July 2010 Observations

[79MetroExtraMD]

6518 on the A12, also spotted 6546 and 6548 deadheading along R.I. Avenue near the station, no idea of which division they'll be running from.

From yesterday spotted a REX bus on a express 29 route, heading for the Beltway.

The 6540s seem to going to Montgomery saw 6543 on the T2 today.

I forgot to add 6165 is Annex now was on the M6 apparently supporting the Landover effect where the sign said
"M6 Fairfax Village" "M6" "M6 Potomac Avenue Station"

6165 is on the A9 now heading south from L'Enfant.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
995716 on the 46 (Montgomery College Rockville)
995717 on the 55 (Germantown Trans Cntr)
995718 on the 55 (Rockville)
995719 on the 46 (Medical Center)
095338 on the 26 (Montgomery Mall)
095342 on the 26 (Glenmont) & then on the 34 (Friendship Heights)
095348 on the 34 (Wheaton)
5370 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6107 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
4247 on the 1A (Vienna Station)
4325 on the K6 (White Oak)
4352 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
4356 on the 28A (King Street Station)
2027 on the 2B (Ballston Station)
2032 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
2033 on the 62 (Takoma Station)
2130 on the 28A & is now wrapped in the Home Paramount ad
2138 on the 28A (King Street Station) with an R block
2174 on the P6 (Anacostia Station)
2175 remains @ Western.
2205 on the 62 (Georgia Ave Petworth)
6194 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6195 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6209 on the C8 (Colelge Park Station)
6210 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6370 on the K6 (White Oak)
6453 on the 31 (Foggy Bottom Station)
6454 on the J4 (College Park Station)
5446 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5447 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2528 on the 16J (Culmore)
2613 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2638 on the 16J (Pentagon)
2641 on the 16G (Columbia Heights West)
2645 on the 16A
2716 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2637 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2310 on the R2 (Calverton)
2370 on the P6 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2395 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2413* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2378 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2305 on the 80 (Ft Totten)

[79MetroExtraMD]

6460 Z8
6457 J2
5436 Y8

[79MetroExtraMD]

Tics on a Sunday
5443 K6
5436 Y8
5431 Y9

and a Flx
4095 Y7 MY32
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington"   routeTitle="Y7 GEORGIA AVE-MD" routeTag="Y7"   stopTitle="Silver Spring Station + Bus Bay   O" stopTag="17008">      - <direction title="North to Montgomery General Hospital">        <prediction seconds="1996" minutes="33"   epochTime="1279485960000" isDeparture="true"   dirTag="Y7_Y7_0" vehicle="4095" block="MY32" />   

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085726 on the 46 (Montgomery College Rockville)
085727 on the 46 (Medical Center)
085731 on the 59 (Montgomery Village)
085733 on the 46 (Montgomery College Rockville)
085734 on the 59 (Rockville)
085735 remains @ Silver Spring.
085745 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
5368 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9768 on the 310
9781 on the 425
9731 on the 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon- Monroe P&R)
7768 on the 505 (West Falls Church)

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
308 (Manassas)
363 (West Falls Church Metro)
382 (West Falls Church Metro)
174 (Gainesville/ Linton Hall Road)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6107 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9377 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
4261 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
4315 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4317 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4318 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
4320 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4321 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
4323 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
4325 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4327 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4330 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4338 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
4344 on the K6 (White Oak)
2110 on the 10A (Hunting Towers)
2114 on the 10B (Hunting Towers)
2119 on the 28A (King Street Station)
2121 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
2145 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
5303 on the 70 (Half & O SW)
5308 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
5312 on the 70 (Archives)
5314 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
5316 on the 70 (Half & O SW)
5317 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
6019 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6194 on the K6 (White Oak)
6209 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6210 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6367 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6371 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6385 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6386 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station) & then on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6394 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6395 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
6408 on the 2B (Fair Oaks Mall)
6453 on the 36 (Naylor Road Station)
6454 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6456 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6460 on the Z8 (Brgs Chaney Park & Ride)
6477 on the 54 (14th & Colorado)
6493 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
5437 on the Y5 (Silver Spring Station)
5442 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5443 on the K6 (White Oak)
5444 on the Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5446 on the Y9 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
5447 on the 70 (Half & O SW)
2716 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2717 on the 23A (Tysons Corner Westpark)
2718 on the 23A (Crystal City)
2719 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2419 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2363 on the R2 (Calverton)
2460* on the G8 (Avondale)
2622 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2310 on the 86 (Calverton)
2413* on the 86 (Calverton & then to Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2321 on the R2 (Calverton)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6189 on the P19 with a P block, I have a picture of it
according to Nextbus, 6190 and 6191 are also at Annex now. also, 4349 and 4350 are at Montgomery now, and maybe 4348 as well but the status hasn't been updated in a while and it still shows it as a Royal bus (same as 2134 with still being at Northern)
oh, and apparently 2139 is now at Royal.
2817's sign is finally working properly again, showing the full route "79 Archives" rather than "7 Archives"

I got news yesterday that 6141 was at FMR wit an F block, and that FMR is getting rid of ALL the Cummins Orion VIIs and pushing them to Blade and that some 2700s were getting the 38B branding.

whaaaaaaaa?!?!?!?!?!?!???
cummins as in 2501-2615? and all the others like 2620, 2621, and 2638-2685?

