August 2009 Observations

[79MetroExtraMD]

George, doesn't your camera tell you when you took the photo?

Forgot about that...I checked and it says 4:22 pm

More sightings that I forgot about:
9381 - 84 at R I Ave Sta
4318 - 28B at King St Station with an R block...4321 is West Ox last I checked...we still need to find 4319 and 4320

Yup you're right about 4321 saw it at Rosslyn yesterday.
Funny I saw 9381 on the F12 this morning.

wait a minute...there's no West Ox routes at Rosslyn...the 3 and 4 lines have been taken over by FMR

...unless there are rush hour runs?

Well tell that to the Orion V I saw pulling into Rosslyn yesterday. And it was 1 or 2 something in the afternoon so it wasn't a rush hour run.

Some rush hour runs start around 1:30 or 2 in the afternoon.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

an unidentified baby Gillig on the 83
5400 on the 75
5729 on the 55
5731 finished a 100 run at Germantown and deadheaded outta there
5734 parked at Milestone...seems to be getting ready for a 70 run

pics in the photos thread

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
055822 on the 48 (Rockville)
055823 on the 59 (Montgomery Village)
055825 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085738 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)
WHAT?!?  5731 & 5734 ARE NOW @ GAITHERSBURG?!?

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
6385 on the 32
9312 remains @ Landover.
9352 remains @ Montgomery.
9701 on the F6 (New Carrollton Station)
9747 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
9823 on the J4 (Bethesda Station)
9828 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4075 on the C2 (wheaton Station)
4077 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4096 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4097 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
5243 on the X2 (Lafayette Square)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4323 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
2075 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
2077 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
2096 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
2097 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6187 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6206 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2330 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
2344 on the R2 (Calverton)
2350 on the 86 (Calverton)
2636 on the 83 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2637 remains @ FMR.
3001 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2371 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2625 on the R2 (Calverton)

[LandoverDivision]

6411 on the F12 (Cheverly Station) HAHA this was my sister's bus. Her bus driver usually drives Flxible Metro-Bs or D40LFRs but man was I lucky to see that one on the F12. I bet my sister was happy.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

A few observations from the past 90 minutes or so:

Ride On:

5529 on the 36
5410 on the 34 (anyone want to place bets on whether this bus ever gets the new paint scheme?)

Metrobus:

9810 on the J4

[Scrabbleship]

5410 on the 34 (anyone want to place bets on whether this bus ever gets the new paint scheme?)

The day after Ride On retrofits the 5400's with LED signs.

[C40LF_2464]

Yesterday
9810 on the F4

Today
6411 on the T18
Just got out of school when i saw that.

[WMATAGMOAGH]

More from today:

9374 (I think) starting the 36 on Virginia Avenue
3012, signed for the H1, at Pennsylvania and 4th heading westbound

I also saw one of the RHD double deckers I mentioned in an earlier post, it has British (European) style license plates with no sign of American ones from what I could tell.  I saw a car with an NJ license plate in Israel in 1995, and I saw a car there with a New York plate a few weeks ago, but I imagine the powers that be wouldn't be nearly as willing to allow buses carrying paying passengers to operate on foreign licenses and registrations.

[LandoverDivision]

I forgot to mention last night at exactly 11:51pm, a NABI 60-BRT was being towed and went past my house. I noticed some flashing lights outside and I thought ok it's probably some police but then the lights were orange so I thought ok maybe it a tow trukc or something. I just took one quick peek and man was i extremely surprised. But this isn't the first time I saw this.

Forgot to mention something else: 9353 on the V14 yesterday this bus is now "orange crushed".

[C40LF_2464]

THEBUS
63141 on the 14

[79MetroExtraMD]

I forgot to mention last night at exactly 11:51pm, a NABI 60-BRT was being towed and went past my house. I noticed some flashing lights outside and I thought ok it's probably some police but then the lights were orange so I thought ok maybe it a tow trukc or something. I just took one quick peek and man was i extremely surprised. But this isn't the first time I saw this.

Forgot to mention something else: 9353 on the V14 yesterday this bus is now "orange crushed".

I saw that this morning on the F6. Threw me for a loop. I thought it was a 4000 at first until I heard the L10. The side signs are misaligned with the window.

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
085728 on the 48 (Rockville)
055826 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085742 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
085743 on the 20 (Silver Spring)
995411 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9701 on the 401 (Franconia/ Springfield Metro)
9700 on the 401 (Tysons West Park Transit Center)
9747 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7826 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
6377 on the 32
9352 remains @ Montgomery.
9382 remains @ Landover.
9810 on the J4 (Bethesda Station)
4056 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
4071 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4084 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
4094 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
4322 remains @ Montgomery.
4323 remains @ Montgomery.
4326 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
2071 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
2082 on the C8 (College Park Station)
2084 on the C8 (College Park Station)
2094 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6102 on the Q2 (Silver Spring Station)
6103 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6104 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
6106 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6107 on the W13
6203 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
2423 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)
2411 on the R2 (Calverton)

[C40LF_2464]

Funny sighting.
9307 on the F4 displaying BO Orange Hunt haha

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

Today in Gaithersburgland:
5727, 5730, and 5734 on the 55
5920, 5932, and 5935 on the 55 (too many 35-footers...rush hour...very crowded)

4056 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
6102 on the Q2 (Silver Spring Station)
6103 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6104 on the Y8 (Silver Spring Station)
6106 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)

Old news...

[C40LF_2464]

I think he is slow