May 2010 Observations

NewFlyer9736BCT · May 13, 2010, 12:08:45 PM

4371 and 4372 are now at Landover

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4372's GPS points to Landover Division

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About 4376, it is unknown if it is still at Royal or now at Landover. The GPS reading is giving me the exact same place that it said last time (around the intersection of Duke St and Taylor Run Pkwy)

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Transport · May 13, 2010, 10:48:48 PM

I saw a 43?? bus with a Royal block [RE??] on the I-495 inner loop near Gallows Rd. Probably deadheading to a 28A or 28X run in Tysons. It followed me for a bit on the Beltway.

About an hour before that was the odd sighting... a Metro Flx was also on the inner loop (it passed me while I was driving on the outer loop) between Gallows Rd and Little River Tnpk with its fleet numbers removed. A/C unit was on the roof. It was too quick of a sighting to get any info.

Are retired Flx's being moved through VA on the Beltway?

Tritransit Area · May 14, 2010, 01:49:38 AM

That Metro D may have been purchased. It's unusual for an agency to drive around a bus that has been retired. Nice catch!

C40LF_2464 · May 14, 2010, 07:25:56 AM

Quote from: Tritransit Area on May 14, 2010, 01:49:38 AM
That Metro D may have been purchased. It's unusual for an agency to drive around a bus that has been retired. Nice catch!

Or it was on its way to NJ to get scrapped.

ChristopherF · May 14, 2010, 10:36:08 AM

RIDE ON:
015109 on the 30 (Medical Center)
095009 on the 30 (Bethesda)
095342 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
075306 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
7884 on the 171 (Franconia- Springfield)
9621 on the 171 (Huntington Station N)
9633 on the 171 (Franconia- Springfield)
9634 on the 950 (West Falls Church
9625 on the 402 (Franconia- Springfield)
9704 on the 401 (Tysons West*Park)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (King Street Station) & then on the 10A (Hunting Towers)
9336 remains @ Montgomery.
9820 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
9822 on the Q4 (Rockville Station)
9826 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
9831 on the Z11
5208 on the X2 (Lafayette Square)
4202 on the X2 (Lafayette Square)
4211 on the 1B (Dunn Loring Station)
4261 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4266 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
4285 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
4298 on the 92
4300 on the 90
4321 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4322 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4328 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4330 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4335 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4338 on the 10A (Hunting Towers)
2007 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
2045 on the 31 (Foggy Bottom Station)
2050 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
2061 on the 1A (Vienna Station)
2064 on the 2B (Ballston Station)
2071 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
2075 on the Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
2115 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
2117 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2118 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2121 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2128 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2130 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2145 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2165 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2166 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2172 on the D6 (Stadium Armory)
2175 remains @ Western.
2196 on the 31 (Foggy Bottom Station)
2231 on the 36 (Naylor Road Station)
6003 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6026 on the Q4 (Rockville Station)
6030 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6036 on the K6 (White Oak)
6135 on the W13
6152 on the W13
6159 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6176 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
6191 on the K6 (White Oak)
6206 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6345 on the 70 (Archvies)
6346 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
6365 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6366 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6376 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6378 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6381 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6382 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6388 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6404 on the 1B (Ballston Station) & then on the 1A (Vienna Station)
6409 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
6410 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6424 on the S9
6458 on the J4 (College Park Station)
5446 on the Y9 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
5447 on the S1 (16th & Colorado)
2431 on the D6, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2306* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2436 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2379 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2386 on the R3 (Ft Totten)
2357 on the 80 (Ft Totten)
2425 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2394 on the R2 (Calverton)
IS 9310 STILL @ CET?

79MetroExtraMD · May 14, 2010, 11:43:54 AM

6501 @ CET

NewFlyer9736BCT · May 14, 2010, 04:00:01 PM

Quote from: ChristopherF on May 14, 2010, 10:36:08 AM
2115 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)

ah, I see some ex-Montgomery 2100s are joining the Royal 2100's welcome home party

RideOn5905 · May 14, 2010, 06:59:27 PM

Noteworthy things from an outing I had today:
Lakeforest Transit Center is currently under remodeling or something; most of Lost Knife Rd. was closed, so the buses were loading and unloading in the parking lot and the circling road.
6477 and 6475 on the S4 and S2, respectively, at Silver Spring.
I rode 5368 on the 47; this bus has a very weird-sounding engine; when the bus decelerates, it sounds like it has a Cummins engine. Also, the back sign is stuck on "2".
I also rode 5906 on the 100; this bus smelled really bad.

