January 2011 Observations

WES · January 01, 2011, 10:20:21 AM

Happy New Year to all, a new year of observations, a new year of oddities and to a point a new year of last rides.

orionvii2680 · January 02, 2011, 08:04:55 PM

2725---10A with one mean turbo.

orionvii2680 · January 03, 2011, 10:31:21 PM

2509(new paint scheme red) 23C
2583(new paint scheme red)3B

Annex4421 · January 04, 2011, 09:52:19 AM

6167 on the V5 this morning.
Also yesterday 4304 was at Silver Spring with an M Block this bus can't seem to stay at one base.

WayneNYC · January 05, 2011, 09:07:27 AM

6437 at Georgetown University on the G2.

6036 N/B on I-270. Possibly a J7 trip or deadheading to Shady Grove.

rideonrulez · January 05, 2011, 10:26:08 AM

Yesterday (1/4/11) I saw Orion V #2178 on the X2 & New Flyer C40LFR #2802 "Metroextra" on the X9 at 7th/H St NW about 6:30pm.

Scrabbleship · January 06, 2011, 04:37:40 PM

3028 and 3033 on the 9S today, 3030 on the 9S back on Tuesday.
2463 in blue on the 79 yesterday.
At least one 6300 series LFA out of Northern has been given a wrap for BET's "The Game", saw one on the S2 this morning but didn't make out the number.

NewFlyer9736BCT · January 06, 2011, 05:13:09 PM

heh, i never actually imagined one of the LFAs having an ad wrap, I hope to see it tomorrow when I head out.
same goes to 2463, the GPS apparently is still not working, but I hope to see it on the 79 or X9 or wherever I go.

and by the way, 2464 is on the 80 right now according to nextbus

<body copyright="All data copyright WMATA Washington 2011.">
<vehicle id="2464" routeTag="80" dirTag="80_80_1" lat="38.902576" lon="-77.033363" secsSinceReport="64" predictable="true" heading="270" speedKmHr="0.0"/>
</body>

WES · January 06, 2011, 07:38:04 PM

Geez, noone has been keeping track of the new THE BUS Gilligs.........well neither have I but right now from my front door observations, at least up to 63209 is in. Of course that is running on the 22, in front of my house, but it's an observation. 63209 has been running on the 22 since before New Years along with 63197 which has been doing it for a few weeks. Also 63199 and 63207 has ran the 22 in the past couple of weeks. Might have to do a THE BUS trip to figure out what the highest number they have in is.

C40LF_2464 · January 06, 2011, 07:59:29 PM

Quote from: WES on January 06, 2011, 07:38:04 PM
Geez, noone has been keeping track of the new THE BUS Gilligs.........well neither have I but right now from my front door observations, at least up to 63209 is in. Of course that is running on the 22, in front of my house, but it's an observation. 63209 has been running on the 22 since before New Years along with 63197 which has been doing it for a few weeks. Also 63199 and 63207 has ran the 22 in the past couple of weeks. Might have to do a THE BUS trip to figure out what the highest number they have in is.

63202 and 63200 were on the 14, 63202 and 63201 were on the 13 yesterday.

C40LF_2464 · January 07, 2011, 09:37:56 AM

Ok, around 9:30 today 1/7/2011, I saw an MTA MD NABI Heading southbound on Riverdale Rd! I dont know why it would be here but i saw with my own 2 eyes!

Annex4421 · January 07, 2011, 04:42:34 PM

Quote from: NewFlyer9736BCT on January 06, 2011, 05:13:09 PM
heh, i never actually imagined one of the LFAs having an ad wrap, I hope to see it tomorrow when I head out.
same goes to 2463, the GPS apparently is still not working, but I hope to see it on the 79 or X9 or wherever I go.

and by the way, 2464 is on the 80 right now according to nextbus

<body copyright="All data copyright WMATA Washington 2011.">
<vehicle id="2464" routeTag="80" dirTag="80_80_1" lat="38.902576" lon="-77.033363" secsSinceReport="64" predictable="true" heading="270" speedKmHr="0.0"/>
</body>

2464 on the 80? well technically they're not branded so its not wrong although people do know where there blue buses live but, It wouldn't stop them from catching the bus if one was on the 80 or the H2.

orionvii2680 · January 07, 2011, 05:29:38 PM

Is it John Deere day on the 23A/C???

2632-23A.
2635-23A.
2637-23A.
2708-23C.

NewFlyer9736BCT · January 08, 2011, 01:01:48 AM

Quote from: orionvii2680 on January 07, 2011, 05:29:38 PM
Is it John Deere day on the 23A/C???

2632-23A.
2635-23A.
2637-23A.
2708-23C.

well it makes more sense since FMR took back all of their non-branded John Deere Orion VIIs (as well as all of Bladensburg's). there was this one day I remember sometime last year where ALL the buses running on the 23 were Pike Ride buses.

orionvii2680 · January 10, 2011, 02:40:33 PM

2582-deadheading (new paint scheme).

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