MTA Maryland: 2013 New Flyer XDE60 - Articulated (Hybrid)

~Cummins ISL9 / Allison ep-50 HybriDrive System
Route: 8 - Lutherville (L) Station
Division: Bush Street [1] / (B)
Block code: [1111]
Yes this is the real deal, no April Fool's joke, this is one of two X-60s operating the evening rush-hour shift on the infamous Route 8. As always, if you want to find a 60-footer; new one at that, go on the Route 8. Ten of these glorious buses have invaded Baltimore since February, but of course the equipment had to be clear for revenue service. A lot of new and probably questionable features; if you've watched the whole video HOPEFULLY! than you would have seen everything. Otherwise the driver was quick (45 minutes late, but it wasn't his fault (previous driver arrived on late exchange)), but this bus was roaring up-town.
Bonus:
*Bus recorder "quickbus" recorded #12084 in it's first action on Route qb46 back on Tuesday. Check his video out!
Images:
*Check the still images of this glorious bus by clicking on my "flickr" link below
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Note:
*Interior sound quality seem to lower as we drive over uneven roadway (or potholes), this is because the AF sound was "on", which eliminates any background sound interfering with suppose foreground (in this case, the Hand-rails rattling and HVAC unit was the master sound). It's since been turned-off.
Detailed map:
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