November 2010 Observations

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
015112 29 (Friendship Heights)
025131 29 (Bethesda)
025178 30 (Medical Center)
075210 30 (Bethesda)
045919 54 (Lakeforest)
045932 54 (Rockville)
095332 34 (Friendship Heights)
095338 34 (Wheaton)
095342 10 (Twinbrook)
025600 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
7910 RIBS 1
7912 RIBS 2
7919 RIBS 3
9788 RIBS 4

METRORAIL:
3154-3155 & 3286-3287 are all wrapped in the Target ad.

METROBUS:
6580 36
6161 NH1
6110 NH1
6349 36
4020 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
5210 X2 (Lafayette Square)
4259 R3, bus broke down @ Ft Totten Wednesday
4260 54 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
4266 52 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
4271 52 & is no longer wrapped in the Capital One Bank ad
4297 70 (Silver Spring Station)
4304 92 (Duke Ellington Bridge)
4308 Z6 (Burtonsville)
4311 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4319 K6 (Ft Totten)
4337 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4349 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4352 K6 (White Oak)
4356 Q4 (Rockville Station)
4357 Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
4366 28A (Tysons Corner)
4367 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
4369 F6 (Silver Spring Station)
3919 60 (Georgia Ave Petworth)
2010 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
2037 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
2057 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
2058 1A (Ballston Station)
2074 2B (Ballston Station)
2075 Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
2169 86  with destination signs stuck on "NOT IN SERVICE"
2174 R4 (Highview)
2177 83 & is no longer wrapped in the Capital One Bank ad
2178 R3 (Ft Totten)
2199 R2 (Ft Totten)
2207 E4 (Riggs Park)
2208 E4 (Friendship Heights Station)
2214 31 (Friendship Heights Station)
6016 C2 (Wheaton Station)
6019 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6026 L4 (Dupont Circle) & then on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6029 C8 (White Flint Station)
6038 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6042 F6 (Silver Spring Station)
6323 F6 (New Carrollton Station)
6343 52 (Takoma Station)
6350 64 (Federal Triangle)
6363 64 (Ft Totten)
6364 60 (Ft Totten)
6365 K6 (Ft Totten)
6383 Y7 (Norbeck Park & Ride)
6394 Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6395 1B (Dunn Loring Station)
6403 1B (Ballston Station)
6409 1A (Ballston Station)
6410 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6417 F6 (New Carrollton Station)
6428 K2 (Takoma Station)
6436 K2 (Ft Totten)
6455 J4 (College Park Station)
6461 J4 (Bethesda Station)
6462 S2 (Federal Triangle)
6479 92 (Congress Heights Station)
6509 70 (Silver Spring Station)
6510 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6529 F8 (Langley Park)
6534 F8 (Cheverly Station)
6535 C8 (White Flint Station)
6565 Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6566 Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
6567 1A (Ballston Station)
5439 Y7 (Silver Spring Station)
5446 Q4 (Rockville Station)
5447 70 (Archives)
2533 38B (Ballston Station)
2613 38B (Farragut Square)
3017 D8 (Washington Hospital Center)
2818 D8 (Union Sta)
2323 R2 (Ft Totten)
2416 X2 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
2417 R4 (Highview)
2403 R2 (Calverton)
2823 R2 (Ft Totten)
2424 R2, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2304 R2 (Calverton)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Interesting sighting the other day...2204 on the 32 going to Friendship Heights during PM rush. Note that 2204 is now a Bladensburg bus, the block was BP-- (I think it was P), and the sign said it was going all the way to Friendship Heights (this was at I and 15th NW). Since when did Bladensburg 30s go all the way up to FH in the afternoon? or was this a special case or something?

