September 2009 Observations

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

2643 (2644's brother) on the 16Y

Are those also Pike Ride buses?

The Pike Ride buses are 2620, 2621, 2638-2664, and 2666-2668.
2622-2637 are regular buses and 2665 is an Express scheme bus

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
995805 on the 48 (Rockville)
005809 on the 55 (Germantown Trans Ctr)
005810 on the 59 (Montgomery Village)
005817 on the 54 (Lakeforest)
035912 on the 54 (Rockville)
035913 on the 59 (Rockville)
035914 on the 55 (Rockville)
035915 on the 48 (Wheaton)
095317 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
5366 on the 10 (Hillandale)
095331 on the 17 (Langley Park)
095333 on the 12 (Silver Spring)
095334 on the 15 (Silver Spring)
085738 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
095323 on the 10 (Hillandale)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9740 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7817 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

PRTC OMNIRIDE:
381 (West Falls Church Metro)
374 (State Department)
359 (Manassas)
344 (Gainesville/ Linton Hall Road)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (King Street Station)
9305 on the D3 with a B block
9318 on the 83 (Cherry Hill)
9326 on the F6 (New Carrollton)
9328 on the F4 with an L block
9338 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
9729 on the F6 (New Carrollton Station)
9740 on the R12 (New Carrollton Station)
9817 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
4055 on the G8 (Farragut Square)
4098 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4200 on the R2 (Ft Totten) & is now wrapped in the Boost Mobile ad
4264 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
4303 remains @ Northern.
4306 on the Q2 (Shady Grove Station)
4327 remains @ Montgomery.
4328 remains @ Montgomery.
2000 on the R12 (New Carrollton Station) & then on the F8 (Langley Park)
2016 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
2021 on the R12 (Deanwood Station)
2025 on the 2G with an A block
2084 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
2098 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2110 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2115 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2120 on the S2 (Federal Triangle) & is now rear-wrapped in the Potbelly ad
6006 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6020 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6027 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall)
6030 on the K6 (Ft Totten)
6034 on the Z8 (Silver Spring Station)
6106 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6110 on the P17
6115 on the P17
6183 on the C2 (Greenbelt Center)
6197 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6202 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6204 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6210 on the Y8 (Montgomery Gen Hospital)
6338 on the S4 (Federal Triangle) with an N block
2507 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2524 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2602 on the 38B (Ballston Station)
2608 on the 38B (Farragut Square)
2553 on the 23A (Tysons Corner Westpark)
2565 on the 23A (Crystal City)
2612 on the 3B (Rosslyn Station)
2614 on the 3B (Falls Church Sta)
2815 on the 86 (Calverton)
2354 on the X2, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2434 on the 86, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2304 on the 86, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2432 on the 86 (Rhode Island Avenue Station)
2426 on the R2 (Ft Totten)
5409 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2366 on the R2 (Calverton)
2317 on the 86 (Calverton) & then on the R2 (Ft Totten)
IS 9310 STILL @ CET?

[LandoverDivision]

6420 on the F12 right before I got in the house. Like a couple of seconds.

[Annex4421]

6139 on the P99 Shuttle.  Wierd

[Tristan]

37xx (42 I think, maybe 43) on the 17L @ the Penthouse (Pentagon) this evening.

[NewFlyer9736BCT]

37xx (42 I think, maybe 43) on the 17L @ the Penthouse (Pentagon) this evening.

do you mean the new DE37LFAs? It must have been 3743 since the Orion IIs went up to 3742.

and if the DE37LFAs start at 3743, that's pretty odd, since WMATA would usually have a gap of numbers between orders, especially between two types of completely different buses.

[Tristan]

Also 3755 on the 1A @ Ballston minutes ago

[Annex4421]

4021 on the A6
4015 on the 94
4030 on the A2
4004 on the A4
4028 on the A8 (Livingston Via South Capitol St)
4001 on the A8 (Anacostia Station)
2336 and 2319 on the B2 (MT Rainer)
3941 on the W6
3926 on the W3
2447 on the P6
4011 Laying Over at Anacostia Staition
6112 on the P18
6107 on the W4 (Deanwood Station)
6108 on the W4 (Anacostia Station)
6110 on the P99 Shuttle
4002, 4206, 6130, 9386 and 3945 Deadheading to Annex at Southern Avenue
6138 on the M6
2002 on the F14
9333 Leaving Naylor Road Station
2611 Laying over at Ballston Station
2071, and 2031 Parked on some street near Ballston
2603 on the 38B @ Ballston Station

[ChristopherF]

RIDE ON:
995410, with the -paint scheme that can never, ever, ever be changed at any time-, on the 34 (Wheaton) & then on the 10 (Twinbrook)
035916 on the 48 (Rockville)
035917 on the 59 (Montgomery Village)
045918 on the 59 (Rockville)
045919 on the 48 (Wheaton)
085742 on the 10 (Twinbrook)
095318 on the 10 (Hillandale)
015587 on the 10 (Hillandale) & then on the 20 (Silver Spring)

