March 2009 Observations

[Transport]

March 25 observations

METROBUS
2030 on the 20X (Chantilly)
4204 on the 12S (Westfields)
4314 on the 12C (Sully Station)
2524 on the 23A (Tysons Cnr Westpark)
2032 on the 3B (Falls Church Station)
4382 on the 3A (Rosslyn Station)
2518 on the 38B (Ballston Station)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR
9730 on the 623 (Vienna Station)
9741 on the 623 (Gov't Ctr)

[WES]

News and notes from today........and yesterday.
-Saw only one DE42LFA sitting in Carmen E Turner
-2506 is out of the rainforest scheme, freshly painted
-2817 is in the "express" new paint scheme
-2820 was doing the 79 during the midday
-Saw a DE42LFA downtown, testing or something or rather.  Tried to get a number but I missed it.

From Yesterday:
-Looks like 4247 was repainted.......or given the best cleaning it ever had, because it looked great.

[OrionFlyer]

What I don't understand is why WMATA keeps on repainting some of their active vehicles in the old paint scheme when they're going to repaint all of them in the new scheme eventually. Instead of repainting the old, they should just paint the new.

[rb8888]

This morning:

2149 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4274 on the S2 (McPherson Square)
6012 on the S1 (Potomac Park)
2117 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)

[Transport]

Hopefully all are OK after that train strike on RI Ave.

Observations - March 26

METROBUS
4218 on the 12L (Vienna Sta)
4249 on the 12E (Vienna Sta)
4227 on the 2G (Fair Oaks Mall)
4381 on the 2B (Ballston Sta)
4229 on the 2W (Oakton)
4232 on the 12D (Westfields)
4385 on the 1A (Ballston Sta)
4213 on the 12F (Vienna Sta)
2058 on the 12L (Vienna Sta)
2029 on the 12C (Vienna Sta)
4204 on the 12S (Vienna Sta)
2552 on the 9A (Pentagon)
2674 on the REX (King St Sta)
4211 on the 12D (Vienna Sta)
2060 on the 12S (Westfields)
4201 on the 20F (Franklin Farm) dressed in an IKEA wrap
4217 on the 12F (Centreville)
4385 on the 12C (Sully Station)
2028 on the 12S (Westfields)
4245 on the 12G (Vienna Sta)
4233 on the 2B (Fair Oaks Mall)
43xx on the 20X (Chantilly) dressed in an IKEA wrap
2527 on the 1A (Ballston Sta)
4211 on the 12E (Centreville)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR
9726 on the 622 (Fair Ridge)
9745 on the 621 (Penderbrook-Gov't Ctr)
9723 on the 622 (Vienna Sta)
9778 on the 310 (Rolling Valley P&R)
9776 on the 332 (Franc-Springd Sta)
9728 on the 623 (Vienna Sta)
9723 on the 623 (Gov't Ctr)

[rb8888]

This morning:

2624 on the 80 (Fort Totten)
9338 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
4286 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
6023 on the S1 (Potomac Park)

[ChristopherF]

From Tuesday, 3/24:
RIDE ON:
975409, stuck in silver 4ever, on the 20 (Hillandale)
995410, stuck in silver 4ever, on the 15 (Langley Park)
085743 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
015591 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9757 on the 310
9761 on the 171
9765 on the 109
7835 on the 574 (Tysons Corner)
From which garage does 7769 operate out of?
7774 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7779 on the 950 (West Falls Church Metro)
7781 on the 505 (Rest Town Center via Reston East P&R)
7782 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
364 (West Falls Church Metro)
324 (Manassas)

METROBUS:
6139 on the P19
6107 on the P19
4349 on the 32
9835 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4324 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
2156 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station)
6115 on the NH1
5403 on the R2 (Calverton)
2324 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2304 on the R2 (Calverton)

From Wednesday, 3/25:
RIDE ON:
085740 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
015591 on the 10 (Hillandale)

