April 2009 Observations

[LandoverDivision]

Forgot to mention I spotted a PikeRide bus on the R4 yesterday.

5411 on the R2 (Calverton)

Ride On:
5005 on the 8 (Wheaton)
5003 on the 4 (Silver Spring)

[WMATAGMOAGH]

They have a vido of the guy spraying 6045 right here about the Swine flu thingy. They said they will do it once a week.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3kmRQx8m3A.
Im stiil thinking that most DE42LFA's are at there new home divisions.

The URL contained a malformed video ID.

[C40LF_2464]

Ok  im thinking itll work this time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3kmRQx8m3A

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

ok so I am now in Florida...but on the way to Dulles Airport via Metrobus...I saw the following (no pics this time, sorry):

-6024 on the 53 to Takoma Station
-An unidentified 63/6400 in the Local paint scheme on 11th and Pennsylvania Ave (possible Western bus on the 63/64?)
-9390 headed southbound in the direction of the 30s (not sure if it was on the 34, 39 or the other 30s, so it's possible that it's at Western, Blad., or Annex)
-9313 on the V7 at L'enfant Plaza
-More 6400 express buses spotted on the S9 today...including 6426, 6427 (which I rode), 6430, 6434, and I think also 6429.

Then rode 2703 on the 5A to Dulles Airport. Seriously, I had NO idea how horribly crowded it was gonna get...either the 5A should get more artics or they should restore the 5B to extend it to Herndon/Monroe P&R since that's where the grand majority of people got off. Seriously, wayyyyy too crowded.

S9 count
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35

That makes all 10.

what about 31 and 32?

[79MetroExtraMD]

ok so I am now in Florida...but on the way to Dulles Airport via Metrobus...I saw the following (no pics this time, sorry):

-6024 on the 53 to Takoma Station
-An unidentified 63/6400 in the Local paint scheme on 11th and Pennsylvania Ave (possible Western bus on the 63/64?)
-9390 headed southbound in the direction of the 30s (not sure if it was on the 34, 39 or the other 30s, so it's possible that it's at Western, Blad., or Annex)
-9313 on the V7 at L'enfant Plaza
-More 6400 express buses spotted on the S9 today...including 6426, 6427 (which I rode), 6430, 6434, and I think also 6429.

Then rode 2703 on the 5A to Dulles Airport. Seriously, I had NO idea how horribly crowded it was gonna get...either the 5A should get more artics or they should restore the 5B to extend it to Herndon/Monroe P&R since that's where the grand majority of people got off. Seriously, wayyyyy too crowded.

S9 count
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35

That makes all 10.

what about 31 and 32?

I haven't seen 6431 nor 6432 yet.

[WES]

I heard the DE42LFA's will be in service by next week. I hope so to. And i hope that the Metro B's will live to see 2010. And WES  when you said Auction lot, Thats means its ready to be sold in an auction some time soon?

Not really, they just keep them there, sometimes to make room for the new buses to come in.  Sometimes they are sold quickly and sometimes they stay for a while. 

[LandoverDivision]

Does anyone know why the exaust pipe on 5204 is facing backwards?

[orionvii2680]

Fairfax Connector

7783-171 9712-171 9769-310 7707-301

WMATA 2609-9a 2530-9a 2531-29n

Dash  79-At 8s 80-At7

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Fairfax Connector

7783-171 9712-171 9769-310 7707-301

7707 is still in service???
and what is 9769? is it an Orion VII NG?