December 2008 Obervations

[C40LF_2464]

9362 on the 83 

[Tritransit Area]

Hey are D40LFR common on the K6?

D40LFRs are actually common the K6.  Those and DE40LFs basically hold down the line nowadays.  Of course, other buses also make their way onto the line frequently as well.

Of course, I'm only down there several times a year, but those have been my observations when I used it.

[WayneNYC]

Couple of Ride On buses with mechanical problems today.  This morning spotted 5906 on Girard Street with a road truck behind the bus.  The bus' engine was running.  I'm guessing that if it was an engine issue the mechanic managed to get it restarted to make it back to the base. 

This afternoon spotted 5836 with engine door open on the 55 at Frederick near Deer Park Ave.  Rescue bus had just taken passengers from 5836.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
055934 on the 59 (Montgomery Village)

METROBUS:
4247 on the 3B (Falls Church Sta)
6139 on the A2
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 36
9483 on the 26A
9492, still in the old 2nd scheme, on the 3T
9772 on the K6 (White Oak) with an M block, was previously a Bladensburg bus
5212 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4261 on the 3A (Annandale) & is no longer wrapped in the MINI ad
4262 remains @ Northern.
4311 on the Z2 (Silver Spring Station) & is no longer wrapped in the MINI ad
4310 remains @ Northern.
4331 on the 66
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
2033 on the 64 (Georgia Ave Petworth), freshly rehabbed
2588 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2417 on the R2 (Calverton)
2824 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)

[79MetroExtraMD]

Two sexy ladies on the 5A today. I caught both 5401 and 5402.

[uncle_shawn]

Yesterday, about 7 am, 5410 or 5418?? leaving the BWI Business District en route to the airport on the B30. Now, are the new 'tics going to Landover??

[79MetroExtraMD]

Yesterday, about 7 am, 5410 or 5418?? leaving the BWI Business District en route to the airport on the B30. Now, are the new 'tics going to Landover??

Probably an extra to help with the holiday rush. They had regular buses on the B30 during the Thanksgiving travel period on both the Wednesday before and Sunday after.

[OrionFlyer]

oh hell yeah. i'm definitely taking a bus trip to dc tomorrow. i hope i get a chance to ride one of them on the b30 and i will get pics.

metroextra those pics are sweet!

[79MetroExtraMD]

oh hell yeah. i'm definitely taking a bus trip to dc tomorrow. i hope i get a chance to ride one of them on the b30 and i will get pics.

metroextra those pics are sweet!

The 5A is your best bet. It's not a guarantee that they'll be on the B30 tomorrow. The 5A has two of them on two blocks during midday. I found them on FD05 and FD06. Try following the 9:30am outbound run to Dulles.

[WMAveteran]

I was doing holiday shopping at Montgomery Mall on the afternoon of 12/23/2008 and noticed what amounts to a mini NY Port Authority Terminal in operation at the north end parking lot near the SEARS Auto Center.  The MTA and EYRE coaches that operate the Route 991 service line up there before they start their runs from Rock Spring to Hagerstown and Frederick.  There were about nine coaches (4 MTA MCI 102DL3s, and the rest were assorted EYRE types).  Unfortunately because of the traffic I couldn't stop to record bus numbers and manufacturers.  I did record the numbers 142-C and 143-C on two of the MTA coaches.  It was a nice change from the normal transit buses at Montgomery Mall and the coaches are not visible from the Montgomery Mall Transit Center.

[C40LF_2464]

I ahve a pic of them on the 5A ill post it later

[WES]

Loudoun County has gotten some more MCIs.  These look like they have the new front caps along with the new rear.  Don't know how many they have but it seems they have just recently entered service.

[OrionFlyer]

5417 on the B30 i was on it and got pictures to prove it. they are attached. why was the block "OKAY"?

2032 T16, 6157 89, 6195 C2,
6148 R12*, 6041 89M, 4329 C2,
2002 R12, 6170 F13, 6047 R12,
2001 F14*, 6046 F14, 5414 U8* with 3856 as the route number, 5410 U8 with 3855 as the route number,
3011 U4, 5407 U8, 5415 U8,
2311 U5, 2359 X2, 2413 X2,
2326 U6, 5416 U8, 2365 X2,
2442 V7, 4215 V7*, 2327 U5,
2379 M6, 2378 B2, 2370 B2,
2434 V7, 4217 P6, 2581 2587* N22,
2454 P2, 4303 92, 2149 92,
2567 N22, 4305 96, 3013 D4,
2820 D6*, 2812 79*, 4308 70,
9754 70, 5304 70, 2353 H2,
2203 64, 5303 70, 5310 70,
5308 70, 5311 70 local scheme looks nice on the Neoplan,
9805 J2, 4297 S2, 9825 Z2,
2070 Y8*, 4308 71, 2151 S2,
6193 Q2, 2074 Q2, 2094 C2*,
6189 C4, 2086 J4, 6180 C2,
2376 86, 2007 R12, 9127 T17,
9332 87, 6044 R12, 9719 T17,
4390 B30*, 6032 C2

[79MetroExtraMD]

Happy Holidays from all of us at the DC Area Transit Zone!

RIDE ON:
5730 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
From which garage does 6110 operate out of?

Annex

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085730 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
2000-2032: LANDOVER
2033-2066: WESTERN
2067-2099: MONTGOMERY
From which garage does 9310 operate out of?