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
364 (West Falls Church Metro)
174 (Gainesville/Linton Hall Road)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
6107 on the NH1
4349 on the 32
9361 remains @ Landover.
9744 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
9745 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
9769 remains @ Montgomery.
9801 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
9809 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
9824 on the K6 (White Oak)
9832 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4093 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4325 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4396 remains @ Montgomery.
2107 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6141 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6202 on the C8 (White Flint Station) & then on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6217 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6140-6178: LANDOVER
6179-6217: MONTGOMERY
2629 on the R3 (Ft Totten)
5411 on the R2 (Calverton)
2825 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
5422 on the R2 (Calverton)
2628 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2304 on the R2 (Calverton)

From Thursday, 3/26:
RIDE ON:
085744 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
085745 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
945361 on the 5 (Twinbrook)
995809 on the 46 (Montgomery College Rockville)
055832 on the 54 (Lakeforest)
055824 on the 54 (Rockville)
055944 on the 46 (Medical Center)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9744 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
9745 on the 505 (Reston Town Center via Reston East P&R)
From which garage does 7767 operate out of?
7824 on the 950 (West Falls Church Metro)
7832 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
6107 on the NH1
4349 on the 32
9411 remains @ Montgomery.
9819 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
9832 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4075 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
4082 on the C8 (College Park Station)
5212 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4326 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
2082 on the C8, freshly rehabbed
2174 on the E2
2506 is no longer wrapped in "Go Green On Metro"
2514 is no longer wrapped in "Go Green On Metro"
5411 on the R2 (Calverton)
5422 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2411 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)

[LandoverDivision]

From yesterday:

9711 on the C22 (Collington)
6149 on the C21 (Addison Road Station)
2100 on the A12 (Capital Plaza)

From today:
9329 on the W4 (Anacostia Station)
6042 on the F12 (Cheverly Station)
9747 on the F1 (Takoma Station)

[rb8888]

From this afternoon:

2071 on the N2 (Farragut Square)
2070 on the L2 (McPherson Square)
2610 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2354 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
2045 on the 42 (Mount Pleasant)

[ir0cq09]

5818 has returned to service!  I seen it on the 46 @ medical center sta

[C40LF_2464]

I caught 2204 on the F4

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

March 27:

2110 on the Q2 (Shady Grove)
3922 on the 34 (Archives)
9343 on the 13B
9349 at Fed. Triangle with a P block
2703 on the 13A
2553 on the 13A
(either 9328 or 9350) on the 13A...both were seen @ Pentagon anyways
2202, 2230, 2231 on the 62
3021 on the 9A (Pentagon)
4350 on the 36 (Naylor Rd Sta) with the German wrap thing

Ride-On's 5365's front sign was stuck on "Public Service", the other signs were blank
Ride-On's 5502 and 5537 on the 18

Connector's 9770 on the 321 and 9776 on the 310 (check photos thread...not yet tho)

5818 has returned to service!  I seen it on the 46 @ medical center sta

=O =O =O

Did it have new orange signs?

[ir0cq09]

It did't it look as though they pulled one of the front signs off a 96-97 05 and put it onto her.Sje sounded great though.

[WES]

One of ART's new NABIs is in right now.  It has no fleet numbers and yes it is in the new FUGLY redesign.  If you haven't rode an CNG ODV now is your time to do it because they are becoming history.

Don't rush all at once to ride, take pics and video these things, I know they are the pride of the fleet, but don't get obessed.

BTW from  the dark observation I saw, it looks like there is no change in ART's paint scheme, which I don't know why there should be, as it is fine as it is.  Now SEPTA, THE BUS (PG), NYCTA, yea they need to change their paint scheme.

Also of note all of the SLFs for the 26 line are now parked at FMR.

[C40LF_2464]

Dosent NYC Have a new scheme but they put it in some of there buses like there 0rion VII and NF D60HF? And does anybody know why the F4 buses keep on turning to EW Highway ? There is know accident on Queensberry road or Riverdale RD so i dont get the point.