August 2010 Observations

WMATAGMOAGH · August 24, 2010, 05:10:39 PM

Just saw a 35 foot Orion V (2001-2001 model) heading towards Friendship Heights on the 23, I was too far away to catch the number though

ChristopherF · August 25, 2010, 12:17:31 PM

RIDE ON:
055948 was totaled in a wreck this morning.
095331 10 (Twinbrook)
965391 10 (Hillandale)
095338 10 (Twinbrook)
095754 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6107 NH1
4020 NH1
6349 36
4089 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
3921 60 (Georgia Ave Petworth)
4313 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4320 K6 (Ft Totten Station)
4322 K6 (Ft Totten)
4326 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4330 J4 (College Park Station)
4338 C8 (College Park Station)
4339 C8 (White Flint Station)
4345 Z6 (Burtonsville)
4346 Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
4347 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4349 Z6 (Castle Blvd)
4381 T16 (New Carrollton)
2013 T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2017 T17 (Greenbelt Station)
2021 T17 (New Carrollton Station)
2022 T16 (Greenbelt Station)
2089 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
2097 C2 (Wheaton Station)
2099 C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2123 28A (Tysons Corner)
2133 28X (Tysons Corner)
2134 28A (King Street Station)
2159 S4 (Federal Triangle)
6008 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6014 T16 (New Carrollton Station)
6015 Z2 (White Oak)
6016 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6020 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6026 Q4 (Rockville Station)
6027 Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
6033 J2 (Silver Spring Station) & then the C8 (College Park Station)
6037 Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6049 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6133 W4
6134 34
6202 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6209 J9 (Laakeforest)
6317 T16 (Greenbelt Station)
6328 F6 (New Carrollton Station)
6336 S4 (Federal Triangle)
6340 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6371 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6373 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6376 K6 (Ft Totten)
6382 K6 (White Oak)
6390 C8 (White Flint Station)
6393 Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
6394 Q6 (Shady Grove Station)
6395 1A (Ballston Station)
6417 T16 (New Carrollton Station)
6433 S9
6471 S4 (Federal Triangle)
6475 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
6517 T18 (New Carrollton Station)
6534 T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6535 Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6548 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6551 K6 (White Oak)
6555 K6 (Ft Totten)
6556 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6557 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
5433 Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5446 Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5447 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2591 38B (Ballston Station)
2554 38B (Farragut Square)
2524 38B (Ballston Station)
2540 38B (Farragut Square)
2300 83, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2454 86, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2630 R3 (Greenbelt Station)
2366 R3 (Greenbelt Station)
2410 R3 (Ft Totten)
2823 R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2391 R2 (Calverton)
2459 R2 (Ft Totten)
2824 R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2354 R2 (Calverton)
2825 79 (Silver Spring Station) & then the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2346 R2 (Calverton)

WMATAGMOAGH · August 25, 2010, 12:52:18 PM

Is there a source on 5948 being "totaled"? There have been plenty of buses that get involved in accidents that eventually resurface and run in service again.

79MetroExtraMD · August 25, 2010, 12:54:17 PM

Quote from: WMATAGMOAGH on August 25, 2010, 12:52:18 PM
Is there a source on 5948 being "totaled"? There have been plenty of buses that get involved in accidents that eventually resurface and run in service again.

From the news clip, there didn't appear to be any significant damage.

79MetroExtraMD · August 25, 2010, 04:06:20 PM

Spotted one of Shuttle-UM's newest Gilligs a few minutes ago. 3410 2010 Gillig clean diesel. Frameless windows brand new.
The 2010 buses will be numbered from 3010-3710. I don't know what numbers the hybrids will be. They are doing training on them right now and I might get pics by the time they hit the road.

RideOn5905 · August 26, 2010, 12:49:47 AM

Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on August 25, 2010, 12:54:17 PM
Quote from: WMATAGMOAGH on August 25, 2010, 12:52:18 PM
Is there a source on 5948 being "totaled"? There have been plenty of buses that get involved in accidents that eventually resurface and run in service again.
From the news clip, there didn't appear to be any significant damage.

I agree. The damage didn't appear to be major. Chances are, it will be out of commission for a while, but after a few months, it'll be good as new.

NewFlyer9736BCT · August 26, 2010, 01:53:55 PM

Quote from: RideOn5905 on August 26, 2010, 12:49:47 AM
Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on August 25, 2010, 12:54:17 PM
Quote from: WMATAGMOAGH on August 25, 2010, 12:52:18 PM
Is there a source on 5948 being "totaled"? There have been plenty of buses that get involved in accidents that eventually resurface and run in service again.
From the news clip, there didn't appear to be any significant damage.

I agree. The damage didn't appear to be major. Chances are, it will be out of commission for a while, but after a few months, it'll be good as new.

Let's just hope it won't be out of service for as long as 5818 was out of service...

