PHOTOS: CET From Friday the 13th

[LandoverDivision]

Here are the photos everyone has been waiting for. Notice the changed exaust pipes.

[C40LF_2464]

WOW!!! those are some impressive pics and man that express scheme is killing. more sexyer then the local!!!

[OrionFlyer]

Awesome man. Whats up with all those Orion IIs?

Does anybody notice a difference between 6301 and those other BRT local painted buses?


And I hope Landover gets some of the Express buses for the B30. That would be great!

[LandoverDivision]

Awesome man. Whats up with all those Orion IIs?

Does anybody notice a difference between 6301 and those other BRT local painted buses?


And I hope Landover gets some of the Express buses for the B30. That would be great!

I think I know what you're talking about, and the 3 other BRTs are the same. 6320 is the only one not painted all the way at the top.

[79MetroExtraMD]

Nice pics. Gives me a better perspective than what I get on the NEC. The baby Circs look cute. I wonder how many they'll need for the "98" when the service is transferred over by the end of the month. The Express paint is kickass, a curvier Metro Extra scheme. Also, I wonder if Metro would have thought about getting the Van Hools for the low key M4 and N8 routes since even a 37 footer is too big for those routes.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

If a 37 footer is "too big" for the M4, why does that route operate 40 foot buses?

[OrionFlyer]

Are the Orion II's going to get the local scheme?

[LandoverDivision]

Are the Orion II's going to get the local scheme?

I'm not 100% sure but I think they retired them. I don't know though. They've been sitting at CET for a very long time.

[OrionFlyer]

I'm still getting the impression that the Metro Extra buses are going to be repainted to Express theme. WMATA keeps on calling that route "Express", instead of limited stop. So I wouldn't be surprised if that happened.

[WayneNYC]

They look good, but I still say this "Local" and "Express" branding is a bad move for WMATA.  Just the other day I saw 4329 on the J9 and Montgomery's 4396-4399 & 6207-6217 regularly show up on local routes.

[79MetroExtraMD]

I'm still getting the impression that the Metro Extra buses are going to be repainted to Express theme. WMATA keeps on calling that route "Express", instead of limited stop. So I wouldn't be surprised if that happened.

I don't think they'll repaint them since that line is branded as Metro Extra. They are technically already in the Express scheme.

[LandoverDivision]

They look good, but I still say this "Local" and "Express" branding is a bad move for WMATA.  Just the other day I saw 4329 on the J9 and Montgomery's 4396-4399 & 6207-6217 regularly show up on local routes.

Just like Landover's 4390-4395 showing up on other routes ALL the time. And Four Mile Run's 2701-2730 showing up on a lot of other routes as well. I don't think the Local and Express brands are really that big of a deal.

[rideonrulez]

Good catch, Thanks for the pics!

[Tritransit Area]

Nice pics.  Those new buses look nice, in both the local and express scheme.  If anything, people will be able to tell from a distance whether or not they will be getting buses with nice, high-backed seats.

So...what's the story with 9355?  It has quite a significant scratch on it...

[79MetroExtraMD]

They look good, but I still say this "Local" and "Express" branding is a bad move for WMATA.  Just the other day I saw 4329 on the J9 and Montgomery's 4396-4399 & 6207-6217 regularly show up on local routes.

I still say it wouldn't matter because of interlining, plus alot of people either misread or can't read the sign at all in the first place. Plus, it makes for some interesting sightings.