April 2010 Observations

[WayneNYC]

I just never liked the look of them, but this would make sense.  If part of the operators pre-trip is to visually inspect the entire wheel... I can see some of them not happening.

[ir0cq09]

I just never liked the look of them, but this would make sense.  If part of the operators pre-trip is to visually inspect the entire wheel... I can see some of them not happening.

Yea i think w/o the covers it makes it look like a real bus...uughh i wish we had more LFR's

[WES]

Added to the Montgomery buses without wheelcovers, 6328, 6415 and one unidentified Bowie bound B25 DE42LFA had no wheelcovers.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
095348 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
095320 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6139 on the NH1
6107 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (King Street Station)
9336 remains @ Montgomery.
9400 remains @ Landover.
9404 on the L8
9405 remains @ Montgomery.
9819 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4067 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4070 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4093 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4095 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4273 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4277 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
4305 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4306 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4322 on the Q6 (Wheaton Station)
4325 on the Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
4336 on the C8 (College Park Station)
2067 on the 2B (Ballston Station)
2070 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
2087 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2093 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
2095 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6022 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6024 on the Q6 (Shady Grove Station)
6025 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station) & then on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6026 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6030 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
6032 on the Q6 (Wheaton Station)
6034 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6035 on the Q6 (Wheaton Station) & then on the C8 (College Park Station)
6039 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6186 on the L8 (Friendship Heights Station)
6188 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6192 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6196 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6211 on the J9 (Lakeforest)
6212-6217 are LANDOVER buses
6365 on the K6 (White Oak)
6367 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6372 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station) & then on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6375 on the Q4 (Rockville Station)
6382 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6383 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6391 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
5440 on the Z13 (Silver Spring Station)
5442 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
5444 on the Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5450 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2519 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2520 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
5422 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2326* on the R2 (Calverton)
2418 on the R2 (Calverton)
2453 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2824 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2422 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2320 on the R2 (Calverton)

[RideOn5905]

I had some free time today, and so I decided to take a trip to Silver Spring. Here's the main points of what I saw:
I rode 5413 on the 8; there was some repaving on University Blvd., so the trip was really shaky; there were even a couple of really hard hits that made the bus rumble violently.
At Silver Spring, I saw 5422 (Ride-On) getting towed.
I rode 4093 on the J2 to Med. Ctr.; I don't think this bus has air conditioning.
5830's side sign is glitchy, as is 5808's front sign.
I saw 5445 doing back-to-back Y8s.
I rode 5914 on the 100; this bus has a fine whine, Pinot Noir, I think. LOL
As I was on 5914 leaving Shady Grove, I saw 5904 broken down as it was about to do a 74 (2nd time this month I've seen 5904 broken down; I hope it's alright...)
So... yeah. That's my day in a nutshell.

[WES]

6480 seen along RI Avenue NOT IN SERVICE, no wheelcovers and no division letter in the for the run number box.  6315 and an unidentified A12 DE42LFA with no wheelcovers, but  6411 had them.

[79MetroExtraMD]

6480 seen along RI Avenue NOT IN SERVICE, no wheelcovers and no division letter in the for the run number box.  6315 and an unidentified A12 DE42LFA with no wheelcovers, but  6411 had them.

6480?

[LandoverDivision]

6480 is one of the new LFAs. Anyways a lot of Landover buses are getting the wheel covers taken off of them as well. They do look better that way but like George said I don't see anything wrong with them.

[Annex4421]

From Yesterday

6102 M6
2154 W4 (Deanwood)(PW43) I think that was the block
6108 W4 (Anacostia)
4001 92 (N904)
3927 W6
4019 94 This bus looks so terrible
4042 been MIA for a while still looking overhauled on the A6
6143 A2
6139 A2 (Southern Avenue Station)
4293 W4
4258 A8
2306 B2
2422 P6
2557 P6
2445 U2
2301 B2
2600 38B
2555 22A
2703 5A
5317 70
5447 70
5451 71
2312 80
2807 79
6338 S2
6314 F4
2013 F6
2463 R2
2461 R4
6202 C4
6381 Laying over at Prince Georges Plaza without wheel covers
2328 86
2820 V5
2204 36

Just to add I too don't find nothing wrong with the LFAs with or without wheel covers.

[79MetroExtraMD]

6480 is one of the new LFAs. Anyways a lot of Landover buses are getting the wheel covers taken off of them as well. They do look better that way but like George said I don't see anything wrong with them.

Local or express?

[WayneNYC]

6385 was on the N6 yesterday and thankfully without those awful looking wheel covers. 

[Annex4421]

Bus observation: 2100 on the 10A last night.  First Knight Rider I've seen in VA.  Hope it's not here to stay.
[/quote] Good get them out of Northern, I saw 2154 on the W4 yesterday, I'll trade all the 4200s here for some 2100s please!!

[LandoverDivision]

Local or express?

Local.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
005819 on the 48 (Rockville)
055937 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085745 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
095321 on the 20 (Hillandale)
095347 on the 5 (Twinbrook)
965378 on the 5 (Silver Spring)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9716 on the 505 (Reston Town Ctr via Reston East)
9732 on the 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon- Monroe P&R)
9745 on the 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon- Monroe P&R)
7819 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

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

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6139 on the NH1
6110 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (King Street Station)
9336 remains @ Montgomery.
9344 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
9385 remains @ Landover.
9396 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
9400 remains @ Landover.
9819 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4304 on the Z6 (Burtonsville)
4303 remains @ Northern.
4327 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4328 on the Q4 (Rockville Station)
4330 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4331 on the Q6 (Shady Grove Station)
4333 on the Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
4336 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2082 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
2086 on the K6 (White Oak)
2196 on the 96 (Naylor Road Station)
2198 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
6020 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6023 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6026 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6030 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6032 on the Q6 (Wheaton Station)
6033 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6035 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6037 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6159 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6188 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6193 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6195 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6196 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6203 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6204 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6207 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6366 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6376 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6378 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6385 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6387 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6391 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6394 on the K6 (White Oak)
6423 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6424 on the S9
5445 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
5446 on the Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5447 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
5403 on the R2 (Calverton)
2530 on the 23A (Tysons Corner Westpark)
2521 on the 23A (Crystal City)
2543 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2356* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2446* on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2423 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2321 on the 80 (Ft Totten)
2340* on the R2 (Calverton)
2343 on the 86 (Calverton)
2425 on the 86 (Calverton & then to Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2378 on the R2 (Calverton)

[aznboy4305]

ChristopherF - Quick question, were all of your observations made the day of your posting? Or do you accumulate observations over several days and post them in one post?