WMATA #9807

[NewFlyerGuy]

Thanks for this video. This relives me all the time.

[MetroLinerXLZ]

You're absolutely welcome. I have 2 more of these (9805 and 9808), but they're too long for YouTube.

[ClassicTVFan82]

Too bad the air conditioner covers up the "Grim Reaper" exhaust note.

[ferryport1987]

sound like those TTC buses from toronto

[landoverdivision321]

I need to learn how to do these audio recordings. I have audio recordings on my camera, but I need to find a way to get them on my computer.

[MetroLinerXLZ]

If that's the case, plug the camera up to your computer, then drag-n-drop the files onto the desktop.

[landoverdivision321]

Hey thanks man. My camera can get some nice audio. I'll see if I can do this.

[WMATAvids]

ima start doing recordings now

[bigken6005]

Those are M11s. I can tell the difference from the 9700s. I have a few people that can varify the lower 9800s have M11s. The rest of them have S50s.

[juan833blue]

That WMATA Fixible has a Cummins L10 engine I believe.

[bigken6005]

M11. The 9700s have L10s.

[Transit411]

Are you sure? Because I really believe that it is a Cummins L10 engine because listen at 3:02 only an L-10 shift like that on a Flixble because I should know because when MARTA had Flixbles they had L-10s and 6v92 engines and plus I rode them all the time.

[MetroLinerXLZ]

Actually the 9800's are split-order. Buses 9801-9818 have M-11's. The remaining (9819-9835) have Series 50 engines.

[Transit411]

Oh thanks for explaing :D For some strange reason on Flixbles the M11 engines sound like Cummins L-10 engines even though they are from the same company.

[MetroLinerXLZ]

They would sound the same (more than likely) due to the transmission used (Voith D863.3). When it comes to a Cummins/Voith combo, reguardless of what engine it is, be it the ISL, or ISM, it's hard to tell the difference...unless you ride a Gillig.

[Transit411]

Thanks MetrolinerXLZ

[Transit411]

I just remembered something Marta had hCummins M11 on their New Flyer D35 Buses too!!!

[MetroLinerXLZ]

No they didn't. They had Cummins L-10's. Those buses were built before the M-11 was available for transit buses.

[Transit411]

You're right sorry about that I looked at my old MARTA bus roster and they had L-10s sorry about that that was a memory mistake :D

[ClassicTVFan82]

The 9700s have that "Grim Reaper" exhaust note which when the engine is idle, the pitch is in the key of F or G.

In Portland, OR, Tri-Met's oldest Flxibles (since the retirement of the 1988-89 models in 2003-04), units 1701-1808, have that same "Grim Reaper" exhaust note (key of F at idle).

That's why I'm apt to think of many modern Flxibles as "Grim Reaper" buses due to their annoying exhaust note.

[qwandiddy]

Are the 1701-1808 are the 1992 models?

[MetroLinerXLZ]

I believe they are. Either that or 1994.

[ClassicTVMan81]

1992.

[Annex4421]

@ClassicTVMan81 1993

[landoverdivision123]

MetroLinerXLZ, what program did you use to do this? Did you use Windows Movie Maker?

[MetroLinerXLZ]

Yes I did. Couldn't find any other good movie-making software that did better in terms of quality.

[bjb91]

It seems I need to use another program to import my videos. Windows Photo Gallery takes the sound out of my videos.