out of either Montgomery or Northern (it's tough to tell; we just underwent another Bussian Roulette), and maybe others as well.

[79]

2801 is back online. Rehabbed? I honestly don't know...

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-08-18T16:15:46</DateTime><Deviation>-1.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>10</DirectionNum><DirectionText>NORTH</DirectionText><Lat>38.963161</Lat><Lon>-77.027779</Lon><RouteID>79</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-08-18T16:29:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>SILVER SPRING STA</TripHeadsign><TripID>6445941</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-08-18T15:43:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>2801</VehicleID></BusPosition>

[38.941116]

First NABI sighting! 8004 is at CET being tested.

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-08-12T15:18:50</DateTime><Deviation>19.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>13</DirectionNum><DirectionText>D0</DirectionText><Lat>38.941116</Lat><Lon>-76.87812</Lon><RouteID>110</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-08-12T15:20:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>[999]BLADENSBURG TEST ROUTE</TripHeadsign><TripID>6486050</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-08-12T15:00:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>8004</VehicleID></BusPosition>

[J9]

6207 has returned.

<BusPosition><DateTime>2014-08-07T16:53:25</DateTime><Deviation>5.0000000000</Deviation><DirectionNum>10</DirectionNum><DirectionText>NORTH</DirectionText><Lat>38.99929</Lat><Lon>-77.097946</Lon><RouteID>J9</RouteID><TripEndTime>2014-08-07T17:28:00</TripEndTime><TripHeadsign>LAKEFOREST TC</TripHeadsign><TripID>6475046</TripID><TripStartTime>2014-08-07T16:36:00</TripStartTime><VehicleID>6207</VehicleID></BusPosition>

(Yes, this is part of the NextBus data that shows all buses. I clicked it by mistake, and to my surprise, it's fully functional again, and appears to be showing all buses, like the good old days.

[U8]

And now 6127 is back.

<NextBusPrediction><DirectionNum>0</DirectionNum><DirectionText>Loop to Capitol Heights - Benning Heights</DirectionText><Minutes>36</Minutes><RouteID>U8</RouteID><TripID>6464583</TripID><VehicleID>6127</VehicleID></NextBusPrediction>

[C11]

And so has 6118.

<NextBusPrediction><DirectionNum>1</DirectionNum><DirectionText>South to Clinton Park & Ride</DirectionText><Minutes>29</Minutes><RouteID>C11</RouteID><TripID>6461014</TripID><VehicleID>6118</VehicleID></NextBusPrediction>

That's normal. On weekends, they usually keep the C40LFRs in the garage.

[X2]

5410 and 6109 are back online.

<NextBusPrediction><DirectionNum>1</DirectionNum><DirectionText>West to Lafayette Square</DirectionText><Minutes>2</Minutes><RouteID>X2</RouteID><TripID>6454351</TripID><VehicleID>5410</VehicleID></NextBusPrediction>

<NextBusPrediction><DirectionNum>1</DirectionNum><DirectionText>West to Naylor Rd Station</DirectionText><Minutes>72</Minutes><RouteID>C14</RouteID><TripID>6475236</TripID><VehicleID>6109</VehicleID></NextBusPrediction>