April 2009 Observations

[WayneNYC]

LOL.

What division is 9489 assigned to?

9489 is a landover bus.  9492 is likely the only other active bus with WMATA's old paint scheme.

[79MetroExtraMD]

6425 S9 (NS54) @ McPherson Square
(rode this up to Silver Spring. It rides pretty nice and is quieter than the other hybrids)
6424 S9 (NS53) @ 16th & S
9486 @ Silver Spring
2817 79 @ Silver Spring
4393 F4 @ Silver Spring
2109 @ UMD

[WMATAGMOAGH]

2106 on the T2 about 30 minutes ago

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085746 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 32
9322 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
9750 remains @ Northern.
9757 remains @ Northern.
4078 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
4082 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4088 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4093 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
5209 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
5235 on the X2 (Lafayette Square)
5243 on the X2 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
5244 on the U8 (Minnestoa Avenue Station)
4209 on the 2B (Ballston Station)
4215 on the 2C
4260, back to a Northern bus, on the 70 (Archives)
4327 on the K6 (Ft Totten) with destination signs stuck on "NOT IN SERVICE"
2121 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2159 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2186 on the 32
6186 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
2508 is no longer wrapped in "Go Green On Metro"
2616 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
2617 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2618 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2621 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2411 on the R2 (Calverton)

[WMATAGMOAGH]

In the past 45 minutes:

3718 on the N8 at New Mexico & Nebraska
5422 on the 29 (strange to see a "real bus" on this route for the first time in years)

[ChristopherF]

In the past 45 minutes:

3718 on the N8 at New Mexico & Nebraska
5422 on the 29 (strange to see a "real bus" on this route for the first time in years)

I assume that 3718 is a Metrobus & 5422 is a Ride On bus.  Am I correct?

[WMATAGMOAGH]

I'm pretty sure the only N8 in this region is a Metrobus route, and I can't think of any other 29s in the region aside from the Ride On route...

[LandoverDivision]

6425 S9 (NS54) @ McPherson Square
(rode this up to Silver Spring. It rides pretty nice and is quieter than the other hybrids)
6424 S9 (NS53) @ 16th & S
9486 @ Silver Spring
2817 79 @ Silver Spring
4393 F4 @ Silver Spring
2109 @ UMD

4393 is normal on the F4.

Here are my observations from yesterday:

Metro:
3021 on the 26A (East Falls Church Station)
3023 on the 3B (West Falls Church Station)
**3027 on the 3B (Rosslyn)
*4321 on the 12L (Little Rocky Run)
*4222 on the 20F (Franklin Farm)
2503 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
2649 on the 3B
4380 on the 2B (Fair Oaks Mall)

FFX:
***9785 on the 403 (Dunn Loring)
*9717 on the 623 (Gov't Center)

*Indicates I have a picture of it
**Indicates I have a video of it
***Indicates I have a picture and video of it

[WMATAGMOAGH]

In the past hour or so:

2108 on the T2
2056 on the D3
2198 laying over on Loughboro Road east of Sibley Hospital

[LandoverDivision]

Forgot to mention 2106 on the K6 yesterday sitting at Ft Totten.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

Last observations of the day:

Western 2200 Series Orion V on the L8 at Friendship Heights.  I forget the number, I was driving in the other direction on Wisconsin Avenue and had other things on my mind at the time.

[WayneNYC]

I forgot to mention that on Sunday morning Chris and I spotted a Fairfax Connector NFI D40LF being delivered.  We think it may have been number 9605 (possibly 9805?).  The bus was headed south on I-270 and we were northbound.

[C40LF_2464]

FFC D40LF? Dang they must be busy with these new bus orders like WMATA. I hope they have the same engine as the MTA Maryland ones.

[WayneNYC]

I forgot to mention that on Sunday morning Chris and I spotted a Fairfax Connector NFI D40LF being delivered.  We think it may have been number 9605 (possibly 9805?).  The bus was headed south on I-270 and we were northbound.

Correction. It was a D40LFR.  It probably has the same powertrain as their other D40LFRs.

[79MetroExtraMD]

2103 F6 LF82 @ College Park Station
2105 F6 @ UMD