June 2010 Observations

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3938 M2
2390 V7
2362 U2
5204 X2
3001 U4
2633 U6
6135 & 4028 M6
6187 Deadheading with sign stuck on "W4 CAPITOL PLAZA"

Also is WMATA testing out new sign designs I saw 2319 on the U2 with  U2 Anacostia Station on the rear sign
                                                                                                                  U2 Anacostia Station

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2305 79
2819 79
6512 F4
6522 F4
2440 With the sign saying SERVICE SHUTTLE...LUMANATOR

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6524 F6

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Also is WMATA testing out new sign designs I saw 2319 on the U2 with  U2 Anacostia Station on the rear sign
                                                                                                                  U2 Anacostia Station

I've seen this before...a long time ago (like 1-2 years ago) on the rear sign of a Flxible (I think it was 9773). It was on the Q2, and the sign said pretty much like the U2 sign said...
Q2 Shady Grove Station
Q2 Shady Grove Station


although the destination didn't completely fit on the rear sign. so yeah, that said, I don't think it's a new thing that WMATA is trying, it might be just a programming error. Another example of that (different, but still a rear sign programming error) was when 2801 first got the Titan sign (back before Silver Spring TC was closed), instead of the rear sign displaying the route number, it was scrolling the next stop that would be displayed on the Clever Devices (like Georgia Ave and Kennedy St for example)

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6443 on the 39, displaying the MetroExtra logo on the front destination sign in addition to the regular reading:

LIMITED-STOP
<//MetroExtra
39 NAYLOR ROAD STA

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6443 on the 39, displaying the MetroExtra logo on the front destination sign in addition to the regular reading:

LIMITED-STOP
<//MetroExtra
39 NAYLOR ROAD STA

They used the same limited stop programming from the 2800s on the rest of the express buses. I guess they forgot to take out the Metro Extra part. Ironically, most of the 79 Metro Extra buses now just show Express.