January 2010 Observations

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
965395 on the 8 (Wheaton)
965396 on the 30 (Bethesda)
985578 on the 8 (Silver Spring), this bus has NO farebox & NO Orbital automated announcer system
095337 on the 15 (Silver Spring)
095348 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
025598 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6213 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9378 remains @ Landover.
9387 remains @ Montgomery.
9400 remains @ Landover.
9407 remains @ Montgomery.
9825 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
4082 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4097 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4104 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
5213 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
4213 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
4306 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4308 on the Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
4309 on the 28A (King Street Station)
4324 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
2082 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
2097 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2104 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2156 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2213 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
6015 on the Q4 (Rockville Station)
6025 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6026 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6152 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6188 on the Q4 (Rockville Station)
6200 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6209 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6365 on the Q6 (Shady Grove Station)
6367 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6369 on the Q4 (Rockville Station)
6370 on the Y9 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6373 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6374 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
5441 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5442 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
5443 on the 70 (Archives)
5446 on the 70 (Half & O SW)
5448 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2555 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2598 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
5404 on the R2 (Calverton)
5414 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2327 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2378 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)

[79MetroExtraMD]

5413 M31 BZ05

Haven't the low 5400's been used on the M31 since even before they entered regular line service?

I think I might have seen one on them on the M31 riding on the Red Line a few months back.

[79MetroExtraMD]

RO 5578 28 @ Silver Spring
6459 Z11 MW21 @ SS

[WES]

Tonight 6331 on the A12 and coming in the opposite direction was 9486.......at 10pm.  Also passed by Landover and what looked to be either 9349 or 9305 sitting at the back of Landover with its numbers blacked out.

[Annex4421]

If anybody so happens to see 2422 please take a pic of it from the left side I saw that the blue stripe on the paint was actually a wrap because now its part red so I think the paint scheme is a scam.

[aznboy4305]

RIDE ON:
965395 on the 8 (Wheaton)
965396 on the 30 (Bethesda)
985578 on the 8 (Silver Spring), this bus has NO farebox & NO Orbital automated announcer system
095337 on the 15 (Silver Spring)
095348 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
025598 on the 10 (Hillandale)

I'm curious to know why is 5395/5395 Bolded and how is 5578 not??

[79MetroExtraMD]

I'm curious to know why is 5395/5395 Bolded and how is 5578 not??

I wouldn't even bother wondering anymore.

[Scrabbleship]

RIDE ON:
965395 on the 8 (Wheaton)
965396 on the 30 (Bethesda)
985578 on the 8 (Silver Spring), this bus has NO farebox & NO Orbital automated announcer system
095337 on the 15 (Silver Spring)
095348 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
025598 on the 10 (Hillandale)

I'm curious to know why is 5395/5395 Bolded and how is 5578 not??

Only to heighten the urgency that those buses need to be retired (rolls eyes). 5395's breaks are one step from being totally shot and the 94-95 Gilligs really should have been retired last year but the disappearing of the Champion low-floor cutaways sadly has kept them in service.

[LandoverDivision]

From last night:

6167 on the F8 (Langley Park)
2022 on the A12 (Addison Road Station)

From last week:
5226 on the M31 (McKinley High School)
6141 on the S41 (Spingarn High School)
2811 on the G8 (Farragut Square)
2599 on the 16Y (Farragut Square)
4271 on the 42 (Metro Center)
9824 on the N2 (Farragut Square)
4370 on the W13 (Farragut Square)

[WayneNYC]

If anybody so happens to see 2422 please take a pic of it from the left side I saw that the blue stripe on the paint was actually a wrap because now its part red so I think the paint scheme is a scam.

It's probably the reflective adhesive stuff, which I think is a good idea to make the bus more visable.  If you're going to have stripes... why not make them functional.

RIDE ON:
965395 on the 8 (Wheaton)
965396 on the 30 (Bethesda)
985578 on the 8 (Silver Spring), this bus has NO farebox & NO Orbital automated announcer system
095337 on the 15 (Silver Spring)
095348 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
025598 on the 10 (Hillandale)

I'm curious to know why is 5395/5395 Bolded and how is 5578 not??

Only to heighten the urgency that those buses need to be retired (rolls eyes). 5395's breaks are one step from being totally shot and the 94-95 Gilligs really should have been retired last year but the disappearing of the Champion low-floor cutaways sadly has kept them in service.

I'm not sure what his reasoning is and, I've stopped trying to figure it out.  In the past he said it was to reduce confusion, but in my mind, if you have a bunch of people guessing... then you're probably creating more confusion than reducing it.

