February 2009 Observations

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
055954 on the 48 (Rockville)
035909 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085744 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
075760 on the 10 (Hillandale)
085742 on the 15 (Silver Spring)
085743 on the 15 (Langley Park)
085745 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)
Do U know Y these Gillig Phantoms will NEVER be crushed?

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the E2 & then on the 32
9362 on the R2 (Fort Totten Station)
9376 on the R4 (Highview)
9768 remains @ Montgomery.
4215 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
4223 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
4224 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
4225 remains @ Montgomery.
4236 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4239 on the K6 (White Oak)
4240 remains @ Arlington.
4251 on the 3B (Falls Church Sta)
4396 remains @ Montgomery.
2036 on the 36
2108 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
2222 on the 31 (Potomac Park)
2224 on the 36
2632 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2300 on the R2 (Calverton)
2672 on the 23A (Tysons Corner Westpark)
6140-6178: LANDOVER
6179-6217: MONTGOMERY
5407 on the R2 (Calverton) with destination signs stuck on U8 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
5411 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2342 on the R2 (Calverton)
From which garage does 9310 operate out of?

[WMATAGMOAGH]

Can we ask YOU some questions instead for a change?

Why should the Ride On Gilligs be crushed?  What is wrong with their current destination signs?  Are you going to personally provide the funds for new signs, because I can pretty much assure you the county won't pay for them right now.

How do you decide what observations to bold?  The fact the new artics are on the R Routes is more noteworthy in my mind than the fact some Flxibles are on Bladensburg routes.

Why do you want to know where 9310, 6110, and those other buses you always ask about are?

[OrionFlyer]

Didn't Bladensburg always have some 4200's?

[wmata employee]

yes they did until 2001 when the 2300's/2400's cng buses came in and they spreaded all fleet to other garages.

Didn't Bladensburg always have some 4200's?

[WES]

4085 on the L2

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Ride-On:

5401 on the 79 this afternoon at Shady Grove...I wish I had my camera...

4085 on the L2

Hmm...Montgomery I suppose? I hope so, and I hope it stays.

[79MetroExtraMD]

It might be Western since they do the lower Ls. I think I saw somewhere that Western's Orion VIs (some of them) were heading down to VA.

[ir0cq09]

I think its at Montgomery b/c I juss seen 4085 at shady grove sta and also I work right across the street from the Montgomery Depot and I seen 4092 pull in there yesterday so maybe 4092 is at Montgomery also

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085743 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
7867 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 32
9382 remains @ Landover.
9765 remains @ Montgomery.
2411 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2300 on the R2 (Calverton)

RIDE ON NOTES:
Now that all 16 of the 40' Gillig Advantage clean diesels from the '08 model year are in service (5731-5746), all of the 40' non-CNG Orion Vs from the '99 model year (except 5707) should be at Gaithersburg.

METROBUS NOTES:
It appears that some of the '95 Flxibles that originally operated out of Montgomery (4088-4094) are coming back to that division.  And, as for the 40' New Flyer BRT hybrid buses that are still at CET, please let us know if & when those buses will finally be in service.

[OrionFlyer]

It might be Western since they do the lower Ls. I think I saw somewhere that Western's Orion VIs (some of them) were heading down to VA.

Montgomery does the L1/L2/L4 too. That division's been doing that route, along with Western, since last year. After SE Division closed.

The N routes too.

[WayneNYC]

I think its at Montgomery b/c I juss seen 4085 at shady grove sta and also I work right across the street from the Montgomery Depot and I seen 4092 pull in there yesterday so maybe 4092 is at Montgomery also

I think (and hope) it's a Montgomery bus.  I also hope the 4095-4104 are still there.  4092 used be a Montgomery bus some years ago.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

It might be Western since they do the lower Ls. I think I saw somewhere that Western's Orion VIs (some of them) were heading down to VA.

The L1, L2, L4, N2, N3, N4, and N6 are operated by Montgomery during the week and by Western over the weekend. 

[C40LF_2464]

Seems like Metro is doing someting wiht there old Flxibles like some of the 35 ft Flx's are at Landover (Im still thinking its a dream) and 4088-4094 are going back to Montgomery.
Suprised me when i saw 35 ft Flx on the F4 packed this morning and i cant sleep/go a day without thinking of MY New Flyer BRT's

[LandoverDivision]

From yesterday:

9488 on the F8 LANGLEY PARK
9486 on the F13 CHEVERLY STATION
9487 on the F1 CHEVERLY STATION

From today:

9483 on the C22 POITER RIDGE
9488 on the F12 CHEVERLY STATION

[Perry]

I never thought I'd see the day with 35 footers out of VA and in Landover.  Although some of those routes are perfect for a bus like that.