Roster of WMATA buses in blue Express scheme?

Started by RailBus63, August 13, 2011, 10:33:18 AM

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NewFlyer9736BCT

I rode 7008 today on the 79, the sign said "79 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY"

despite this, people boarded the bus and knew what route this was and where the bus was going (the only exception of at least 2 people who thought it was the 70), that's another example of where a bus is a bus is a bus...
Route Q2. Destination: Silver Spring Station

WayneNYC

Quote from: NewFlyer9736BCT on September 14, 2011, 04:57:12 PM
I rode 7008 today on the 79, the sign said "79 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY"

despite this, people boarded the bus and knew what route this was and where the bus was going (the only exception of at least 2 people who thought it was the 70), that's another example of where a bus is a bus is a bus...

Remember - I think that everyday people prove that many simply verify that a bus is the route they need but they pay no attention to the destination.  This is why you can often see a "suprised" passenger(s) when the bus operator announces "Last Stop" on a bus that isn't operating the full length of the route. 

Also, I'd bet that when the 79 line first started operating, many people along the line got used to the blue buses being 79s and the others being 70 & 71s.  Of course that's often not the case as you can find just about anything on the 79 along with MetroExtra buses.