Two more things from yesterday, which I tried to post, but couldn't due to some type of forum error:
5923 broke down at GTC that morning; its sign said "61 SHADY GROVE", even though I had just gotten off a 61 bus (5943), and then a few minutes later, I saw 5943 leaving on the 61. I don't know why 5923's sign said "61", since route switching almost never happens at GTC.
5008 at Germantown Community Center with the infamous moniker: "Special Transportation".

Annex4421 · May 15, 2010, 10:26:32 AM

4376 A12 its a Landover bus

ChristopherF · May 17, 2010, 10:36:05 AM

RIDE ON:
005820 on the 48 (Rockville)
055822 on the 55 (Germantown Trans Cntr)
055826 on the 55 (Rockville)
055831 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085730 on the 46 (Montgomery College Rockville)
085734 on the 46 (Medical Center)
085745 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
095320 on the 20 (Hillandale)
095345 on the 5 (Twinbrook)
975401 on the 5 (Silver Spring)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9623 on the 402 (Franconia- Springfield)
9627 on the 401 (Tysons West*Park)
9634 on the 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon- Monroe P&R)
7826 on the 505 (West Falls Church)

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
346 (Manassas)
357 (West Falls Church Metro)
379 (West Falls Church Metro)
175 (Gainesville/ Linton Hall Road)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6152 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (King Street Station)
9485 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
4067 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4088 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4310 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4312 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
4321 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4328 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station) & then on the C8 (College Park Station)
4331 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4336 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4337 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
2067 on the 1A (Vienna Station)
2045 on the 42 (Mt Pleasant via Adams Morgan)
2088 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2118 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2146 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2162 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2166 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
6026 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station) & then on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6027 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6029 on the K6 (White Oak)
6032 on the K6 (White Oak)
6034 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6146 on the W13
6162 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6187 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6409 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
6410 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6479 on the 54 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
2512 on the REX (Fort Belvoir)
2516 on the REX (King Street Station)
2312* on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2326* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2463* on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2619 on the 86 (Calverton)
2622 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2634 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
2635 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2381 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2409 on the R2 (Calverton)
2425 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2394 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2346 on the 80 (Ft Totten)

Antozilla · May 17, 2010, 10:38:25 AM

2503 on the 16Y

Note not a Pike Ride bus so this is a rarity.

Scrabbleship · May 17, 2010, 01:28:21 PM

6325 at Montgomery doing driver training.

In fact, all Montgomery LFA's now have "Metro's going Green" stickers on the top sides and rear showing that the LFA's, in fact, are hybrids.

79MetroExtraMD · May 17, 2010, 03:28:53 PM

Quote from: Scrabbleship on May 17, 2010, 01:28:21 PM
6325 at Montgomery doing driver training.

In fact, all Montgomery LFA's now have "Metro's going Green" stickers on the top sides and rear showing that the LFA's, in fact, are hybrids.

Western and Northern's LFA's also have these stickers. I first spotted these on Saturday. Also, there were alot of stimulus LFAs out on the S line and the 50s.

C40LF_2464 · May 17, 2010, 06:47:59 PM

Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on May 17, 2010, 03:28:53 PM
Quote from: Scrabbleship on May 17, 2010, 01:28:21 PM
6325 at Montgomery doing driver training.

In fact, all Montgomery LFA's now have "Metro's going Green" stickers on the top sides and rear showing that the LFA's, in fact, are hybrids.
Western and Northern's LFA's also have these stickers. I first spotted these on Saturday. Also, there were alot of stimulus LFAs out on the S line and the 50s.

And Landover ones. Here is a pic of northern 6341.

NewFlyer9736BCT · May 17, 2010, 11:01:00 PM

Quote from: Flxible_Metro_8700 on May 17, 2010, 06:47:59 PM
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on May 17, 2010, 03:28:53 PM
Quote from: Scrabbleship on May 17, 2010, 01:28:21 PM
6325 at Montgomery doing driver training.

In fact, all Montgomery LFA's now have "Metro's going Green" stickers on the top sides and rear showing that the LFA's, in fact, are hybrids.
Western and Northern's LFA's also have these stickers. I first spotted these on Saturday. Also, there were alot of stimulus LFAs out on the S line and the 50s.
And Landover ones. Here is a pic of northern 6341.

Yeah today I saw that on the Montgomery 6300s. I don't know if the 5400s have them yet, but I know the 6000s don't have them.

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May 2010 Observations