Rehab Numbers & Dates

[RideOn5905]

5415 - 1729
6195 - 1730

5415 found by me, and 6195 found by Chris F.

I honestly can't say I wasn't surprised when I saw 5415 with a red stripe and rehab number. I barely got that number and didn't get to take a photo.

Wait, so the NABIs are getting rehabbed before the DE40LF(R)s? I don't think I could've EVER seen that coming.

Anyway; new page, new list.
Bladensburg:
More NABIs on the way... maybe...

Landover:
6014?
6048?
6164
6169
6170
6216
More D40LFRs on the way...

Montgomery:
6202
6208
More D40LFRs on the way...

Southern Avenue Annex:
6116
6123
More D40LFRs on the way...


As of 3/18/14:
Buses most likely in rehab: (* - confirmed)
6103, 6104, 6114, 6126, 6144, 6146, 6150, 6151, 6154, 6166, 6173, 6177, 6183, 6189, 6209, 6211, 6217

Buses that may or may not be in rehab:
6122, 6172, 6203

Missing DE40LF(R)s and NABI artics:
5409, 5410, 5411, 5417, 5421, 6013, 6016, 6035, 6043, 6044

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Yeah I was at Lafayette Square yesterday, waiting for a 30s bus when I noticed that an oncoming NABI artic (5415 of course) had a red stripe on the front. I thought nothing much of it until I saw that it had a rehab number. Before it could get away, I ran and caught up with it on Vermont Ave where I got the rehab number. Not much later, I saw 2503 on the 74 with knight rider lights (video), I was totally not expecting that either.
Way to make things interesting again, WMATA

BTW I saw 6128 and 6203 on the API this morning

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6184 - 1721
6213 - 1724
6214 - 1725
6168 - 1727

I saw 6047 at Greenbelt today, unrehabbed (obviously...)

What are knight rider lights?

Look at the video, you'll notice some amber lights moving left and right above the sign, that's what I'm talking about.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6112 - 1723 (credit: Delonta B)
6194 - 1728 (credit: Chris F)

Delonta also says that 6142 has been back for a while (as in...before this week, but not too far back). That said, it's possible that said bus is rehab 1717 since that slot is missing.

Hold up, another C40LF got retired?

Yes (link)

Now, there is a pic that shows the burnt bus, but I can't seem to find it. The short video you see in the link doesn't really show it, but yeah that bus is done.
I've narrowed it down to 5 possible buses based on what I have not found on the API or in person since the fire. Those possible buses are 2357, 2366, 2378, 2379, and 2406.

EDIT: 2409 has been found

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6142 - 1717
6181 - 1726
6196 - 1731
6160 - 1732


UPDATE: Only 2 possible buses left that could have been the one that burned to death. It is either 2379 or 2406.
I hope it's not 2379, that one I believe is the first C40LF I ever rode (one of the first at least...well before rehab of course)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6110 - 1735
6179 - 1740

Credit: Chris F


UPDATE: Chris F has also spotted 2379 in service with the "wmata.com" decals on the sides instead of "metroopensdoors.com" like they're doing with the new rehabs.

Therefore, 2406 was the bus that burned down in the fire. May that bus RIP

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6175 - 1734
6111 - 1736
6178 - 1738

BTW Chargerdodge, in case you haven't seen my previous updated post, it was 2406 that burned down.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6136 - 1741
6135 - 1742 (credit: Delonta B)

Also, 5418 is confirmed not rehabbed.

Plus, I stopped by Bladensburg today, but unfortunately couldn't see any rehab-in-progress buses. I didn't even see the usual yard of damaged buses (which lately had 6365, 3072, 2463, 6487, and 7138). Speaking of which, 7089 is back in service at Montgomery.



UPDATE:

6152 - 1746 (thanks again to Lonta B)

Also, 6201 is back in service rehabbed according to Chris F

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6188 - 1733
6201 - 1737
6141 - 1739
6124 - 1743
6171 - 1744
6158 - 1747
6113 - 1748

In addition, 5413 is not rehabbed, 5415 now has Knight Rider lights, and 6158 is missing fleet numbers on the back.
And in case you didn't see my other post, 6140 has been spotted by Chris F, he claims that it is not rehabbed (much to my surprise, I wouldn't doubt it though)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Oh god, I hope 6183 isn't in rehab yet, I was hoping it would be one of the last.

Anyways, new rehab numbers from this morning:

6198 - 1750
6197 - 1754

[Chargerdodge9]

Is WMATA officially done with the Neoplan AN460s? I know there are still 5 to 7 in the old scheme. Since new Artics are coming soon, has WMATA given up on these buses?

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

According to Chris F, 5412 is rehab 1745

Is WMATA officially done with the Neoplan AN460s? I know there are still 5 to 7 in the old scheme. Since new Artics are coming soon, has WMATA given up on these buses?

The Neoplan artics are long done with rehab, mainly because since Neoplan has been out of business, it's been hard finding replacement parts to get them rehabbed, which is why 1. The ones that got rehabbed were in rehab for a very long time compared to many other buses that have been rehabbed and 2. only 5 Neo artics got rehabbed (5301, 5306, 5309, 5320, and 5321), while all the others were only repainted, but not rehabbed. Last I checked, 5303, 5304, 5314, 5318, and 5319 are still in the old scheme

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6176 - 1755
6165 - 1758

Also saw 6167 today at New Carrollton, still unrehabbed and with the local branding and missing front stripe

[Chargerdodge9]

Wasn't that bus repainted back in 2010 or so?

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6208 - 1760

Yeah I didn't think the Montgomery suburbans would be blue anyway.

Wasn't that bus repainted back in 2010 or so?

yes