March 2009 Observations

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
965392 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
965388 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995416 on the 15 (Silver Spring)
995809 on the 46 (Montgomery College Rockville)
995712 on the 54 (Lakeforest)
995710 on the 54 (Rockville)
055941 on the 46 (Medical Center)
015584 on the 5 (Silver Spring)
085742 on the 26 (Montgomery Mall)
085736 on the 26 (Glenmont)
025592 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9701 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
7873 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
7876 on the 171
7866 on the 109
7824 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7832 on the 505 (Reston Town Center via Reston East P&R)
7773 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
6107 on the NH1
4349 on the 32
9389 on the 28B
9491 on the F8 (Langley Park)
9701 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9742 on the R12 (New Carrollton Station)
9761 remains @ Northern.
9763 remains @ Northern.
9811 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
9829 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
9832 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4062 on the H2
4063 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)
4072 on the X2 (Lafayette Square)
4081 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4092 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4317 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
4318 on the K6 (White Oak)
4330 remains @ Montgomery & is no longer wrapped in the Chevron ad.
2085 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2087 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
2175 on the 64
2176 on the E2 & is no longer wrapped in the www.Germany.info ad
2178 on the 66
2179 on the 64
2584 on the 3Y
2701 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
3010 on the D8 (Washington Hospital Center)
6026 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6152 on the F6 (New Carrollton Station)
6154 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6165 on the T18 (New Carrollton Station)
6178 on the T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2318 on the 86 (Calverton)
2392 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
2449 on the R2 (Calverton)
2302 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
9310 is @ CET.

[LandoverDivision]

I could swear I saw 2103 on the F12 this morning. There was a 2100 series bus leaving Landover Division when I was coming back from CET yesterday. It had an ad on it. I know it was a 2100 series because of the vents on the side. I thought it was just stopping by there but it ended up being on the F12 this morning.

[rb8888]

Yesterday:
4332 on the 32 (Southern Avenue)
4324 on the N4 (I think) (Farragut Square)

Today:
2300 on the D6 (Stadium-Armory)
4053 on the D6 (Sibley Hospital)
2054 on the 42 (Metro Center)

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
965396 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
025593 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9742 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7773 on the 950 (West Falls Church Metro)
7811 on the 505 (Reston Town Center via Reston East P&R)
7829 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)
7866 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
9761 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
9763 on the 109
7764 on the 171

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
181 (Manassas); bus is missing fleet number on front
174 (Gainesville/Linton Hall Road)

METROBUS:
6107 on the NH1
4409 on the NH1
4349 on the 32
9397 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
4358 on the 28A & is no longer wrapped in the Nationwide Insurance ad
4364 on the 28B & is no longer wrapped in the Chevron ad
2058 on the 3T with an A block

[WayneNYC]

This one caught me off guard.  2805 on the D5 this afternoon.

[btconet]

This one caught me off guard.  2805 on the D5 this afternoon.

So why don't you like the bus branding program?  So I guess a few "locals" popped up on the 79 in return?

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Before I left for Florida, I saw 4074 at Shady Grove Station, Q2 bus...

So if anyone can find 4073, then that will determine where the Bladensburg/Montgomery border is.

[WMAveteran]

The Z2 now stops on River Road at Landy Lane according to the bus stop sign posted at that location, but I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for a bus to Silver Spring from that location...

I saw some WMATA bus stop mistakes in Takoma Park today also. The "F2" apparently goes down Philadelphia Ave now...

yea speaking of random numbers appearing on bus stops...the Ride-On stop on Somerville Rd (the stop right before Shady Grove West...near Redland Rd), it says routes 53, 55, 57, 63, 66, 59...and 80. I never heard of the 80 before, and I remember before they changed that sign to the newer one, the route 80 appeared on the sign, and even when they replaced that sign with a newer one, the route 80 still appears on the sign. What was the route 80? I never heard of it before, it must be a discontinued route...

I contacted Ride On to correct other bus stop mistakes on Muddy Branch Road and Daimondback Drive in Gaithersburg.  The bus stops there listed Route 78 for a long time and that was recently corrected.  However I have had no luck getting Ride On to note on the bus stops that Route 76 is Monday - Friday only and Route 67 is rush hours only.  Hardly a weekend goes by when I don't have to stop my car and tell someone waiting at the 76 bus stop that they need to change their plans and walk to catch the 54.  They look at me like I'm crazy!  The same situation exists on Great Seneca Highway with the Route 74 which only runs Monday-Friday.

[ChristopherF]

I'm very glad that Metro's Royal division finally got rid of that outdated 1.5-year-old Nationwide Insurance ad wrap on 4358.  We knew that was coming.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

The Z2 now stops on River Road at Landy Lane according to the bus stop sign posted at that location, but I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for a bus to Silver Spring from that location...

I saw some WMATA bus stop mistakes in Takoma Park today also. The "F2" apparently goes down Philadelphia Ave now...

yea speaking of random numbers appearing on bus stops...the Ride-On stop on Somerville Rd (the stop right before Shady Grove West...near Redland Rd), it says routes 53, 55, 57, 63, 66, 59...and 80. I never heard of the 80 before, and I remember before they changed that sign to the newer one, the route 80 appeared on the sign, and even when they replaced that sign with a newer one, the route 80 still appears on the sign. What was the route 80? I never heard of it before, it must be a discontinued route...

I contacted Ride On to correct other bus stop mistakes on Muddy Branch Road and Daimondback Drive in Gaithersburg.  The bus stops there listed Route 78 for a long time and that was recently corrected.  However I have had no luck getting Ride On to note on the bus stops that Route 76 is Monday - Friday only and Route 67 is rush hours only.  Hardly a weekend goes by when I don't have to stop my car and tell someone waiting at the 76 bus stop that they need to change their plans and walk to catch the 54.  They look at me like I'm crazy!  The same situation exists on Great Seneca Highway with the Route 74 which only runs Monday-Friday.

Oh yeah I forgot about that one...did they finally get rid of the number 78 on that stop?

Also...the bus stop at Montgomery Mall...I think it says "47 to Grosvenor" on the Ride-On side, and on the WMATA side I think it still has the 14 and N7 numbers as well.

[rideonrulez]

Also...the bus stop at Montgomery Mall...I think it says "47 to Grosvenor" on the Ride-On side, and on the WMATA side I think it still has the 14 and N7 numbers as well.

I can explain this one as we know about it. It is Westfield's property and there the ones that are responsible for changing it.

[C40LF_2464]

4020 on the F4!!!

[WMATAGMOAGH]

2202 on the 31 signed for Foggy Bottom Sta (as opposed to Potomac Park)

Saw and photographed 5186 at Shady Grove in the Round Rockville wrap.  I'll eventually post my photos from today...

[ChristopherF]

2202 on the 31 signed for Foggy Bottom Sta (as opposed to Potomac Park)

Saw and photographed 5186 at Shady Grove in the Round Rockville wrap.  I'll eventually post my photos from today...

Yesterday morning, I saw another WMATA Western Orion V on the 31 (Foggy Bottom Station), but I can't remember the fleet number.

[C40LF_2464]

My bad it was 4094