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Just found out about this on youtube and later confirmed on Wiki that these 2014 BRT 42s will indeed be the last of their kind. After the 105 buses are in, WMATA will switch back over to New Flyer Industries. I guess this will be the last New Flyer Break for quite sometime. 80 new XDE40s will be delivered next year with options to replace more Orion Vs (probably the 2000 units). As for the C40LFs and AN460s, they'll get replaced by XN40s and XDE60s respectively. You know, funny thing is that I predicted months ago that this would happen at some point, but I figured that NABI would at least complete the hybrid and maybe artic portions of the order while New Flyer does the CNGs. Didn't think this would happen so early on. I guess that this also means that ARTranist is probably going to get some Xcelsior XN35 CNGs or Gillg Advantage CNGs because of this. They just got some new NABIs the other day too as I personally reported last weekend. I suppose the next round of XDE40s will be numbered #7273 to #7352.

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DC Transit Today / Re: Does D.C. own all the Metr...

Last post by Chargerdodge9 - November 01, 2014, 05:05:24 PM

I heard they also owned the Gillig Phantoms when they were in service until 2001. After that, I heard a rumor that PRTC Omnilink bought some. Is that true?

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DC Transit Today / Re: Does D.C. own all the Metr...

Last post by BigPimpinSlimDB - November 01, 2014, 12:47:51 PM

The DC government actually owned/purchased the Orion IIs. They only operated out of Bladensburg(D4, D8(Sundays), H6, K1, K2, U2, U4, X6) and Western(98, D2, E6, H5, H7, M4).

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Day-to-Day Sightings / November 2014 Observations

Last post by BigPimpinSlimDB - November 01, 2014, 09:55:42 AM

B2 2355

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Day-to-Day Sightings / Re: October 2014 Observations

Last post by Chargerdodge9 - November 01, 2014, 03:22:09 AM

From Yesterday:

PRTC 267 F/H line
PRTC 195 F/S Metro line
8003 MW 9X
2712 23T
3031 22A
PRTC 384 Montclair
PRTC 318 S-R1.

Couple interesting finds late yesterday afternoon and evening. First, I can confirm that 2014 MCI D4500CT #393 is in service with Omniride. Saw it on the Montclair line yesterday around 4:30. Secondly, I saw a 2012 Orion VII 3G Clean Diesel #3056 in service on a Northern VA route. Didn't know which one it was, but I know it was in service. Never seen those here before. This was at the pentagon.

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The Blender / Re: Ebola Doctor takes MTA NYC...

Last post by Chargerdodge9 - November 01, 2014, 03:16:21 AM

Oh, I doubt that. These are all East Coast airports. I would find that hard to believe to be honest.

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The Blender / Re: Ebola Doctor takes MTA NYC...

Last post by WayneNYC - October 31, 2014, 04:52:26 PM

Quote from: Chargerdodge9 on October 29, 2014, 05:51:35 PM
Quote from: WayneNYC on October 29, 2014, 12:53:39 PM
In regards to the R46, and remaining R32 fleet... If the TA decided to disinfect them based upon this guy... While most of the remaining R32s are assigned to Pitkin... nearly half of the R46s are still assigned to Jamaica shops.

There are a lot of theories floating around. I don't pretend to have the right answer, but I'd think to stop all flights from Africa (remember, that's a huge continent) is absolutely no guarantee of anything. In fact... My understanding is that Duncan's travel itinerary took him through Brussels where he boarded United flight into the US.
You know what, you make an excellent point with that. I had totally forgotten about that detail. But the least they can do is shutdown access from confirmed countries.

I don't know how true this is, but I read from someone on a NYC-based site that they're no direct flights from those areas into the U.S.

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