FAIRFAX CONNECTOR:
9729 on the 950 (Reston Town Center via Herndon-Monroe P&R)
7830 on the 505 (West Falls Church Metro)

METROBUS:
6139 on the NH1 & then on the P99
4020 on the NH1
4349 on the 28A (Tysons Corner)
9306 on the F4 (New Carrollton)
9353 on the F6 (Silver Spring Station)
9378 remains @ Landover.
9830 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4052 on the R1
4071 on the N4
4089 on the C8 (College Park Station)
4093 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
5202 on the X2 (Lafayette Square)
5218 on the X2 (Minnesota Avenue Station)
4200 on the R2 (Ft Totten) & is now wrapped in the Boost Mobile ad
4204 on the 70 (Silver Spring Station) with an N block
4292 on the 70 (Archives) & is now wrapped in the Boost Mobile ad
2071 on the 1A (Ballston Station)
2080 on the C8 (White Flint Station)
2093 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
2108 on the S2 (Federal Triangle)
2115 on the S4 (Federal Triangle)
2174 on the S4 (Silver Spring Station)
2176 on the 36 (Freindship Heights Station)
2174 is now a Northern bus.  2176 remains @ Western.  We need to find 2175.
2178 on the 36 (Naylor Road Station)
2196 on the D32
2200 on the 32
2230 on the 32
6105 on the J2 (Montgomery Mall) & then on the K6 (White Oak)
6108 on the W4 (Anacostia Station) & then on the NH1
6148 on the F8 (Langley Park)
6155 on the F8 (Cheverly Station)
6172 on the F4 (Silver Spring Station)
6178 on the F4 (New Carrollton Station)
6179 on the J2 (Silver Spring Station)
6211 on the C2 (Wheaton Station)
6140-6178: LANDOVER
6179-6217: MONTGOMERY
6392 on the 36 (Friendship Heights Station)
6393 on the C4 (Twinbrook Station)
6394 on the C4 (PG Plaza Station)
6395 on the S2 (Silver Spring Station)
2320 is now the LOWEST numbered C40LF WITHOUT security cameras.
2348 on the 80, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2449 on the D6, freshly rehabbed & repainted in silver/red
2615 remains @ FMR.
2616 on the R4 (Brookland Station)
2457 on the R4 (Highview)
2409 on the R2 (Calverton)
2425 on the R2 (Calverton & then to Ft Totten)
2819 on the R2 (Calverton), shown with destination signs stuck on R3 (Greenbelt Station)

[WMATAGMOAGH]

Apparently McPherson Square is now a Red Line station, here is 1 of the 3 emails I received to that effect this afternoon (eastern time):

Metro Blue-Orange-Red Lines alert (Updated)


METRO Alerts
to me
   
show details 10:55 PM (31 minutes ago)
   
(ID 59776) Disruption at McPherson Square. The Vermont Avenue entrance at McPherson Square station has reopened at this time.
http://www.wmata.com/opt_out.cfm

[BladensburgB2]

So if 3742 or 43 was seen at Pentagon and 3755 was on the 1A then that means Va. is getting Hybirds or those 3700's are CNG's. If so can someone get a picture of the back of the coach an it will tell which one they are cause it will have a CNG sticker on it.

Yesterday I was over at Bladensburg div an I walked down to the end of the yard and I came across 6040 when I seen that I wanted to cry that bus had been taken apart the transmission an everything else was gone from that bus. Also there is another GM Fishbowl down at the bottom of the yard also but I am not sure what they are going to do with those.

[Tristan]

37xx (42 I think, maybe 43) on the 17L @ the Penthouse (Pentagon) this evening.

do you mean the new DE37LFAs? It must have been 3743 since the Orion IIs went up to 3742.

and if the DE37LFAs start at 3743, that's pretty odd, since WMATA would usually have a gap of numbers between orders, especially between two types of completely different buses.

WMATA tends to squeeze in their special (shorties) buses in wherever they can, a la the 5100 Flxibles numbered after the MANs and ex-3951-54, the GEORGE SLFs (titled to Forsythe/ART now).

It's not such a big deal now with the Orion IIs out to pasture -- just imagine talking about a "5100-series" bus back in the day.

[C40LF_2464]

6324 on the F4
6420 on the T18

[OrionFlyer]

Caught 3751 on the 2B and I got a picture of it.

[WES]

6324 was seen earlier on the A12

Also:
9343 on the T18
9486 on the 84
6413 on the 84
6410 on the T18

Speaking of bus series on top of another how about the first group of MANs 5001-5043, the Flx New Look 30 footers 5051-5070 and Gillig Phantoms 5080-5099