October 2009 Observations

[Scrabbleship]

The 28 was called the Downtown Dasher before it was called the Van Go.  I think the name change took place in either 2002 or 2003, and at about that time as well, the service was changed from being rush hour only to being all day.

Seeing that there are (were?) Eldorados painted in the VanGo scheme, your guess seems about right. Interesting that there's no way for the older signs to display the "Silver Spring/VANGO - FREE" signs that all the LED signed buses can display.

And at Wayne, same thing happened with the 2008 Gilligs; I remember getting a free ride to work one morning (on a week I didn't have a pass!) because the bus hadn't had its farebox installed yet.

[79MetroExtraMD]

6379 C2 WB @ UMD
6419 F6 WB @ UMD

[Annex4421]

4043 on the M6
2227 on the 32
2230 on the 36
2626 on the B2

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085745 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
015591 on the 20 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9711 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
9700 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center) & then on the 152
9746 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7825 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6107 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
IS 9310 STILL @ CET?
9316 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
9336 on the J2 with an M block
9408 remains @ Montgomery.
9409 remains @ Montgomery.
9410 remains @ Montgomery.
9411 remains @ Montgomery.
9412 remains @ Montgomery.
9711 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9825 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4069 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
4078 on the K6 (White Oak)
4090 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
5213 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4203 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4306 on the Q2 (Shady Grove Station)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4323 remains @ Montgomery.
4325 remains @ Montgomery.
4326 remains @ Montgomery.
4327 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
4329 remains @ Montgomery.
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
4339 on the 28A (Tysons Corner) with a fresh coat of paint
4342 on the 28B (Tysons Corner)
4344 on the 28A (King Street Station)
4383 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
4384 on the F6 (New Carrollton)
2048 on the 36
2069 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
2078 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
2081 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2090 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall), bus is back @ Montgomery
2161 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2203 on the E2
6011 on the P12 (Eastover)
6014 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6015 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6018 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6024 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6026 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6030 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6031 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6033 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6038 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6039 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6103 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
6104 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6105 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6106 on the Z6 (Burtonsville)
6148 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
6165 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
6172 on the P12 (Addison Road Station)
6177 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6203 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6207 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2633 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2464 on the 80 (Ft Totten)

[Annex4421]

3925 on the M6

[C40LF_2464]

A freind of mine e-mailed me and said he saw a DE62LFA training at shady grove. Next time im in MoCo ill go by to check it out. And i think 45 9700 metro d's have been retired.

[C40LF_2464]

I got proof now. Picture and video of 5435 WITH A REAR WINDOW!!! My picture by the way.

[Annex4421]

OK 8704 is at CET and I can back up what Landoverdivision and DE42LFA said.

[LandoverDivision]

5435 going to CET I think
5437 at CET
8704 sitting there
9307, 9360 and 9369 at CET
An express LFA at Landover

[Annex4421]

3950 on the 34
6117 on the M6
6404 on the 36
2037 on the 32

Note: I caught a Suburban Orion V 4389 on the M6 earlier kinda odd, but its not.

[C40LF_2464]

6428 T18
6422 F4 and i rode i and these are the things i found on it.


Tell me. Why does Northern have to f*** every bus they got up then give them to another division. Well i dont blame it because they got the 70/71.

[WayneNYC]

I agree that it is bad to see brand new buses being trashed.  However, I still don't believe in depriving the rough areas of new equipment for that reason. 

[Tristan]

That doesn't really look "trashed" to me -- that looks like a mechanic moving too fast and not securing the bolt after his work...and the roach trap is a fact of life.  Everyone, and I do mean everyone, and their mammas, aunts, uncles, and all their belongings, rides the bus and you never know when you'll have some extra passengers after that.  I've seen people move on the bus, I mean move with boxes and trashbags full of stuff.  Even at DASH, in sleepy old Alexandria, we have to have our buses exterminated monthly or so to keep the problem in check.

[Scrabbleship]

I agree that it is bad to see brand new buses being trashed.  However, I still don't believe in depriving the rough areas of new equipment for that reason. 

The only problem is that it literally is one route that trashes Northern's buses (do the buses that see service on the 90's take much abuse)?

Case in point: Anything that usually stays on the S's usually is in good shape.

[Annex4421]

I agree that it is bad to see brand new buses being trashed.  However, I still don't believe in depriving the rough areas of new equipment for that reason. 

The only problem is that it literally is one route that trashes Northern's buses (do the buses that see service on the 90's take much abuse)?

Case in point: Anything that usually stays on the S's usually is in good shape.

Well yeah but the 90s isn't the only Northern route that gets trasehed try the 70,H8 etc Plus I've seen or an S route that has gotten trashed by little girls eating sunflower seeds spiting them on the floor just nasty.