September 2010 Observations

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
075193 30 (Medical Center)
075293 30 (Bethesda)
035915 48 (Rockville)
035916 54 (Lakeforest)
035917 54 (Rockville)
045918 48 (Wheaton)
095348 10 (Twinbrook)
095334 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 NH1
4020 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6193 NH1
6349 36
4041 NH1
4348 C2 (Greenbelt Center) with an M (Montgomery) block
4349 C8 (College Park Station)
4557 28A (Tysons Corner)
2002 F8 (Langley Park)
2041 36 (Naylor Road Station)
2114 28A (King Street Station)
2164 32 (Southern Avenue Station) with a B (Bladensburg) block
2173 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2193 E4 (Riggs Park)
6017 C2 (Wheaton Station)
6041 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6334 F8 (Langley Park)
6335 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6459 K6 (Ft Totten)
6484 S4 (Silver Spring Station)
6508 54 (Takoma Station)
6509 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
6510 F8 (Langley Park)
5406 X2 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
2542 23A & is now wrapped in the NGV ad
2605 38B & is now wrapped in the NGV ad
2666 16G & is now wrapped in the NGV ad
2667 16J & is now wrapped in the NGV ad
2684 REX (Fort Belvoir)
2682 REX (King Street Station)
2316 P6, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2373 P6, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2398 86, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2619 V8 (Deanwood Station)
3019 R4 (Highview)
2402 R4 (Brookland Station)
2427 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2366 86 (Calverton)
2334 R2 (Calverton)

[ir0cq09]

4047 on Qx(I think was paper sign in window )
2169 on the 79 headed towards silver spring

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

2169 on the 79 headed towards silver spring

this is something I REALLY wanted to see. I have yet to see a non-New Flyer bus on the 79 (except for the '08 NABI artics)


UPDATE - THIS JUST IN I was going for a little night drive along Hungerford Dr (for some errands) and as I was passing Rockville Station I saw 4040 on the Q6!!! Looks like these buses aren't retiring yet! I thought they would be retired since there were reports of nearly all the 4040s being retired (including 4040 and 4048). Let the resurrection continue!

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
095331 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 NH1
6107 NH1
4242 1A (Vienna Station)
4089 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4236 1A (Ballston Station)
4254 F4 (New Carrollton Station) with an L (Landover) block
4264 96 & is now wrapped in the Capital One Bank ad
4320 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
2007 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
2032 1B (Ballston Station)
2033 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
2036 31 (Friendship Heights Station)
2089 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
2184 E4 & is now wrapped in the Capital One Bank ad
2226 64 & is no longer wrapped in the Explore Germany ad
6366 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6479 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6485 S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2679 REX (Fort Belvoir)
2685 REX (King Street Station)
2720 5A (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
2724 3B (Falls Church Sta)
2522 3B (Rosslyn Station)
2523 23A & is now wrapped in the NGV ad
2604 38B (Ballston Station)
2605 38B & is now wrapped in the NGV ad
2582 38B (Farragut Square)
2619 parked at Rosslyn Station with an F (FMR) block
2623 38B (Farragut Square) with an F (FMR) block
3027 9A (Pentagon)
2355 86 (Calverton)
2814 R2 (Calverton)
2382 R2 (Calverton)

[orionvii2680]

Ive seen two demos this week. One yesterday (a Gillig Advantage CNG) at pentagon Row while i was on the 10a, and
the other this morning a (C40LFR) at Colombia pike and south Joyce street.

[Scrabbleship]

6565 on the 43
6594 on the D6 (Western block)
Loudoun County Transit somehow got their hands on a Van Hool coach, no destination sign though.

Ive seen two demos this week. One yesterday (a Gillig Advantage CNG) at pentagon Row while i was on the 10a, and
the other this morning a (C40LFR) at Colombia pike and south Joyce street.

If that C40LFR demo was mostly white, I think I saw it on the on ramp for the Rosslyn exit on the GW Parkway last Friday morning. My guess is that either ART is going to expand some more or the MWAA is looking at buying something to retire those 90's vintage Van Hools for shuttles at DCA and Dulles.

[79MetroExtraMD]

6565 on the 43
6594 on the D6 (Western block)
Loudoun County Transit somehow got their hands on a Van Hool coach, no destination sign though.

Ive seen two demos this week. One yesterday (a Gillig Advantage CNG) at pentagon Row while i was on the 10a, and
the other this morning a (C40LFR) at Colombia pike and south Joyce street.

If that C40LFR demo was mostly white, I think I saw it on the on ramp for the Rosslyn exit on the GW Parkway last Friday morning. My guess is that either ART is going to expand some more or the MWAA is looking at buying something to retire those 90's vintage Van Hools for shuttles at DCA and Dulles.

Neither for the two. MWAA got Eldorado Axesses for Reagan. ART is getting NABIs and DesignLines.

[Scrabbleship]

6565 on the 43
6594 on the D6 (Western block)
Loudoun County Transit somehow got their hands on a Van Hool coach, no destination sign though.

Ive seen two demos this week. One yesterday (a Gillig Advantage CNG) at pentagon Row while i was on the 10a, and
the other this morning a (C40LFR) at Colombia pike and south Joyce street.

If that C40LFR demo was mostly white, I think I saw it on the on ramp for the Rosslyn exit on the GW Parkway last Friday morning. My guess is that either ART is going to expand some more or the MWAA is looking at buying something to retire those 90's vintage Van Hools for shuttles at DCA and Dulles.

Neither for the two. MWAA got Eldorado Axesses for Reagan. ART is getting NABIs and DesignLines.

Those Axesseses are a few years old and are still safe. The older grey 30' Van Hool buses still run as backups, at least they were a couple weeks ago when I last had a flight into DCA. I rode one once, they're due to move on.

