May 2009 Observations

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
995806 on the 48 (Rockville)
005810 on the 55 (Germantown Trans Ctr)
055822 on the 59 (Montgomery Village)
055828 on the 59 (Rockville)
055829 on the 55 (Rockville)
055834 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085734 on the 34 (Friendship Heights)
085742 on the 34 (Wheaton)
075763 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995412 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 36
9303 remains @ Northern.
9345 remains @ Landover.
9361 remains @ Landover.
9366 remains @ Landover.
9382 remains @ Landover.
9385 remains @ Landover.
9492 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
9724 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9732 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9746 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
9759 remains @ Northern.
9810 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4091 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
4328 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4338 on the 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
4350 remains @ Western.
2022 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
2048 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
2053 on the 31 (Friendship Heights Station)
2078 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
2088 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6010 on the F8 (Langley Park)
6017 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
2394 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2412 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
5409 on the R2 (Calverton) with "3855" stuck on the route destination sign
5414 on the R2 (Ft Totten)

[WayneNYC]

Looks like 6102 is now a Montgomery bus.  It was at Montgomery Mall this evening on the J2.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
005810 on the 48 (Rockville)
035900 on the 48 (Wheaton)
075761 on the 26 (Montgomery Mall) & later on the 20 (Hillandale)
075762 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995412 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9724 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
9732 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
9746 on the 505 (Reston Town Center via Reston East P&R)
7770 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 36
9345 remains @ Landover.
9346 on the 86?
9702 on the F6 (New Carrollton Station)
9724 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9732 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9753 remains @ Northern.
9771 remains @ Montgomery.
9807 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
9808 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4063 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
4078 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4101 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4350 remains @ Northern.
2033 remains @ Western.
2085 on the J4 (College Park Station)
5304 on the 70 (Half & O SW)
2817 on the 79 (Silver Spring Station)
2348 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)

[rb8888]

4323 on the N4 (Friendship Heights)
4270 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)

[ChristopherF]

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
6110 on the NH1
4349 on the 36 (Friendship Heights)
4308 remains @ Northern.
4309 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
2065 on the 28T
2166-2231: WESTERN
2590 on the 3B (Rosslyn Station)
3035 on the 3B (Falls Church Sta)
6010 is back @ Landover; 6015, 6017 & 6019 are all back @ Montgomery.  All of these buses were previously on loan for Northern's S9 route until more of the express-branded DE42LFAs arrived.

[C40LF_2464]

I dont know if this has been mentioned before but i saw 2367 on the 86 in the new Local scheme.

[Transport]

One route ripe for taking over by Royal is the NH1; especially once the Nat'l Harbor - Branch Ave. Station routing is put in place.

Could this happen?  Weekdays only, of course.

[ChristopherF]

I dont know if this has been mentioned before but i saw 2367 on the 86 in the new Local scheme.

I mentioned it late in the April 2009 Observations thread.  That bus was also rehabbed.  2367 is currently 1 of 5 New Flyer C40LF models to be rehabbed & repainted in the new Metrobus Local scheme.  2309, 2320, 2394 & 2395 are the others.

[ChristopherF]

I think he just likes any bus with 10. 6110 9310

and 9610. He also used to ask about 4020 all the time but he stopped for some reason.

BTW if Montgomery is giving Annex some suburbans, they should give Montgomery some of their 4400s back.

Also, Ken, is 6440 in the Express scheme? And does anyone know if Northern will be getting some Local scheme buses?

BTW mods...don't forget to sticky this and the photos thread!

Anything is possible with WMATA Roulette.  But seriously, why do you ask about 9310 and 6110 all the time?  Eventually someone will see those buses and you'll figure out where they are.  No need to ask every day.

Last we heard, 9310 was being auctioned off.  For all intensive purposes, 9310 is history.

[ChristopherF]

Earlier this week, I told everyone that if you see any of the 40' Orion VIIs that were wrapped in green (2501-2523, 2636 & 2637), please let us know.  Here is my scoreboard:

Buses still wrapped in "Go Green On Metro" as of 5/8/09:
2504, 2505, 2507, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2521, 2522, 2523, 2636

Buses that are no longer wrapped in "Go Green On Metro" as of 5/8/09:
2501, 2502, 2503, 2506, 2508, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2520, 2637

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Earlier this week, I told everyone that if you see any of the 40' Orion VIIs that were wrapped in green (2501-2523, 2636 & 2637), please let us know.  Here is my scoreboard:

Buses still wrapped in "Go Green On Metro" as of 5/8/09:
2504, 2505, 2507, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2521, 2522, 2523, 2636

Buses that are no longer wrapped in "Go Green On Metro" as of 5/8/09:
2501, 2502, 2503, 2506, 2508, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2520, 2637

2636 has been in the normal scheme for about 2 months now...

[ChristopherF]

UPDATED SCOREBOARD (AS OF 5/8/09):

Buses still wrapped in "Go Green On Metro":
2504, 2505, 2507, 2509, 2510, 2511, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2521, 2522, 2523

Buses that are no longer wrapped (unwrapped) in "Go Green On Metro":
2501, 2502, 2503, 2506, 2508, 2512, 2513, 2514, 2520, 2636, 2637

[WMATAGMOAGH]

I think he just likes any bus with 10. 6110 9310

and 9610. He also used to ask about 4020 all the time but he stopped for some reason.

BTW if Montgomery is giving Annex some suburbans, they should give Montgomery some of their 4400s back.

Also, Ken, is 6440 in the Express scheme? And does anyone know if Northern will be getting some Local scheme buses?

BTW mods...don't forget to sticky this and the photos thread!

Anything is possible with WMATA Roulette.  But seriously, why do you ask about 9310 and 6110 all the time?  Eventually someone will see those buses and you'll figure out where they are.  No need to ask every day.

Last we heard, 9310 was being auctioned off.  For all intensive purposes, 9310 is history.

I don't believe anyone said that definitively.

[LandoverDivision]

My obs from yesterday:

9750 on the V14 (Penn-Mar)
9496 on the V12 (Addison Road Station)

The day before, I spotted 2 35 foot Flxs on the F4. That was not a good idea at all especially during rush hour. Both was jam packed. Ugh. I'd hate to ride those on the F4.

[OrionFlyer]

What on Earth is Landover Division thinking? Putting 35fts on a busy line like that.