January 2009 Observations

[rb8888]

Saw 5311 this morning on the S1 (Potomac Park) in the new silver & red paint scheme.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
065752 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
085737 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 on the P19
4020 on the W19
4349 on the 32
9331 on the 4A with an A block
9333 remains @ Landover.
9344 on the 28A (King St Sta)
9345 remains @ Landover.
9361 remains @ Landover.
9376 on the 80?
9748 remains @ Northern.
4202 on the D6
4225 remains @ Montgomery.
3910 on the 3T
2554 on the 38B & is no longer in the NGV wrap
2622 -- back to a Bladensburg bus -- on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2630 on the G8 & is no longer in the NGV wrap
2632 on the 32 & is no longer in the NGV wrap
2634 on the 80 & is no longer in the NGV wrap
2703 on the 16Y & is no longer in the NGV wrap
2352 on the R2 (Calverton)
5401 on the 5A (Dulles Airport) with an F block

[C40LF_2464]

Heres what i saw today:

9345 on the 84

5415 on tha U8

6008 on tha R12

and 6158 on the F4

and while passing Landover Division i saw like 4 NABI  BRT's parked there landover is up to something.

[wmata employee]

Heres what i saw today:

9345 on the 84

5415 on tha U8

6008 on tha R12

and 6158 on the F4

and while passing Landover Division i saw like 4 NABI  BRT's parked there landover is up to something.

LANDOVER will operate those 4 buses on B30 for this weekend and monday-wenesday.

[C40LF_2464]

Oh yea forgot they are on the B30  o yea when and wmata employee when are the DE42LFA going to be in service?

[wmata employee]

There are scheduled to hit the streets in March.

[Scrabbleship]

There are scheduled to hit the streets in March.

How about the DE62LFA's? Same time and distribution even if Northern's drivers are still apprehensive towards low-floors?

[ChristopherF]

CUE (CITY OF FAIRFAX):
All, if not most of these buses (which are made up entirely of 30' Gillig Phantoms) are now equipped with bike racks.  The CUE's first order of Gillig Phantom buses (circa the late 1990s) originally had the green flip dot destination signs before they were replaced with the current orange LED destination signs.  The CUE's second order of Gillig Phantoms, which replaced all of the Orion Is, had the orange LED destination signs from the day they went into service.

[rb8888]

2629 on the D6 (Stadium Armory)

[Scrabbleship]

2058 on the 98(!!!)

[OrionFlyer]

Doesn't Western do the 98 anyway?

[ChristopherF]

The 98 is the Adams Morgan Link.  Usually, the Orion IIs (another discontinued Orion model) would operate on that route.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085736 on the 20 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6107 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 32
4378 was last seen @ Western as of last week, saw that very bus on the 32 with a W block
4379 remains @ Royal.
2524 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2638 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2818 on the 86 (Calverton)
2352 on the R2 (Calverton)

[Scrabbleship]

The 98 is the Adams Morgan Link.  Usually, the Orion IIs (another discontinued Orion model) would operate on that route.

Or the 30' Orion V's. Never saw a 40' bus on there until last night (and one of the Knight Rider-equipped 2190's was on there too). I know there is inauguration-related traffic but with the 98's low ridership isn't that a bit much. Perhaps it was the extreme cold...

[WES]

3943 on an AM P19.