Aznboy's comment/question is right on the money.  If the OP is going to list sightings, it makes more sense to make a note in some cases rather than listing sightings in boldface for any of several reasons.  Obviously 5578 would make a perfect case to be listed in bold since all of it's sisters have always been based at Gaithersburg.  His listing of 5395 and 5396 clearly should not be in boldface.

[C40LF_2464]

6167 on the F4

[aznboy4305]

Only to heighten the urgency that those buses need to be retired (rolls eyes). 5395's breaks are one step from being totally shot and the 94-95 Gilligs really should have been retired last year but the disappearing of the Champion low-floor cutaways sadly has kept them in service.

I always thought the point of the bold was to note unusual sightings or something out of the ordinary. What makes you say 5395's brakes are one step away from being totally shot?

[LandoverDivision]

This morning:

5209 on the M31 (McKinley High School)
6042 on the 84 (RI Ave Station)
9357 on the G8 (Farragut Square)
2624 and 2619 on the G8 (Farragut Square)
6133 on the W13 (Farragut Square)
2665 sitting at Rosslyn
6105 on the P17 (Farragut Square)
6332 on the T18 (New Carrollton)

6304 is now in service spotted it yesterday.

[79MetroExtraMD]

This is odd. Two buses, same block
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="X2 BENNING RD-H ST" routeTag="X2" stopTitle="26th St Ne + Spingarn Hs">
- <direction title="East to Minnesota Ave Station">
  <prediction seconds="388" minutes="6" epochTime="1264537500000" isDeparture="true" dirTag="X2_X2vS1_0" vehicle="9322" block="BH66" />
  <prediction seconds="388" minutes="6" epochTime="1264537500000" isDeparture="true" dirTag="X2_X2vS1_0" vehicle="9370" block="BH66" />

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
985578 on the 28 (Silver Spring Downtown Dasher)
005819 on the 48 (Rockville)
055825 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085745 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
075313 on the 20 (Hillandale)
095345 on the 5 (Twinbrook)
075747 on the 5 (Silver Spring)
095331 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
015591 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9793 on the RIBS 1
9794 on the RIBS 2
7906 on the RIBS 3
7912 on the RIBS 4
7863 on the 401 (Franconia- Springfield)
9709 on the 401 (Tysons West*Park)
7772 on the 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon- Monroe P&R)
7819 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS (*asterisk denotes unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF bus):
6139 on the NH1
6107 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9387 remains @ Montgomery.
4081 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4089 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4091 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4097 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4207 on the R3 (Greenbelt Station)
4213 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
4216 on the 1A (Vienna Station)
4217 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
4278 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4308 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4309 on the 28A (King Street Station)
4321 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4322 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4324 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4326 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4327 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4328 on the J4 (Bethesda)
4329 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4330 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4331 on the K6 (White Oak)
4334 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4335 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4382 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
4384 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
2009 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
2021 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
2076 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
2081 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2089 on the C8 (College Park Station)
2091 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2097 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2104 on the 70 (Archives)
2116 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2122 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2156 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2210 on the 36 (Naylor Road Station)
2213 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
2216 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
2217 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
6008 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6018 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6022 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6025 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6026 on the C2 (Wheaton Station) & then on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6032 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6035 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6041 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6043 on the T18 (New Carrollton Station)
6047 on the T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6116 on the A2
6122 on the NH1
6152 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station) & then on the 84 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6162 on the R12 (New Carrollton Station)
6170 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
6173 on the R12 (New Carrollton Station)
6178 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
6195 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6200 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6204 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6207 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6208 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6211 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6213 on the NH1
6216 on the NH1
6345 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
6346 on the E2
6362 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
6383 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6392 on the C8 (White Flint Station) & then on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6419 on the T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6420 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6455 parked @ Bethesda Station
6461 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
2502 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2551 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2555 on the 23A (Tysons Corner Westpark)
2593 on the 23A (Crystal City)
2598 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2610 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2678 on the REX (Fort Belvoir)
2684 on the REX (King Street Station)
2617 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
3017 on the D8 (Union Sta)
5416 on the R2 (Calverton)
2327 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2378 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2313* on the 80 (Ft Totten)
2369 on the 86, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2375 on the 83, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2347* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2424* on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2358* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2314* on the 86 (Calverton)
2316* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2309 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2414 on the 86 (Calverton)
2341 on the R2 (Calverton)
2418 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2302* on the R2 (Calverton)
2388 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2300* on the R2 (Calverton)

****Edited for Accuracy****