August 2010 Observations

[C40LF_2464]

Saw a 2010 Shuttle UM Gillig Advantage clean diesel testing at PG plaza today! It appeared to have ISL9/Voith.

[79MetroExtraMD]

Saw a 2010 Shuttle UM Gillig Advantage clean diesel testing at PG plaza today! It appeared to have ISL9/Voith.

I thought we just got hybrids. Didn't know we got clean diesels too.

[WES]

Here are some observations over the past few days, more like buses ridden over the past few days.

Today saw 6515 on the A12

Buses ridden
8/9/10
-2023 F14 home
-6322 F14 New Carrollton
-6510 T18 Annapolis Road & Veteran's Hwy

8/10/10
-2005 F14 home

8/12/10
-63149 21X PGCC
-63169 21X Home
-6043 F14 New Carrollton
-6173 T16 Lanham

Also of note haven't seen a WMATA reject for THE BUS in a while saw one today (don't know the number) on the 21 this morning.  Actually just missed it on the 21.  And one funny event on Tuesday.  Guy was on the F14 and he asks "Is this bus going to New Carrollton or Cheverly?"  The bus driver told him "We are at New Carrollton"

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
005807 48 (Rockville)
005808 55 (Germantown Trans Cntr)
005809 55 (Rockville)
005810 48 (Wheaton)
095338 10 (Twinbrook)
965382 10 (Hillandale)
095342 10 (Twinbrook)
965395 10 (Hillandale)
095348 10 (Twinbrook)
095750 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9615 171 (Huntington Metro North)
9634 171 (Franconia- Springfield)
9635 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon-Monroe)
7835 505 (West Falls Church)

METROBUS:
6139 NH1
6142 NH1
6395 1A (Ballston Station)
9835 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4070 J3 (Montgomery Mall)
4088 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4090 C8 (College Park Station)
4203 83 (Cherry Hill)
4265 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
4305 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4308 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4314 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4333 K6 (White Oak)
2010 F6 (Silver Spring Station)
2023 F14 (New Carrollton Station)
2025 1A (Vienna Station)
2032 1B (Dunn Loring Station)
2033 36 (Naylor Road Station)
2070 2B (Fair Oaks Mall)
2073 2C (Tysons Corner)
2085 C8 (White Flint Station)
2088 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
2090 C8 (White Flint Station)
2097 Z6 (Burtonsville)
2171 86 (Calverton)
2176 64 (Ft Totten)
2190 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
2208 64 (Federal Triangle)
6437 S9
6438 37
6461 J4 (College Park Station)
6462 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6509 S4 (Silver Spring Station)
6510 T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6534 T18 (New Carrollton Station)
6535 Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6540 K6 (Ft Totten)
6542 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
5442 Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5445 Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5446 Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5447 70 (Silver Spring Station)
5450 70 (Archives)
2673 9S (Crystal City)
2582 9S (Crystal City)
2606 38B (Ballston Station)
2595 38B (Farragut Square)
2638 16J (Culmore)
2550 16J (Pentagon)
2397 R2 (Calverton)
2382 R2 (Ft Totten)
2825 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2811 86 (Calverton) & then the R2 (Ft Totten)
2395 R2 (Calverton)
2812 R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2350 R2 (Calverton)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

on the way back from Shady Grove Station after dropping off my mom, I saw what appeared to be 5735 or 5736 on the 71 arriving at Shady Grove.

[79MetroExtraMD]

On the ride down on the MARC Camden Line, I spotted a couple MBTA Blue Line cars and a Green Line Type 7 on a southbound CSX train at Riverdale.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Montgomery is almost all out of 6100s. 6196 and 6199 are the only remaining ones, plus the 6200s.

Yeah, I found on Nextbus that 6197 is at Annex (was previously on the M6)

<body copyright="All data copyright WMATA Washington 2010.">
<vehicle id="6197" routeTag="M6" dirTag="null" lat="38.8723529" lon="-76.933334" secsSinceReport="1244" predictable="false" heading="-4" speedKmHr="0.0"/>
</body>

and 6198 on the 94:

<body copyright="All data copyright WMATA Washington 2010.">
<vehicle id="6198" routeTag="94" dirTag="94_94_0" lat="38.861984" lon="-76.995499" secsSinceReport="28" predictable="true" heading="300" speedKmHr="8.028"/>
<lastTime time="1281927431757"/>
</body>

6196, however, is still at Montgomery, on the J2...

