July 2010 Observations

[79MetroExtraMD]

6536 T2 MT05
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="T2 RIVER ROAD" routeTag="T2" stopTitle="Friendship Hts Sta + Bus Bay J" stopTag="8944">
- <direction title="North to Rockville Station">
  <prediction seconds="1558" minutes="25" epochTime="1280235000000" isDeparture="true" dirTag="T2_T2_0" vehicle="6536" block="MT05" />

[Scrabbleship]

6361 on the D5
2202 on the D6 (Western)
6355 on the D6 (Western)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

3016 on the D3...it was an interesting sighting...Ken and I spotted it going down 13th NW, I got a shot but he had to go home so he rode it to Union Station
6535 on the Q6, that bus is so freakin nice and shiny. too bad I didn't get a shot or ride it.
4350 on the Q6
4346 on the Q6
9407 on the N4
9371 on the 32 (Bladensburg run from Archives to McLean Gardens)
4294 on the P19
6182 on the P17
4399 and 4402 on the W13
2115 on the W13
2170 on the X2
9338 on the 42 (Bladensburg run)
4100 had an operator who did not know the code to make the sign say "Q4 ROCKVILLE STATION". he kept messing around with it and it kept switching around between "Q1 STANTON ROAD", "Q1 TAFT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL". "Q1 SHADY GROVE STATION", "246 WHITE FLINT STATION", "Q1 TAKOMA STATION", and I think something else as well but I forgot for now. I have pictures that I will post up tonight.

[WayneNYC]

This morning S/B on I-270 was #6565 being delivered to WMATA.

[79MetroExtraMD]

2353 79 B777
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="79 Georgia Ave Rapid" routeTag="79" stopTitle="Silver Spring Station + Bus Bay I" stopTag="316714">
- <direction title="North to Silver Spring Station">
  <prediction seconds="612" minutes="10" epochTime="1280347018484" isDeparture="false" dirTag="79_79_1" vehicle="2353" block="B777" />

4070 71 N707
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington"   routeTitle="71 GA AVE-7TH STREET" routeTag="71"   stopTitle="7th St Nw + Constitution Ave   Nw" stopTag="5262">      - <direction title="South to Buzzard Point">        <prediction seconds="973" minutes="16"   epochTime="1280347704335" isDeparture="false"   dirTag="71_71v2_1" vehicle="4070" block="N707" />

[Annex4421]

2175 B2 (Im Guessing Western got some new LFAs)
3940 W8 (This bus still has the December 27 2009 announcements on it)
4064 V5
4209 W4
6183 34
6156 A2
2335 U2
6184 M6
2012 was driver training past my house earlier did a total of 6 laps

[Scrabbleship]

Ride On's Champions are back in full force.

5225 on the 45
5231 on the 81
5200 and 5223 leaving Nicholson

[79MetroExtraMD]

2808 32 B363
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="32 PENNSYLVANIA AVE" routeTag="32" stopTitle="Wisconsin Ave Nw + Woodley Rd Nw" stopTag="7648">
- <direction title="West to McLean Gardens">
  <prediction seconds="1257" minutes="20" epochTime="1280439816827" isDeparture="false" dirTag="32_32cv2_0" vehicle="2808" block="B363" />

4281 79 B795
2445 79 B789 (Probably two rush hour runs on the 79. Usually the blocks would go up to the B780s but never seen a B790 block before)
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington"   routeTitle="79 Georgia Ave Rapid" routeTag="79"   stopTitle="Pennsylvania Ave Nw + 7th St   Nw" stopTag="5340">        - <direction title="South to Archives">
    <prediction seconds="2205" minutes="36"   epochTime="1280440884683" isDeparture="false"   dirTag="79_79_0" vehicle="4281" block="B795" />           <prediction seconds="3298" minutes="54"   epochTime="1280441977911" isDeparture="false"   dirTag="79_79_0" vehicle="2445" block="B789" />

4070 J4 M155
6538 J4 M154
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington"   routeTitle="J4 COLLEGE PK-BETHESDA" routeTag="J4"   stopTitle="Silver Spring Station + Bus Bay   G" stopTag="15388">      - <direction title="West to Bethesda Station">    <prediction seconds="3093" minutes="51"   epochTime="1280442326671" isDeparture="false"   dirTag="J4_J4_1" vehicle="4070" block="M155" />         <prediction seconds="3801" minutes="63"   epochTime="1280443035219" isDeparture="false"   dirTag="J4_J4_1" vehicle="6538" block="M154" />

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

3007 was on the D3 yesterday morning
6541 on the N6 right now

<body copyright="All data copyright WMATA Washington 2010.">
<vehicle id="6541" routeTag="N6" dirTag="N6_N6_1" lat="38.961643" lon="-77.084846" secsSinceReport="248" predictable="true" heading="34" speedKmHr="0.0"/>
<vehicle id="6204" routeTag="N6" dirTag="N6_N6_0" lat="38.910686" lon="-77.046417" secsSinceReport="179" predictable="true" heading="285" speedKmHr="14.471999999999998"/>
<lastTime time="1280459964693"/>
</body>

[Scrabbleship]

4238 on the 3A
2523 on the 4H with its CNG tank carrying an ad for natural gas ("Clean. Affordable. Abundant. American.")

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
975408 on the 29 (Friendship Heights)
015117 on the 29 (Bethesda)
005818 on the 46 (Montgomery College Rockville)
055936 on the 46 (Medical Center)
095331 on the 34 (Friendship Heights)
095342 on the 34 (Wheaton)
095348 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
015613 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
7818 on the 574 (Tysons Corner)
7772 on the 574 (Reston Town Ctr)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
6349 on the 36
9346 on the D6 (Stadium Armory)
4087 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4202 on the R2 (Calverton) & then on the D3
2087 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2117 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
2139 on the 28A (King Street Station)
2140 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
6117 on the 34
6195 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6196 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6423 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6424 on the S9
6447 on the 39
6453 on the 39
6454 on the J4 (CollegePark Station)
6455 on the J4 (Bethesda Station)
6459 on the J4 (College Park Station)
2605 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2611 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2520 on the 3B (Falls Church Sta)
2728 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2729 on the 23A (Tysons Corner Westpark)
2730 on the 23A (Crystal City)
2531 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2460* on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2369 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)

[79MetroExtraMD]

2231 37
6456 N2 MN02

[79MetroExtraMD]

2033 37 W240
6444 37 W240 (Hmm. Two buses, same block)
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="37 WISCONSIN AVE LTD" routeTag="37" stopTitle="Wisconsin Ave Nw + Woodley Rd Nw" stopTag="7648">      - <direction title="North to Friendship Heights Station">       <prediction seconds="2899" minutes="48" epochTime="1280525428491" isDeparture="false" dirTag="37_37_0" vehicle="6444" block="W240" />      <prediction seconds="2899" minutes="48" epochTime="1280525428491" isDeparture="false" dirTag="37_37_0" vehicle="2033" block="W240" />

[WMATAGMOAGH]

2814 on the 79, showing the following sign:

79 SILVER SPRING STATION
79     EXPRESS

Are they possibly trying to standardize things and getting rid of the MetroExtra branding?  I got back from 2+ weeks vacation this morning so I don't know if any other buses are doing the same thing.

Also, from this morning, some (if not all) of the platform lights at National Airport, center track, VA side were flashing.  And there were quite a few 8 car trains in service on the Red Line heading towards Glenmont at about 10 AM.