February 2010 Observations

[Tritransit Area]

6212 is now an airport bus. This was my first time on the New Flyer Suburban bus. That was the most comfortable non coach bus ride I've ever had. So that's 6212, 6216, and 6217 that are airport buses now.

So what's going on with the Orions?

[LandoverDivision]

The airport Orions are still here. Saw 4391 yesterday.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Saw and rode ride-on 5529 It was a Orion 1 on the 22. Driver said there is like 6 left.

6 left??? yeah right, 5529 is the only Orion 1 I have seen in over 6 months. the last time I saw it was around late January or so on the 43 (it was the weekend so it was a Nicholson run)

[DCT S9Z4Z6]

I wonder, what the stock numbers are, of the 6 remaining ORION I's

[Tritransit Area]

Me too.  With just 6 Orion Is, they could easily be nothing more than back-up vehicles.

If they keep up with the buses on the 28, they may as well stop calling it "Van-Go"

[Scrabbleship]

Me too.  With just 6 Orion Is, they could easily be nothing more than back-up vehicles.

If they keep up with the buses on the 28, they may as well stop calling it "Van-Go"

I find it also funny that it's still called the VanGo when the Phantoms aren't programmed to display "SILVER SPRING /VANGO - FREE" on their signs. Why was the name changed from the Downtown Dasher in the first place?

I'm willing to say that if the Champions weren't indefinitely sidelined (who really thinks they're coming back?), those Orion I's would already be razor blades right next to 9310.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
025144 on the 30 (Medical Center)
075293 on the 30 (Bethesda)
965554 on the 48 (Rockville)
055829 on the 55 (Germantown Trans Cntr)
085733 on the 55 (Rockville)
085734 on the 48 (Wheaton)
095342 on the 34 (Wheaton)
095348 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
085745 on the 10 (Hillandale) & then on the 20 (Silver Spring)
075313 on the 20 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9735 on the 505 (Reston Town Ctr via Reston East)
9745 on the 950 (West Falls Church)
9750 on the 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon- Monroe P&R)
7846 on the 505 (West Falls church Metro)

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
308 (Manassas)
321 (West Falls Church Metro)
332 (West Falls Church Metro)
186 (Gainesville/ Linton Hall Road)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9309 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
9328 on the F1 (Takoma Station)
4086 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
5225 on the X2 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
4202 on the R4 (Highview)
4230 on the 1A (Vienna Station)
4293 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4305 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4306 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4309 on the 28A (King Street Station)
4320 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4321 on the C8 (White Flint Station) & then on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4322 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4326 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4328 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4329 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4331 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4332 on the K6 (White Oak)
4333 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4382 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
4383 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
2010 on the F8 (Langley Park)
2086 on the C8 (College Park Station)
2101 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2155 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2168 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2174 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2187 on the 64 (Federal Triangle)
2189 on the 64 (Ft Totten)
2225 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
2230 on the 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
5313 on the 70 (Archives)
6015 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6019 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station) & then on the K6 (White Oak)
6023 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6034 on the K6 (White Oak) & then on the Z6 (Burtonsville)
6101 on the NH1
6155 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6168 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6169 on the F8 (Langley Park)
6186 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6187 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6189 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6193 on the Q2 (Shady Grove Station)
6199 on the Q2 (Silver Spring Station)
6201 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
6315 on the F2 (Cheverly Station)
6351 on the 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
6354 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
6356 on the 36 (Naylor Road Station)
6381 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6386 on the K6 (White Oak)
6394 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6399 on the 2B (Ballston Station)
6398 remains @ Western.
6403 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
6404 on the 2B (Fair Oaks Mall)
6423 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
5448 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
5404 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
5413 on the R2 (Calverton)
3014 on the R4 (Highview)
2712 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2316* on the P6 (Anacostia Station)
2405* on the 80 (Ft Totten)
2413* on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2435* on the P6 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2454* on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2460* on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2616 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2308 on the R2 (Calverton)
2404 on the R3 (Ft Totten)
2423 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2313* on the 80 (Ft Totten)
IS 9310 STILL @ CET?