ChristopherF · August 30, 2010, 01:17:26 PM

RIDE ON:
995811 48 (Rockville)
045924 48 (Wheaton)
095335 10 (Hillandale) & then on the 20 (Silver Spring)
025593 20 (Hillandale)
095331 10 (Twinbrook)
015591 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6101 NH1
4020 NH1
6110 NH1
6349 36
4064 43 (Mt Pleasant)
4092 K6 (Ft Totten)
4260 54 (14th & Colorado)
4286 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
4302 S2 (Federal Triangle)
4308 L8 (Aspen Hill)
4317 K6 (White Oak)
4326 Q6 (Shady Grove Station)
4328 Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
4339 C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4349 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4381 F8 (Langley Park)
2017 F8 (Cheverly Station)
2030 parked @ PG Plaza Station with an L (Landover) block
2035 31 (Foggy Bottom Station)
2064 1A (Vienna Station)
2096 Y9 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
2118 10A (Hunting Towers)
2136 28A (Tysons Corner)
2140 S4 (Federal Triangle)
2143 52 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
2147 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2150 S2 (Federal Triangle)
2152 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2153 54 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
2164 83 (Cherry Hill)
2165 86 (Calverton)
2220 E4 & is no longer wrapped in the Explore Germany ad
6014 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6015 Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
6016 K6 (Ft Totten)
6019 K6 (White Oak)
6140 W4
6141 W4
6165 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6169 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6182 P17
6201 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6207 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6209 C8 (White Flint Station)
6210 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6211 C8 (College Park Station)
6345 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
6346 36 (Naylor Road Station)
6358 31 (Friendship Heights Station)
6364 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
6365 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6374 Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
6534 F8 (Langley Park)
6535 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6537 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6557 C8 (White Flint Station)
6559 C8 (College Park Station)
5434 Y5 (Silver Spring Station)
5445 Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5446 Y9 (Silver Spring Station)
5447 70 (Silver Spring Station)
3028 9A (Huntington Station North)
2542 9A (Pentagon)
2608 38B (Ballston Station)
2540 38B (Farragut Square)
2809 79 (Archives)
2811 79 (Silver Spring Station)
2417 80 (Kennedy Center)
2342 80 (Ft Totten)
2410 86 (Calverton)
2385 86 (Calverton & then to Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2459 R2 (Ft Totten)
2410 R2 (Calverton)
2300 R2 (Ft Totten)
5404 R2 (Calverton)

RideOn5905 · August 30, 2010, 01:20:04 PM

5939 has taken to sounding like 5946. And I must say, I really like it.

I rode 5719 on the 55 to Lakeforest; it had one of the deepest standing loads I've ever seen in my entire life. Also, there seems to be something wrong with its announcer; it announces stops like normal, but when someone pulls the cord, it doesn't say "STOP REQUESTED". I wonder why that is?

ChristopherF · August 30, 2010, 04:13:43 PM

DC CIRCULATOR:
1146, 1147 & 1149 have all entered service. All 3 of these buses were sighted on the Woodley Park-McPherson Square Metro lines over the weekend. 1146, 1147 & 1149 are the newest buses in the fleet, which are the 2010 model Van Hool A330 series. Unlike the 2003 model Van Hool A330 series (1101-1129), these buses have 2 doors on the right, as opposed to 3. These brand-new 2010 Van Hool A330 series buses have just entered service not too long ago.

C40LF_2464 · August 31, 2010, 02:13:35 PM

2461 & 2462 Are now rehabbed buses.

79MetroExtraMD · August 31, 2010, 02:35:28 PM

Quote from: Flxible_Metro_8700 on August 31, 2010, 02:13:35 PM
2461 & 2462 Are now rehabbed buses.

I figured it was going to happen soon. The John Deere stickers were taken off recently and looked like there were being primed for the repaint.

LandoverDivision · September 01, 2010, 02:52:43 AM

2672 9S (Wrapped) Didn't know they wrapped a 9S bus
2138 29K
2105 10E
2121 8Z
2707 32

NewFlyer9736BCT · September 03, 2010, 10:17:59 AM

Quote from: LandoverDivision on September 01, 2010, 02:52:43 AM
2672 9S (Wrapped) Didn't know they wrapped a 9S bus
2138 29K
2105 10E
2121 8Z
2707 32

yeah 2669-2673 have been branded for the 9S for a loooooooooong time now, it's very rare you see them on other routes (I have yet to see one)

LandoverDivision · September 04, 2010, 05:13:37 AM

Quote from: NewFlyer9736BCT on September 03, 2010, 10:17:59 AM
Quote from: LandoverDivision on September 01, 2010, 02:52:43 AM
2672 9S (Wrapped) Didn't know they wrapped a 9S bus
2138 29K
2105 10E
2121 8Z
2707 32

yeah 2669-2673 have been branded for the 9S for a loooooooooong time now, it's very rare you see them on other routes (I have yet to see one)

I mean with the natural gas wrap.

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August 2010 Observations