October 2009 Observations

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

4386 on the 10A

really??? wow, the 4380s like to move around a lot...let's see, Royal has up to 4377, Landover has 4378-4384, 4385 is unknown to my knowledge, 4386 now at Royal again I guess, and 4387 at Annex last I saw it.

[metrodriver]

4387 is at southern it was on no.#39 to POTOMAC PARK.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

4387 is at southern it was on no.#39 to POTOMAC PARK.

39 is a Western route...unless Annex and maybe Bladensburg run some trips, but that's something beyond my knowledge

[Annex4421]

My bad yall I meant to say 4368 and the 39 is ALL western now.

[Annex4421]

4386 on the 10A

really??? wow, the 4380s like to move around a lot...let's see, Royal has up to 4377, Landover has 4378-4384, 4385 is unknown to my knowledge, 4386 now at Royal again I guess, and 4387 at Annex last I saw it.

Ok my mistake 4378-4384 is at Landover and 4385-4389 is at the Annex I meant to say 4368 on the 10A I got it mixed up.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
095342 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6107 on the NH1
4020 is no longer @ Annex.
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9390 on the C8 (White Flint Station) with an M block
9834 on the J4 (Bethesda Station)
4074 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4097 on the K6 (White Oak)
4101 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4323 remains @ Montgomery.
4324 remains @ Montgomery.
4326 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
4329 remains @ Montgomery.
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
2023 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
2074 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
2092 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2097 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
2101 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
6204 on the K6 (White Oak)
2636 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
2637 remains @ FMR.
3010 on the 86 (Calverton)
2817 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2411 on the R2 (Calverton)

OTHER BUS NOTES:
University of Maryland (College Park) Shuttle UM's 35' Gillig Advantage buses are now displaying new banners on the top sides of buses.  The following examples read:

* SHELL ON WHEELS
* RUN RABBIT RUN
* MORE TURTLE IN THE TANK

If you are in Prince Georges' County - more specifically College Park - be on the lookout for the 35' Gillig Advantage buses that have the new banner ads.

[C40LF_2464]

2540 in a new bus wrap and another Bburg Orion VII.

[WES]

Some from today,

9400 on the B31

9306 on the B22

9364 (with orange signs) on the A12

9488 on the F13

9357, 9374 were seen also but routes are unknown, I forgot.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

WMATA

9396 on the F4
4286 on the S9
4233 on the 38B (mid day West Ox run I believe, no idea why though)
6441 on the D6 (must be a PM Western run)
9351 and 9406 on the J4
4101 on the J4 - I rode this from Silver Spring to Bethesda, this baby runs NICE, I hope it doesn't go soon
An unknown express 6400 at Silver Spring, leaving the station on Colesville Rd with a route number on the back, but it was too far for me to see, I guess it was a Z line route.
6456 on the J7 then J9, this bus does NOT have suburban seating, but it DOES have the newer signs like 2815-2817 and 2665 have.

that's all I have for now, more sightings to come later, and pics

[79MetroExtraMD]

WMATA

9396 on the F4
4286 on the S9
4233 on the 38B (mid day West Ox run I believe, no idea why though)
6441 on the D6 (must be a PM Western run)
9351 and 9406 on the J4
4101 on the J4 - I rode this from Silver Spring to Bethesda, this baby runs NICE, I hope it doesn't go soon
An unknown express 6400 at Silver Spring, leaving the station on Colesville Rd with a route number on the back, but it was too far for me to see, I guess it was a Z line route.
6456 on the J7 then J9, this bus does NOT have suburban seating, but it DOES have the newer signs like 2815-2817 and 2665 have.

that's all I have for now, more sightings to come later, and pics

6441 on the D6. I guess Western has a few rush hour blocks on that line.
I figured those express buses wouldn't have suburban seating.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

WMATA

9396 on the F4
4286 on the S9
4233 on the 38B (mid day West Ox run I believe, no idea why though)
6441 on the D6 (must be a PM Western run)
9351 and 9406 on the J4
4101 on the J4 - I rode this from Silver Spring to Bethesda, this baby runs NICE, I hope it doesn't go soon
An unknown express 6400 at Silver Spring, leaving the station on Colesville Rd with a route number on the back, but it was too far for me to see, I guess it was a Z line route.
6456 on the J7 then J9, this bus does NOT have suburban seating, but it DOES have the newer signs like 2815-2817 and 2665 have.

that's all I have for now, more sightings to come later, and pics

6441 on the D6. I guess Western has a few rush hour blocks on that line.
I figured those express buses wouldn't have suburban seating.

yeah Western always did some D6 runs in the PM rush
and who knows, maybe 6458 and up are suburbans, but we have yet to find out. it makes sense if 6456 was regular seating because 6457 has been in service at Western for a couple months, and we would have known by now whether or not 6455 and 6456 (the missing links at the time) are suburbans.

[Tristan]

Be on the lookout for a new series of natural gas ads; saw 2501 and another Orion VII moments ago with a full body, blue and green "thank you natural gas for cleaner air" wraps...they look to be from the same group that did the others.

[Antozilla]

Pics are in the obs photo thread

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
095349 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
965390 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
4396 on the NH1
4020 is no longer @ Annex.
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9351 remains @ Montgomery.
9361 remains @ Landover.
9387 remains @ Montgomery & is now crushed with orange destination signs.
9406 remains @ Montgomery.
4092 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4323 remains @ Montgomery.
4325 remains @ Montgomery.
4326 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
4329 remains @ Montgomery.
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
2076 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
2131 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2165 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
6020 on the K6 (Ft Totten) with malfunctioning, blacked-out destination signs
6039 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6102 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6104 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6202 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6204 on the K6 (White Oak)
6205 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6210 on the Z6 (Burtonsville)
2814 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station) & then on the 86 (Calverton)
2347 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2394 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2390 on the R2 (Calverton)
2364 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
IS 9310 STILL @ CET?

[WayneNYC]

RIDE ON:
095349 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
965390 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
4396 on the NH1
4020 is no longer @ Annex.
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9351 remains @ Montgomery.
9361 remains @ Landover.
9387 remains @ Montgomery & is now crushed with orange destination signs.
9406 remains @ Montgomery.
4092 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4323 remains @ Montgomery.
4325 remains @ Montgomery.
4326 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
4329 remains @ Montgomery.
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
2076 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
2131 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2165 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
6020 on the K6 (Ft Totten) with malfunctioning, blacked-out destination signs
6039 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6102 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6104 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6202 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6204 on the K6 (White Oak)
6205 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6210 on the Z6 (Burtonsville)
2814 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station) & then on the 86 (Calverton)
2347 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2394 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2390 on the R2 (Calverton)
2364 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
IS 9310 STILL @ CET?

OK - Now I have to ask.  After several times of people asking you to stop listing your sightings of 6101-6106 in boldface, since they've been at Montgomery for several months... You stated that you needed to do this to reduce confusion (I still don't understand) with 6179-6211.  You also listed a DE42LFA in red which you said was to indicate the bus was newly transferred.  Now in this post you have 2814 in blue.  If boldface is to eliminate confusion with like buses, red is to indicate recently moved buses... Please tell me what does the blue mean?