April 2009 Observation Photos

LandoverDivision · April 01, 2009, 01:53:32 PM

Photos coming soon. I'll see if I can spot FFXs Orion VII NGs and the LFAs on the S9. And maybe a few from CET again. Spring Break is all out busfan week!! If anyone wants to go busfanning, hit meh up!

OrionFlyer · April 01, 2009, 09:14:46 PM

Here are some pictures for you. 6425 on the S9 "16th & Eastern" and 2817 in the Express scheme on the 79

79MetroExtraMD · April 01, 2009, 10:18:45 PM

Tight pics. The blue for the express seems like a shade darker than the blue for Metro Extra.

WMAveteran · April 02, 2009, 02:13:16 AM

Excellent shots, thank you very much. If I wasn't going out of town I would join you for a bus fan excursion.

OrionFlyer · April 02, 2009, 08:39:34 AM

Thanks.

LandoverDivision · April 02, 2009, 10:20:35 AM

I'm heading to Silver Spring today. Hopefully, I can spot these babies. I hate when I'm there and I don't see the buses in the new paint job.

OrionFlyer · April 02, 2009, 11:23:13 AM

Remember to go to Colesville & East West Hwy.

C40LF_2464 · April 02, 2009, 03:24:47 PM

Man those are some hella nice pics. I should go there and check on these babies out.

Tritransit Area · April 03, 2009, 11:48:29 AM

Those buses look nice. I wish they kept the "Metro Extra" branding though for the S9.

OrionFlyer · April 03, 2009, 01:04:06 PM

I don't think 2801 -2814 are going to be in that Metro Extra scheme for long. I mean WMATA added buses to the 79 (the C40lfrs painted in express scheme). I still think 2801-2814 are going to be repainted in the Express scheme eventually.

Are there any other limited-stop routes that Bladensburg does besides the 79?

LandoverDivision · April 03, 2009, 01:07:44 PM

Quote from: OrionFlyer on April 03, 2009, 01:04:06 PM
Are there any other limited-stop routes that Bladensburg does besides the 79?

83 doing rush hour. Maybe some Limited-Stop 30s.

Tristan · April 03, 2009, 01:14:08 PM

Quote from: OrionFlyer on April 03, 2009, 01:04:06 PM
I don't think 2801 -2814 are going to be in that Metro Extra scheme for long. I mean WMATA added buses to the 79 (the C40lfrs painted in express scheme). I still think 2801-2814 are going to be repainted in the Express scheme eventually.

Are there any other limited-stop routes that Bladensburg does besides the 79?

I agree, and it wouldn't be a huge loss or anything -- not like it was a great name to begin with.

LandoverDivision · April 03, 2009, 01:16:27 PM

I didn't think the name was bad at all. It really didn't matter anyways. So are they going to rename the 79 MetroExpress?

LandoverDivision · April 03, 2009, 03:53:48 PM

My photos from yesterday (4/2/09). Here's the story behind the 2815 pics: I was standing near the 79 bus stop and looked over to my left and saw a C40LFR pull in. I couldn't see it well for a second since the S4 was in the way, so I backed up and noticed the C40LFR had silver in the front instead of blue. So I decided to wait until it pulls off to get a pic. It pulled off pretty fast that's why the first (which is actually the second photo of 2815) pic is blurry a bit. The second picture was taken after I was lucky enough to run up the street to see 2815 at a red light. My picture still didn't come out well. And man is that LFA AWESOME!!

79MetroExtraMD · April 03, 2009, 06:34:23 PM

Nice pics. I gotta wait for a good sunny day for the colors to pop. I got a pic that I had to get because of the way the sign came up. Try to guess what the sign could have said.

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April 2009 Observation Photos