May 2009 Observations

[ChristopherF]

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

Landover got these 1990 Flxible 35' buses from Arlington earlier this year.

[Perry]

He was just asking why it was on the F4.  I guess if the choices were to miss a run or put those on there, that's what you do.

[WES]

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.

Actually one of six 2420 is rehabbed also.  I saw this while it was deadheading along South Dakota Ave back to Bladensburg.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
995724 on the 48 (Rockville)
005807 on the 55 (Germantown Trans Ctr)
005808 on the 55 (Rockville)
055943 on the 48 (Wheaton)
995412 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
075756 on the 20 (Hillandale)
085743 on the 5 (Twinbrook)
025593 on the 5 (Silver Spring)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9702 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
9753 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
9759 on the 171
9724 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
9732 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7771 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
364 (West Falls Church Metro)
144 (Manassas)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
6110 on the NH1
4349 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
9345 remains @ Landover.
9346 on an unknown route with a B block
9753 remains @ Northern.
4061 on the R3 (Ft Totten)
4278 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2098 on the Q2 (Shady Grove Station)
2101 on the S2 (Federal Triangle); bus is back @ Northern
2109 on the S4 (Federal Triangle); bus is back @ Northern
2126 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2164 on the H8 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2521 on the 3A & is no longer wrapped in "Go Green On Metro"
2565 on the 2T (Dunn Loring Station)
2579 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2584 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2591 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2607 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2721 on the 4A (Rosslyn Station)
6102 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6104 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6149 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6152 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6195 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6204 on the Q2 (Shady Grove Station)
6387 on the 64 (Federal Triangle) with a W block
2621 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2622 on the R3 (Ft Totten)
2822 on the R3 (Ft Totten)
2343 on the 86 (Calverton)
2393 on the 86 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten), freshly rehabbed & repainted in the silver-and-red Metrobus Local scheme
2345 on the R2 (Calverton)
2356 on the R2 (Ft Totten)

[79MetroExtraMD]

6428, 38, 43 on S9.
There are quite a colorful bunch of DE42s at CET.

[WES]

6451 deadheading away from Bladensburg along New York Avenue towards MD.

[79MetroExtraMD]

Local or express?

[ChristopherF]

Local or express?

6451 is express.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085743 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
065754 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the E4
9345 remains @ Landover.
9361 remains @ Landover.
9724 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9742 on the F8 (Langley Park)
9745 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
9747 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
9765 remains @ Montgomery.
9768 remains @ Montgomery.
9776 remains @ Northern.
9804 on the C9 (Glenmont Station)
9805 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
9808 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
9816 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
9819 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
9824 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
9825 on the Q2 (Silver Spring Station)
9829 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4090 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4093 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4104 on the N6
5204 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4331 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
4347 on the 32 (Friendship Heights Station)
2155 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2156 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2198 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
2231 on the 36
2510 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2511 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
6102 on the Q2 (Shady Grove Station)
6104 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6197 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6208 on the J9 (Lakeforest)
2337 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
3017 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2356 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2403 on the R2 (Calverton)

METROBUS NOTES:
2818 & 2819 are not in the new 4th scheme, both are still in the 3rd scheme.

[C40LF_2464]

My observations for today:

2817 on the R2 then R4

2393 in then new LOCAL scheme

2433 in the new LOCAL scheme

2436 in the new LOCAL scheme.

I was in transit heaven today with all those DE42LFA's Express and Local downtown.

[rb8888]

This morning:

2084 on the N4 (Farragut Square)
4079 on the L2 (Chevy Chase Circle)
6424 on the S9 (McPherson Square)
6443 on the S9 (Silver Spring Station)

[LandoverDivision]

Roster update:

9701-9750 LANDOVER

9378 on the T18 (New Carrollton Station)

[79MetroExtraMD]

6423 LOCAL S2 @ 16th & Oak
6443 NS97 S9 @ McPherson Square (rode this to SS)
6105 @ Silver Spring
2420 LOCAL G8 @ McPherson Square

[LandoverDivision]

So they have more than 10 LFAs on the S9? Wow.

[79MetroExtraMD]

There are probably 10-12 assigned blocks, but there are more than enough buses to cover for the blocks (and maybe a breakdown or so). I want to say that Northern might have 6425-6443.That accounts for 18 so far.