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
095348 10 (Twinbrook)
025600 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6580 36
6161 NH1
6600 36
6349 31 (Friendship Heights Station)
4020 C8 (College Park Station)
5219 X2 (Lafayette Square)
5220 X2 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
4205 R2 (Ft Totten)  Dude this shouldn't be in bold, this bus has been at Bladnesburg for a while now.
4219 1C (Fair Oaks Mall)
4220 1C (Dunn Loring Station)
4294 52 (Takoma Station)
4314 J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4318 N2 (Friendship Heights Station)
4324 J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4333 L2 (Chevy Chase Circle)
4349 C8 (White Flint Station)
4354 Q4 (Rockville Station)
4357 Q4 (Silver Spring Station)
4366 28A (King Street Station)
4367 F4 (Silver Spring Station)
4371 F4 (New Carrollton Station)
4394 F6 (Silver Spring Station)
2010 F6 (New Carrollton Station)
2021 F8 (Langley Park)
2078 C8 (College Park Station)
2162 70 (Archives)
2168 R3 (Ft Totten)
2175 80 (Kennedy Center)
2208 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
2219 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
2220 42 (Metro Center)
6004 F8 (Cheverly Station)
6019 C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6042 F8 (Cheverly Station)
6175 NH1
6308 F8 (Langley Park)
6323 F8 (Cheverly Station)
6364 31 (Foggy Bottom Station)
6365 C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6423 T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
6424 S9
6439 K2 (Takoma Station)
6485 52 (L'Enfant Plaza Station)
6578 60 (Ft Totten)
6583 60 (Georgia Ave Petworth)
2675 REX (Fort Belvoir)
2540 REX (King Street Station)
2641 16J (Culmore)
2577 16J (Pentagon)
2615 38B (Ballston Station)
2610 38B (Farragut Square)
2412 R2 (Ft Totten)
2310 80 (Ft Totten)
2439 86 (Calverton)
2423 R2 (Calverton) & then the D8 (Washington Hospital Center)

[WES]

It looks like the wheelcovers are coming off of the NABI BRTs also.  Saw an unidentified NABI heading towards Minnesota Avenu without them. Oh and 5240 was also on the X2.

[orionvii2680]

Friday October Fifth, 3027-7X smart thinking metro...

[orionvii2680]

I'm not sure... I think it was the last or second to last 7X.

[orionvii2680]

Everybody I have great news... 2665 has finaly been seen on a actual "Express" route...

Route    Destination    Bus#   Block#
29G        Annandale    2665     FG46

[Annex4421]

4254 spotted on the P6 yesterday

[rideonrulez]

I know all the Flx's have been put to "Ready reserve status" BUT I saw a 93XX on 7th St @ E St NW going Southbound at 730am this morning!! A good sign that a few stragglers make it out every now and then 

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

I think 6608 is already at Western. As for the Flxs, I am so willing to buy one of them, I even have some space to park it, but I don't think I would be able to afford it.

[Flxible]

I know all the Flx's have been put to "Ready reserve status" BUT I saw a 93XX on 7th St @ E St NW going Southbound at 730am this morning!! A good sign that a few stragglers make it out every now and then 

Very nice.  I honestly think the 9300s are the best Flxes in the fleet.

[Flxible]

I think 6608 is already at Western. As for the Flxs, I am so willing to buy one of them, I even have some space to park it, but I don't think I would be able to afford it.

You'd be surprised.  More times often than not, surplus buses go for next to nothing, even the best running ones.  I bought a Flx 7 years ago, it's wonderful to know I have preserved one with my name on it.  And yes, fuel and repairs can be pricey.  Upkeep aside, it's easy to buy one.  Go to Adrian Sclawy at WMATA and ask him about buying one.  At last count, he was in charge of that division.   If you'd like to do a group effort with contributions from all of us, that would be the way to go.  We here at DCATZ have pondered the thought of having a group Flx for some time.....

[Tritransit Area]

I know all the Flx's have been put to "Ready reserve status" BUT I saw a 93XX on 7th St @ E St NW going Southbound at 730am this morning!! A good sign that a few stragglers make it out every now and then 

Very nice.  I honestly think the 9300s are the best Flxes in the fleet.

Can you say that a bit louder?  I felt this way for quite a while, but alas, nobody ever agreed with me, lol!

[Tritransit Area]

I know all the Flx's have been put to "Ready reserve status" BUT I saw a 93XX on 7th St @ E St NW going Southbound at 730am this morning!! A good sign that a few stragglers make it out every now and then 

Sorry to learn they are now put to storage, but man oh man, I'm surprised they are still retaining Metro Bs!  I surely thought that all the of Flxes that would be stored would be of the E variety.

Guess all the Ds are gone, eh?  Sigh...it all happens so quickly!

[Tristan]

I'm thinking about a field trip to NIMCO -- it's amazing how fast hundreds of vehicles have completely disappeared.  Somehow I can't imagine admit to myself that they're really completely gone.