<body copyright="All data copyright WMATA Washington 2010.">
<vehicle id="6196" routeTag="J2" dirTag="J2_J2_0" lat="38.999458" lon="-77.097313" secsSinceReport="27" predictable="true" heading="86" speedKmHr="0.0"/>
</body>

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
5529 29
965393 29
085745 20 (Silver Spring)
965392 20 (Hillandale)
095345 5 (Twinbrook)
015591 5 (Silver Spring)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9633 402 (Franconia- Springfield)
9634 401 (Tysons West*Park)
9635 950 (Reston Town Ctr via Herndon-Monroe)
7835 505 (West Falls Church)

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

METROBUS:
6139 NH1
6142 NH1
6146 A2
4086 Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
4100 Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
4301 S2 (Federal Triangle)
4314 C8 (White Flint Station)
4327 Q4 (Rockville Station)
4333 Z6 (Burtonsville)
4336 C2 (Wheaton Station)
4343 C8 (White Flint Station)
4345 C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2096 K6 (Ft Totten)
2100 28A (Tysons Corner)
2145 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2159 70 (Archives)
2173 R2 (Ft Totten)
6008 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6014 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6015 C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6017 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6026 K6 (Ft Totten)
6033 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6039 C8 (White Flint Station) & then the Z6 (Burtonsville)
6041 F8 (Langley Park)
6050 F8 (Cheverly Station)
6178 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6196 C8 (College Park Station)
6207 C8 (College Park Station)
6311 F6 (Silver Spring Station)
6320 F6 (New Carrollton Station)
6345 54 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
6346 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
6363 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
6364 E4 (Friendship Heights Station)
6365 Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6373 Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
6376 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6387 Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6393 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6394 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6395 1A (Ballston Station)
6409 1B (Ballston Station)
6410 T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6436 S9
6437 S9
6438 37
6458 J4 (Bethesda Station)
6461 J4 (College Park Station)
6462 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6476 S4 (Federal Triangle)
6480 S4 (Silver Spring Station)
6497 52 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
6509 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
6510 T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6512 T18 (New Carrollton Station)
6540 K6 (Ft Totten)
6542 K6 (White Oak)
6545 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6547 J2 (Silver Spring Station) & then the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6549 C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6550 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6551 Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
6559 C2 (Wheaton Station)
5436 Y9 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
5442 Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
5446 Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5447 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2676 REX (Fort Belvoir)
2680 REX (King Street Station)
2724 9A (Pentagon)
2586 9A (Huntington Station North)
2592 38B (Ballston Station)
2610 38B (Farragut Square)
2813 79 (Archives)
2816 79 (Silver Spring Station)
2436 80 (Kennedy Center)
2822 80 (Ft Totten)

[Nabinut]

On Saturday, the B30 had a mixture of equipment. 6162, 6216 & 6422 (which had a deep standing load) leaving Greenbelt 20 minutes late.

[Flxible]

Saw a 2010 Shuttle UM Gillig Advantage clean diesel testing at PG plaza today! It appeared to have ISL9/Voith.

So does this mean curtains for the mighty 67/6891 twins?

[WES]

5209 and 5235 on the X2
9370 on the G8

[WMATAGMOAGH]

On the rail side: 6113 indicated that the doors would open on the left at Gallery Place, Metro Center, and Dupont Circle, and on the right at Farragut North, Woodley Park, Cleveland Park, Van Ness, Tenleytown, and Friendship Heights.  I wonder what causes that bug.  Usually it affects a station or two, I think this is the first time I've seen a car display the wrong side consistently at every station on a trip.

Also, the signal at the outbound end of the Farragut North pocket on Track 2 dropped to red just before we passed it, this is at least the 4th time I think I've seen that happen since June.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

2191 on the N3 at Westmoreland Circle

[79MetroExtraMD]

2815 D3 am
2417 2328 79

[WayneNYC]

I'm starting to think AU has one 35 footer Gillig Advantage and one 29 footer.  Each day when I pass Tenleytown I see one or the other and some days I see both lengths.   However, I've yet to see evidence that there's more than one of either length at this point.  This would be easier if they'd put some exterior numbering on them.