August 2009 Observations

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

2816-2817 AKA The C40LFR's in the Express scheme have the new Bright green LED

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that too...Brandon and I saw around Archives but we were all the way down at Independence Ave and 7th St so we couldn't see the numbers. And what about 2815, does it also have the new signs?

[79MetroExtraMD]

Heh. 2816, 2817, 2665 all with Spectrum signs. I can understand 2816 and 2817, but why 2665. The left side sign for those buses seems a bit too much. I wish they'd did a Pittsburgh effect with the left side sign facing the interior.

[C40LF_2464]

Is 2815 in the new Express scheme?

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Is 2815 in the new Express scheme?

yes it is, but what I wanna know is if it has the new green sign

[BladensburgB2]

Hello all when i seen that coach it was around 1030am. I was going up on the 70 line on 5311

[WES]

Hello All

I hope someone saw this besides me today

DRUM ROLL PLEASE ................................... 6400 G2 - BG02

I was so shocked when i seen this bus on the G2 so that means Bladensburg are getting there now I guess lol

That's  most likely a Northern bus.  Bladensburg isn't supposed to get DE42LFAs only DE37LFAs.  Bladensburg hasn't done a G2 in over 15 years, that might have been a mistake in the run code put in.

I also saw 2817 with the new signs this morning on the 79.

Yesterday's sightings:

9724 on the A12
9328 on the T18( this bus apparently is becoming a fixture on this route)
9318 on the G2

Today's sightings:
9328 on the T18(see what I mean)
9312 on the 84
9717 on the 84
2369 broken down on E Street at 11th Street, doing a D6

[C40LF_2464]

6102 on Georgia ave

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085742 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
975405 on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
4398 on the NH1
6122 on the NH1
4349 on the 28B (Tysons Corner)
9312 remains @ Landover.
9352 remains @ Montgomery.
9400 on the R12 with an L block; 9400 is now a Landover bus
9405 remains @ Montgomery.
9711 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
9745 on the F6 (New Carrollton Station)
9764 remains @ Montgomery.
9810 on the J4 (College Park Station)
4082 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4085 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4099 on the c8 (White Flint Station)
4103 on the J4 (Bethesda Station)
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
2086 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2097 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
2099 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6001 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
6019 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6105 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6106 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
6165 on the R12 (New Carrollton Station)
6187 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6195 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6208 on the C2 (wheaton Station)
6209 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2340 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue station)
2619 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2636 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2637 remains @ FMR.
2807 on the 86 (Calverton & then to Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2405 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2811 on the R2 (Calverton)
Buses that are still wrapped in "Go Green On Metro" (as of 8/6/09):
2509, 2515, 2523

[BladensburgB2]

Hold up so you are sayin that 9318 is a Northern Bus, I didnt know Northern even had any Flx's besides the 9700's ............... And 9312 is a Landover bus so were is the break off at?

Also do anyone know about metro still useing the old garage near Ballston I rode past there the other morning around 830a and there was one bus parked over were the operators cars use to be an the other bus was parked on the old garage lot there i didnt have a chance to get a pic?

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
975409, with the -paint scheme that can never, ever, ever be changed at any time-, on the 14
995410, with the -paint scheme that can never, ever, ever be changed at any time-, on the 9 (Wheaton)
005810 on the 48 (Rockville)
005817 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085746 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9764 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
9711 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
9745 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7810 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
4399 on the NH1
6126 on the NH1
4349 on the 28B (Tysons Corner)
9309 on the R12 with an L block; 9309 is now a Landover bus
9378 remains @ Landover.
9408 remains @ Montgomery.
9410 remains @ Montgomery.
9411 remains @ Montgomery.
9741 on the F6 (New Carrollton Station)
9745 on the F8 (Langley Park)
9764 remains @ Montgomery.
9824 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
9825 on the J4 (Bethesda Station)
9833 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
9834 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4072 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4075 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
4086 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4088 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4100 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4304 remains @ Northern.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
An unidentified 1998 Orion V from Landover is now wrapped in an Allstate ad.
2075 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
2086 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6026 on the Z6 (Burtonsville)
6031 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6101 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6102 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6105 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6106 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
6141 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6155 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
6162 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6165 on the R12 (New Carrollton Station)
6177 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
6181 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6187 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6195 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6196 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6198 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6199 on the Z6 (Burtonsville)
6200 on the K6 (White Oak)
6209 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6210 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
2630 on the R4 (Brookland Station)
2815 on the 79 (Silver Spring Station), bus is now "green-crushed"
2308 on the R3 (Ft Totten)
2336 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2349 on the R4 (Highview)
2363 on the 83, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2390 on the R3 (Greenbelt Station)
2430 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
5407 on the R2 (Calverton)
5420 on the R2 (Calverton)
5411 on the R2 (Calverton)
5421 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2411 on the 80 (Kennedy Center)

[Perry]

Seriously, when do you stop bolding the 6100's at Montgomery?

[C40LF_2464]

If you can accept 9309 is a Landover bus what makes you think you cant accept the 6100's? But im not arguing.

[dan-lemm2001]

This afternoon around 3pm I spotted a Ride-On 2008 Gillig Advantage Clean-Diesel bus operating 49 to Rockville in new colors, not the tradition scheme,it was colorful and fun. The body was mostly blue but it had more colors at the end and frame-less windows. I could not get the bus # or a picture.

Looked around the fourm and found 2 pics of it on this thread:
http://forums.dctransit.info/index.php?topic=861.0

Photos:
http://www.ttmg.org/photos/tlogan/Rideon_Gillig_5319.jpg
http://www.ttmg.org/photos/tlogan/Rideon_Gillig_5755c.jpg

[79MetroExtraMD]

Seriously, when do you stop bolding the 6100's at Montgomery?

I told him that. It's generally been accepted that those buses are at Montgomery. I guess he doesn't get it.

[LandoverDivision]

Odd observation today:

Saw 2179 on the N4 with an "M" block.
Also saw 2805 doing the D5.