August 2009 Observations

[C40LF_2464]

I think 6391 might be going to a MD divison because it was seen without wheel covers at Western.

[79MetroExtraMD]

9330 On the 86. I was inside a bus so i couldn't get a pic.

That's not all that uncommon. I've spotted Metro Bs on the 83/86 during rush hour. I mainly spot them coming out of RI Ave around 330.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

I think 6391 might be going to a MD divison because it was seen without wheel covers at Western.

6391 is a Western bus...for now at least (I rode it on the 36 last week)

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085742 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
065300, formerly 5750, on the 10 (Hillandale)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9312 remains @ Landover.
9316 on the F4 (New Carrollton) with an L block
9332 on the F6 (New Carrollton)
9336 on the F4 (New Carrollton) with an L block
9345 remains @ Landover.
9351 remains @ Montgomery.
9352 remains @ Montgomery.
9364 remains @ Landover & is now crushed.
9378 remains @ Landover & is now crushed.
9407 remains @ Montgomery.
9408 remains @ Montgomery.
9409 remains @ Montgomery.
9410 remains @ Montgomery.
9411 remains @ Montgomery.
9711 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
9720 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
9748 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
9768 remains @ Montgomery.
9774 remains @ Montgomery.
9804 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
9829 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
4069 on the J3 (Montgomery Mall)
4077 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4089 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
4092 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
4104 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4308 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
4309 on the 28A (King Street Station)
4316 on the 28B (King Street Station)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4323 remains @ Montgomery.
4325 remains @ Montgomery.
4326 remains @ Montgomery.
4327 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
4329 remains @ Montgomery.
4338 on the 28B (Tysons Corner)
4364 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
4376 on the 28B (King Street Station)
4378 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
4379 on the 2B (Ballston Station)
4380 on the F6 & is now wrapped in the Allstate ad; 4380 is now a Landover bus
4384 on the F8 & is now wrapped in the Maryland Energy ad; 4384 is now a Landover bus
2008 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
2027 on the 28T
2075 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
2077 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2082 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2083 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2089 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
2092 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2096 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2099 on the Z8 (Briggs Chaney Park & Ride)
6010 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6019 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
6015 on the C8 (College Park Station)
6019 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6022 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6023 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
6029 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6030 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6036 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6102 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6103 on the Z6 (Silver Spring Station)
6104 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6106 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6107 on the NH1
6145 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
6150 on the F8 (Langley Park)
6178 on the T18 (New Carrollton Station)
6179 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6180 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6181 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6196 on the K6 (White Oak)
6200 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
6202 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6205 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6206 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6210 on the J9 (Lakeforest)
6140-6178: LANDOVER
6179-6217: MONTGOMERY
2404 on the R3, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2810 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2338 on the R2, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2634 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2811 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
9301 on the R2 (Calverton)
And last, but not least...
5401 is now a BLADENSBURG bus!  5401 on the R2 (Calverton)

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

4387 is now an ANNEX bus! 4387 on the 34 with a P block...I have pics later
9363 is at Annex...seen on the M2
2621 is back at FMR...seen on the 16 line at Pentagon

Ride-On's 5755 (hybrid) is renumbered to 5305. Hybrid 5763 is still not renumbered.
Clean-diesel Ride On Gilligs now in service: 5747, 5750, 5754, 5756, 5757...(does anyone know how high these numbers will go?)

Metrorail car #3146 has VERY white lights...it's as white as it can get...I have a pic of this as well (comparing side-by-side with car #3147, which has normal lights)


more sightings (and pics) to come, but I'm in a hurry now...

[ChristopherF]

George, Ride On will have 35 new 40' Gillig Advantage hybrid buses, which will be, by far, the largest order of hybrid buses to date.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

George,

Check SchuminWeb, but I want to say that 3146 has had some sort of special LED lighting for some time.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

George, Ride On will have 35 new 40' Gillig Advantage hybrid buses, which will be, by far, the largest order of hybrid buses to date.

Yeah I know about the hybrids but I'm talking about the clean diesels.

Here's another observation from yesterday:

5596 on the 5...now this isn't strange, but I just want to say...this bus is FAST...it's like a WMATA Orion V (nice speed, great acceleration, maybe even better than a WMATA Orion V)...what has Ride-On done to this bus?

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

6393 on the Q2!!! THEY'RE FINALLY COMING TO MONTGOMERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plus...hybrids 5751 and 5754 are renumbered 5301 and 5304, respectively.

[SchuminWeb]

George,

Check SchuminWeb, but I want to say that 3146 has had some sort of special LED lighting for some time.

http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/journal/permalink.php?id=1122

3146 indeed has white LED lighting, and it gives the car interior a slightly creepy blue glow to it.  3147 has regular lighting.

[ChristopherF]

With 5401 FINALLY at Bladensburg, could 5402 be next?  If so, Bladensburg will, at long last, have all 22 of the NABI 60BRT buses in that same division.  5401 used to operate out of Four Mile Run until that bus finally moved to Bladensburg earlier this week.  I can't wait to see 5402 come to Bladensburg...

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
995811 on the 48 (Rockville)
995812 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085746 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
065300, formerly 5750, on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9768 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
9720 on the 574 (Reston Town Center)
9609 (Out Of Service) & 9612 were both sighted on Eastbound I-66
9748 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7815 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9377 on the F4 (New Carrollton) with an L block
4069 broke down at Silver Spring
4308 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4309 on the 28B (King Street Station)
4376 on the 28A (King Street Station)
2025 remains @ Landover.
2817 on the 79 (Archives)
5401 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2300 on the R2 (Calverton)

[79MetroExtraMD]

Didn't I tell you the first time about reporting your own sightings? Seeing a photo of something does not count as an observation.

[79MetroExtraMD]

RO 5214 in Baltimore at Maryland Avenue & Preston Street at approx 13:08 14 Aug 2009.

[ChristopherF]

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
7826 on the 605 (Vienna Metro); bus is now in the 2nd scheme

METROBUS:
Note to George:
4001-4049: ANNEX
4050: UNKNOWN
4051-4065: BLADENSBURG
4066-4104: MONTGOMERY
4200-4259: WEST OX
4260-4304: NORTHERN
4305-4308: MONTGOMERY
4309-4321: ROYAL
4322-4330: MONTGOMERY
4331-4377: ROYAL
4378-4379: WEST OX
4380-4385: LANDOVER
4386-4387: ANNEX
4388-4395: LANDOVER
4396-4413: ANNEX
2000-2025: LANDOVER
2026-2032, 2058-2074: WEST OX
2033-2057: WESTERN
2075-2099: MONTGOMERY
2100-2173: NORTHERN
2174-2231: WESTERN