[Annex4421]

I caught 6191 on the M6 this morning. And yes the Cummins VIIs as in 2501-2615 is supposed to move but I really don't think that's gonna happen.

[C40LF_2464]

I noticed some buses are getting some LED lights, 6048,6008 are the ones i seen.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
095331 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
085739 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS (*asterisk indicates unrehabbed 2001-02 New Flyer C40LF buses):
6139 on the NH1
6107 on the NH1
6349 on the E4 (Friendship Heights Station)
4261 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4323 on the K6 (White Oak)
4328 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4333 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
4335 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2002 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
2007 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
2081 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
2095 on the K6 (White Oak)
2099 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2179 on the 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
2198 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
6011 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6019 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6025 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6141 on the 34
6159 on the 34
6168 on the F8 (Langley Park)
6207 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6303 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6369 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6373 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6375 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6380 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6385 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6386 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6392 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6394 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6395 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
6469 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
6495 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
6509 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
6510 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
5437 on the Y5 (Silver Spring Station)
5442 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5443 on the K6 (White Oak)
5444 on the Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5446 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5447 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2607 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2510 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2638 on the 16G (Columbia Heights West)
2720 on the 16G (Pentagon City Station)
2676 on the REX (Fort Belvoir)
2680 on the REX (King Street Station)
2319 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
2460* on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2385 on the 86 (Calverton)
2637 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2368 on the R2 (Calverton)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

I caught 6191 on the M6 this morning. And yes the Cummins VIIs as in 2501-2615 is supposed to move but I really don't think that's gonna happen.

if that's the case, then what will replace those FMR buses? non-CNG buses? in a way, that would be cool, but I don't fully support that idea. unless maybe Bladensburg gives FMR some of the C40LFs

[79MetroExtraMD]

2813 42 B450
- <predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="42 MOUNT PLEASANT" routeTag="42" stopTitle="Connecticut Ave Nw + Q St Nw" stopTag="13514">
- <direction title="South to Metro Center">
  <prediction seconds="237" minutes="3" epochTime="1279657514822" isDeparture="false" dirTag="42_42_0" vehicle="2813" block="B450" />

[Annex4421]

I caught 6191 on the M6 this morning. And yes the Cummins VIIs as in 2501-2615 is supposed to move but I really don't think that's gonna happen.

if that's the case, then what will replace those FMR buses? non-CNG buses? in a way, that would be cool, but I don't fully support that idea. unless maybe Bladensburg gives FMR some of the C40LFs

I don't see why not 4200s be there all the time, speaking of is the new Southeastern supposed to be 100% CNG or mixed?

[Transport]

07/19/10: I saw 2529 along northbound Glebe Rd at Pershing with the destination sign set to A9 L'ENFANT PLAZA STATION.  This was about 2:15pm - the bus must have been heading to Ballston to begin a run.  Seeing the A9 was not as interesting as the Orion V I saw last week with a Q4 SILVER SPRING STATION sign along EB I-66 near East Falls Church.

[OrionFlyer]

2545 on the 32 (F370)
2539 on the 32 (F375)
4389 on the 32  (PW81)
<predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="32 PENNSYLVANIA AVE" routeTag="32" stopTitle="I St Nw + 15th St Nw" stopTag="5948">
?
<direction title="West to Foggy Bottom Station">
<prediction seconds="272" minutes="4" epochTime="1279713983241" isDeparture="false" dirTag="32_32cv1_0" vehicle="2545" block="F370"/>
<prediction seconds="2422" minutes="40" epochTime="1279716133526" isDeparture="false" dirTag="32_32cv1_0" vehicle="2539" block="F375"/>
<prediction seconds="3866" minutes="64" epochTime="1279717577543" isDeparture="false" dirTag="32_32cv1_0" vehicle="4389" block="PW81"/>
</direction>

[79MetroExtraMD]

2545 on the 32 (F370)
2539 on the 32 (F375)
4389 on the 32  (PW81)
<predictions agencyTitle="WMATA Washington" routeTitle="32 PENNSYLVANIA AVE" routeTag="32" stopTitle="I St Nw + 15th St Nw" stopTag="5948">
?
<direction title="West to Foggy Bottom Station">
<prediction seconds="272" minutes="4" epochTime="1279713983241" isDeparture="false" dirTag="32_32cv1_0" vehicle="2545" block="F370"/>
<prediction seconds="2422" minutes="40" epochTime="1279716133526" isDeparture="false" dirTag="32_32cv1_0" vehicle="2539" block="F375"/>
<prediction seconds="3866" minutes="64" epochTime="1279717577543" isDeparture="false" dirTag="32_32cv1_0" vehicle="4389" block="PW81"/>
</direction>

Meh. Nothing odd there. FMR and Annex does 32 cuts every day as well as 36 cuts.

@Transport
Looks like another West Ox move. I remember seeing 6403 at E Falls Church signed as Q4 Silver Spring as it was heading to West Ox. I talked to the operator who was sitting there and he told me it was going over to them. Since there have been a few buses heading to West Ox, it might be a move to get some 6500s to head up to Montgomery, but West Ox might be getting some in the near future as they only have quite a few there (6396-6409).