Silver Spring in the 70s

[Tristan]

Thought you guys might be interested in this:

http://www.silverspringsingular.com/2010/02/flickr-find-silver-spring-in-late-70s.html

Stumbled across it.  They have the first color photo I've ever seen of the original Ride On buses vehicles.

[Flxible]

Thought you guys might be interested in this:

http://www.silverspringsingular.com/2010/02/flickr-find-silver-spring-in-late-70s.html

Stumbled across it.  They have the first color photo I've ever seen of the original Ride On buses vehicles.

Thanks for sharing this, Tristan.  Good stuff for sure.  And what was that Dodge campmobile thing doing masquerading as a bus?

[Tritransit Area]

Great find!  Whoa, a TMC on the 18 - when did they start using cutaways on that line?  What WMATA route ran from Silver Spring to Takoma?  I wonder if it eventually became the Ride-On's route 12.

[DCT S9Z4Z6]

The original route from Silver Spring to Takoma, actually ran to Federal Triangle.

It was marked as a J6, started from Fenton Street (Between Pershing & Wayne) operated down Wayne Ave, doing the exact route as Ride-On's current Route12. However, when it got to the where the current #12 makes a right, heading towards Takoma Station & the 7-11, the J6 continued straight. Making a stop next to the 7th Day Adventist HQ, then make a right under the B&O RR bridge.

Comming back from Federal Triangle, The J6 passed under the RR bridge (as did the 14th street 50 series buses) parallelled the RR tracks, made the right on Carol St (?) to the traffic light, made the left on Carol Avenue, and continued on its way to Silver Spring.

I even remember the old Juvenile Sales Toy Store that sat on the corner of Eastern Ave & Carol. .  when I left DC region, it was a vacant lot, like 3 stores from the corner.

[MarkD]

Anyone have a picture of the old Silver Spring Terminal?

[DCT S9Z4Z6]

Here is a pic of AM General (35 footer) #7570 at the Alighting area on Pershing Drive in Silver Spring.
Its about to do a Z-1 or a Z-3 to Olney.

[MarkD]

How about the boarding area?