June 2009 Observations

ChristopherF · June 02, 2009, 11:44:41 AM

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9713 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
9731 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)
9744, 9745, 9746 & 9747 were all doing shuttle runs for the Herndon Festival.
9748 on the 950 (West Falls Church Metro via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
9765 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner) with an R block
9488 on the T17 (New Carrollton Station)
9731 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
9765 remains @ Montgomery.
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
2107 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station), bus is back @ Northern
2455 on the 83, freshly rehabbed in the new silver/red Local scheme
6011 on the F8 (Langley Park), bus is back @ Landover
6014 on the F8 (Cheverly Station), bus is back @ Landover
6024 on the C2 (Wheaton Station), bus is back @ Montgomery
6041 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
5405 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2390 on the R2 (Calverton)

WMATAGMOAGH · June 02, 2009, 03:33:49 PM

6101 on the T2 (I feel like this is a relatively new addition to the Montgomery fleet but what would I know?)

9823 on the T2 with a malfunctioning rear sign (all LEDs lit)

NewFlyer9736BCT · June 02, 2009, 04:42:36 PM

Quote from: WMATAGMOAGH on June 02, 2009, 03:33:49 PM
6101 on the T2 (I feel like this is a relatively new addition to the Montgomery fleet but what would I know?)

9823 on the T2 with a malfunctioning rear sign (all LEDs lit)

It is confirmed so far that 6101-6106 have moved to Montgomery from Annex, and 6214 and 6217 moved to Annex from Montgomery, I'm not sure about 6212, 6213, 6215, and 6216 though (last I saw 6210 and 6211 was not too long ago so I think they're still at Montgomery).

WMATAGMOAGH · June 02, 2009, 06:18:43 PM

Some Reston Limo cutaway was on the Bethesda Circulator about 90 minutes ago, as opposed to the usual trolley.

ChristopherF · June 03, 2009, 12:15:54 PM

RIDE ON:
085731 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
085738 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
9488 on the T17 (New Carrollton)
9492 on the F8 (Langley Park)
9765 remains @ Montgomery.
9805 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
9810 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
9815 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
9817 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
4068 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4221 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
4337 remains @ Western.
2103 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station), bus is back @ Northern
2143 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2164 on the H8 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2532 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2588 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2602 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
6009 on the T18 (New Carrollton Station)
6024 on the C8 (College Park Station), bus is back @ Montgomery
6103 on the Q2 (Silver Spring Station)
6105 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6204 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
2636 on the R1
2637 remains @ FMR.
5414 on the R2 (Calverton)
2411 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2376 on the R2 (Calverton), freshly rehabbed in the silver/red Local scheme
2455 on the R2 (Calverton), freshly rehabbed in the silver/red Local scheme

79MetroExtraMD · June 03, 2009, 07:49:09 PM

Metrobus
6376 31 @ Georgetown
6385 32 @ Georgetown
6388 @ McPherson Square
6320 @ McPherson Square

ART
5252, 5282 41 @ Barcroft
5292 41 @ Columbia Heights West
The new NABIs. The ISL G on these is really nice.

Transport · June 03, 2009, 10:31:12 PM

Are any of the 60' NABIs operating on the 5A? I haven't seen one on the 5A for at least a month.

June presents the last days to spot 2W, 12-, and 20-series routes out in Fairfax County.

79MetroExtraMD · June 03, 2009, 11:13:23 PM

The tics on the 5A might have been sidelined for now because the passenger loads don't warrant them as they did back in the beginning of the year.

The 2W, 12 and 20s aren't really busfan friendly routes because they are mainly rush hour directionals with few contra-flow trips back to Vienna. The 2W is mainly a shuttle which run weekdays. Those routes transferring to Connector really won't make much difference with West Ox in close proximity. Speaking of West Ox, does anybody know how North county operations have changed and what operates out of WO.

ChristopherF · June 04, 2009, 11:57:24 AM

RIDE ON:
995805 on the 48 (Rockville)
005810 on the 55 (Germantown Trans Ctr)
005815 on the 55 (Rockville)
055824 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085744 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9705 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
9765 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
9713 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
9725 on the 574 (Reston Town Center)
9780 on the RIBS 4
9731 on the 505 (Reston Town Center via Reston East P&R)
9748 on the 950 (West Falls Church Metro via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7772 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
6107 on the NH1
From which garage does 6110 operate out of?
9410 remains @ Montgomery.
9765 remains @ Montgomery.
9815 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4080 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4330 remains @ Montgomery.
2083 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
2085 on the C8 (College Park Station)
2107 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station), bus is back @ Northern
2110 on the S2 (Federal Triangle), bus is back @ Northern
2221 on the 32 (Southern Avenue Station)
2505, 2511, 2518 & 2522 are no longer wrapped in "Go Green On Metro"
6013 on the T18 (Rhode Island Avenue Station), bus is back @ Landover
6014 on the F8 (Cheverly Station), bus is back @ Landover
6024 on the C8 (White Flint Station), bus is back @ Montgomery
6029 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6001-6014: LANDOVER
6015-6039: MONTGOMERY
6101 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
6103 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
6109 on the NH1
6166 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6190 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6198 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6209 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6140-6178: LANDOVER
6179-6217: MONTGOMERY
5407 on the R2 (Calverton)
2323 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2818 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2411 on the R2 (Calverton)
IS 9310 STILL @ CET?

C40LF_2464 · June 04, 2009, 12:24:09 PM

Chris i heard that 9310 is sitting at Landover.

WayneNYC · June 04, 2009, 01:15:33 PM

9331 and 9387 on the D6 this AM.

WMATAGMOAGH · June 04, 2009, 01:47:31 PM

Quote from: 79MetroExtraMD on June 03, 2009, 11:13:23 PM
The tics on the 5A might have been sidelined for now because the passenger loads don't warrant them as they did back in the beginning of the year.

They said that artics on the 5A was just a pilot and there were no guarantees that they would remain at FMR. I haven't seen any posted sightings of them back at Bladensburg though.

ChristopherF · June 04, 2009, 02:00:11 PM

I've lost count on which buses are still wrapped in green & which are no longer. 4 more of these 40' Orion VII are no longer wrapped in green as of now (6/4/09).

LandoverDivision · June 04, 2009, 08:00:27 PM

Landover added more buses to their fleet:

9306, 9323, and 9395. Man Landover is getting an aweful lot of Flx-Bs.

Spotted 2582 on the 8X with an R block.

WMATAGMOAGH · June 05, 2009, 12:48:07 AM

4322 at Friendship Heights, signed for the N4, with the Hershey Park wrap

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June 2009 Observations