[orionvii2680]

6565 on the 43
6594 on the D6 (Western block)
Loudoun County Transit somehow got their hands on a Van Hool coach, no destination sign though.

Ive seen two demos this week. One yesterday (a Gillig Advantage CNG) at pentagon Row while i was on the 10a, and
the other this morning a (C40LFR) at Colombia pike and south Joyce street.

If that C40LFR demo was mostly white, I think I saw it on the on ramp for the Rosslyn exit on the GW Parkway last Friday morning. My guess is that either ART is going to expand some more or the MWAA is looking at buying something to retire those 90's vintage Van Hools for shuttles at DCA and Dulles.

Neither for the two. MWAA got Eldorado Axesses for Reagan. ART is getting NABIs and DesignLines.

Those Axesseses are a few years old and are still safe. The older grey 30' Van Hool buses still run as backups, at least they were a couple weeks ago when I last had a flight into DCA. I rode one once, they're due to move on.

Yeah it was all White, it was at the same place this morning but i forgot my camera. Hopeful i will get a picture tomorrow.

[Transport]

9303 was out in service with cool A/C on the 42 to Mt. Pleasant a little after 5:00pm with a B block on 9/21.  The flip dot destination sign was functioning propery to boot -- [0042][MT PLEASANT]!

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
015106 30 (Medical Center)
095016 30 (Bethesda)
015614 34 (Friendship Heights)
085734 34 (Friendship Heights)
015621 34 (Wheaton)
095338 10 (Twinbrook)
965382 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9610 171 (Franconia- Springfield)
9634 171 (Huntington Metro North)
9635 505 (West Falls Church)
9741 950 (West Falls Church)

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

METROBUS:
6139 NH1
6580 36
4242 1A (Ballston Station)
6349 36
4039 K6 (White Oak)
4051 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
5236 X2 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
4219 1A (Ballston Station)
4237 1A (Ballston Station)
4260 54 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
4265 S2 & is now wrapped in the Capital One Bank ad
4293 S4 (Federal Triangle)
4299 54 (14th & Colorado)
4304 52 (Takoma Station)
4305 54 (Takoma Station)
4310 L8 (Aspen Hill)
4318 L4 (Chevy Chase Circle)
4321 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4337 C8 (White Flint Station)
4343 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4348 C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4349 C2 (Wheaton Station)
4351 N2
4356 28A (King Street Station)
4362 28A (Tysons Corner)
4384 84 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2005 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
2019 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
2030 1A (Vienna Station)
2032 1B (Dunn Loring Station)
2033 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
2039 31 (Friendship Heights Station)
2051 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
2062 1A (Vienna Station)
2146 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2176 D8 (Union Sta) with a B (Bladensburg) block
2178 86 (Calverton) with a B (Bladensburg) block
2186 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
6038 L4 (Dupont Circle)
6145 NH1
6146 NH1
6174 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6201 C8 (College Park Station)
6211 C8 (College Park Station)
6213 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6366 K6 (White Oak)
6334 F8 (Langley Park)
6335 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6409 28T (Tysons Corner Westpark)
6410 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6461 J4 (College Park Station)
6462 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6509 S2 (Silver Spring Station)
6510 F4 (New Carrtollton Station)
6561 K6 (White Oak)
6564 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6565 Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6566 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6567 1A (Vienna Station)
6569 1A (Ballston Station)
6575 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
6589 31 (Friendship Heights Station)
2648 16J (Culmore)
2582 16J (Pentagon)
2724 5A (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
2513 4A (Rosslyn Station)
2366 86 (Calverton)
2355 R2 (Calverton)
2349 R2 (Calverton)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

085734 34 (Friendship Heights)

PLEASE don't tell me the Gilligs are moving back to Silver Spring!

and I checked Nextbus and I see that you're right about 2616-2623 moving back to FMR and 2175-2177 moving to Bladensburg. 2178 seems to still be at Western though, according to the site.

[WMAveteran]

Three interesting observations as I moved around the area today:
1) Metrobus: #2458 operating U5/U6 service with passengers at Texas Avenue & Ridge Road SE displaying "NOT IN SERVICE" on all three destination signs.  This service seems to attract a large number of buses with malfunctioning destination signs.
2) Greyhound 102DL3 travelling northbound on I395 (SE-SW Freeway) with the destination sign "TIJUANA."  I don't think I would take that trip unarmed! 
3) CSX powering the Tropicana Orange Juice train over the Potomac River bridge bound for New Jersey.  Unfortunately most of the white box cars had been sprayed with a lot of graffiti.

[79MetroExtraMD]

Three interesting observations as I moved around the area today:
1) Metrobus: #2458 operating U5/U6 service with passengers at Texas Avenue & Ridge Road SE displaying "NOT IN SERVICE" on all three destination signs.  This service seems to attract a large number of buses with malfunctioning destination signs.
2) Greyhound 102DL3 travelling northbound on I395 (SE-SW Freeway) with the destination sign "TIJUANA."  I don't think I would take that trip unarmed! 
3) CSX powering the Tropicana Orange Juice train over the Potomac River bridge bound for New Jersey.  Unfortunately most of the white box cars had been sprayed with a lot of graffiti.

1. It might be the common login tied into the Clever Devices that switched it to not in service given if the bus was running late. If it's the end of the assignment, it'll do this (still schedule based and not GPS based for switching the signs).
2. Orale.
3. What time did you see Q740 going across the Pomac? Plus, yea, white spaces seem to attract alot of artwork.

[WayneNYC]

I saw the plain Jane all-white New Flyer C40LFR going exiting the highway near Rosslyn.  Didin't see which way it went as I was driving in the other direction.