December 2008 Obervations

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
025598 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METRORAIL (hearing observation):
5088 has a slightly different "doors opening/doors closing" sound from most of its other cars.

METROBUS:
4349 on the 36
9771 remains @ Montgomery.
4239 on the Z2 (Colesville)
4240 remains @ Arlington.
2008 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station), freshly rehabbed
2822 on the 86 (Calverton)
2821 on the R2 (Calverton)
2359 on the R2 (Calverton)

[WMATAGMOAGH]

METRORAIL (hearing observation):
5088 has a slightly different "doors opening/doors closing" sound from most of its other cars.

Can you elaborate more?

[ChristopherF]

"Doors opening, stand back so customers may exit, when boarding, move to the center of the car."  That's the exact voiceover quote from Metrorail car #5088.

5711 is now @ Gaithersburg, but 5712 remains @ Silver Spring.  Is 5710 now @ Gaithersburg?

[Tristan]

Probably the "demo" version of the initial recording:

http://transit.tecsbrain.org/recs/index.php?l=12&p=Odds%2C_Ends%2C_%26_Crap/NewWMATAChimes.mp3

[WMATAGMOAGH]

Probably the "demo" version of the initial recording:

http://transit.tecsbrain.org/recs/index.php?l=12&p=Odds%2C_Ends%2C_%26_Crap/NewWMATAChimes.mp3

That would be my guess, but specifics are always useful.

[wmata employee]

Either that or Annex is helping out Landover with some runs. I'm guessing that that's the case because I have heard about these 4220s being on the NH1 recently, plus landoverdivision has mentioned this situation before.

annex does not help out landover.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Well it looks like Annex is not the only division that has their buses appearing on Landover buses. I saw 4098 on the F6 about 45 minutes ago on Philadelphia Ave and Fenton Sts. The block was MbX4 where b=blank.

Also, more sightings from today:
9313 at Farragut Square not in service block B4xx
9404 on the 11Y
9329 on the P17 (got a picture of this, a little blurry because it was getting dark)
9772 is FINALLY at Montgomery. It was on the Z11 with an M block.
9409 on the Q2 this morning block MQ15 as well as 4324 on block MQ13.

[rideonrulez]

5711 is now @ Gaithersburg, but 5712 remains @ Silver Spring.  Is 5710 now @ Gaithersburg?

Yes 5710 is at Gaithersburg and has been since last week. Actually I saw it on the 55 today...

[OrionFlyer]

Well it looks like Annex is not the only division that has their buses appearing on Landover buses. I saw 4098 on the F6 about 45 minutes ago on Philadelphia Ave and Fenton Sts. The block was MbX4 where b=blank.

To wmata employee:

Well it looks like Montgomery helped out Landover with that F6 run. Evidence: The bus had an "M" at the beginning of its block AND the bus was a Metro E. Last time I checked Landover doesn't have those buses.

[79MetroExtraMD]

Well it looks like Annex is not the only division that has their buses appearing on Landover buses. I saw 4098 on the F6 about 45 minutes ago on Philadelphia Ave and Fenton Sts. The block was MbX4 where b=blank.

Also, more sightings from today:
9313 at Farragut Square not in service block B4xx
9404 on the 11Y
9329 on the P17 (got a picture of this, a little blurry because it was getting dark)
9772 is FINALLY at Montgomery. It was on the Z11 with an M block.
9409 on the Q2 this morning block MQ15 as well as 4324 on block MQ13.

I saw 4098 this evening. That block sits as a strategic. I usually see it sitting there with a couple of supervisors I know on it and usually a Montgomery operator who I talk with (who operates that block) when I come to Silver Spring. Most of the time, I see that block run a Z8 short trip to White Oak. George, did you catch a glance as if it was going all the way to New Carrollton or short tripping?

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Well it looks like Annex is not the only division that has their buses appearing on Landover buses. I saw 4098 on the F6 about 45 minutes ago on Philadelphia Ave and Fenton Sts. The block was MbX4 where b=blank.

Also, more sightings from today:
9313 at Farragut Square not in service block B4xx
9404 on the 11Y
9329 on the P17 (got a picture of this, a little blurry because it was getting dark)
9772 is FINALLY at Montgomery. It was on the Z11 with an M block.
9409 on the Q2 this morning block MQ15 as well as 4324 on block MQ13.

I saw 4098 this evening. That block sits as a strategic. I usually see it sitting there with a couple of supervisors I know on it and usually a Montgomery operator who I talk with (who operates that block) when I come to Silver Spring. Most of the time, I see that block run a Z8 short trip to White Oak. George, did you catch a glance as if it was going all the way to New Carrollton or short tripping?

The sign said "F6 New Carrollton" so I guess it did a full trip.

[C40LF_2464]

Just got off 5414 on the U8 and 2005 on the F4 and 9706 on the F4

[OrionFlyer]

How often does Montgomery to help out with the the F4,F6? Is it very rare that happens?

[WayneNYC]

Is it normal for Montgomery to help out with the the F4,F6 or is it just one of those rare things that happens?

I've never seen a Montgomery bus doing any F4/F6 trips, but I'm sure this probably was a case of a bus being down for whatever reason and the Montgomery bus was made available to fill in.

[ChristopherF]

METROBUS:
4349 on the 36
9409 remains @ Montgomery.
9771 remains @ Montgomery.
2320 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)

NOTES:
2674's destination signs look different from all the other Orion VIIs.  I do not think that 2674's destination signs are Luminator signs.