diff --git a/lib/actions/apiV2.js b/lib/actions/apiV2.js
index 16d6c5e1d..d1e1b82e4 100644
--- a/lib/actions/apiV2.js
+++ b/lib/actions/apiV2.js
@@ -1148,7 +1148,11 @@ export function routingQuery(searchId = null, updateSearchInReducer) {
                         }
                       }
                     })
-                    ?.map(convertGraphQLResponseToLegacy)
+                    ?.map((leg) => ({
+                      ...convertGraphQLResponseToLegacy(leg),
+                      route: leg.transitLeg ? leg.route : undefined
+                    })),
+                  otp2QueryParams: query.variables
                 })
               )
 
diff --git a/lib/actions/user.js b/lib/actions/user.js
index 887fe4e44..1a1e9e993 100644
--- a/lib/actions/user.js
+++ b/lib/actions/user.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import isEqual from 'lodash.isequal'
 import qs from 'qs'
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast'
 
+import { applyRouteModeOverrides } from '../util/itinerary'
 import {
   convertToPlace,
   getPersistenceMode,
@@ -129,6 +130,11 @@ export function fetchMonitoredTrips() {
       'GET'
     )
     if (status === 'success') {
+      const { routeModeOverrides } = getState().otp.config
+      trips.data.forEach((trip) => {
+        applyRouteModeOverrides(trip.itinerary, routeModeOverrides)
+      })
+
       dispatch(setCurrentUserMonitoredTrips(trips.data))
     }
   }
@@ -169,6 +175,20 @@ function convertRequestToSearch(config) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines whether two GraphQL sets of variables are for the same trip request/search.
+ *
+ * Modes are excluded from the comparison because the UI triggers multiple queries
+ * with the same GraphQL variables but with different combinations of modes.
+ * Modes exclusion also means that if someone makes the same search with different mode settings
+ * (e.g. excludes/adds transit modes), that search will also be combined with the previous ones.
+ */
+function areRequestsSameExceptModes(qp1, qp2) {
+  const { modes: modes1, ...otherParams1 } = qp1
+  const { modes: modes2, ...otherParams2 } = qp2
+  return isEqual(otherParams1, otherParams2)
+}
+
 /**
  * Removes duplicate requests so that only one request is displayed per "batch".
  */
@@ -176,7 +196,12 @@ function removeDuplicateRequests(filtered, tripRequest) {
   // Compare one trip request to the next one.
   if (filtered.length === 0) {
     filtered.push(tripRequest)
-  } else if (!isEqual(filtered[filtered.length - 1].query, tripRequest.query)) {
+  } else if (
+    !areRequestsSameExceptModes(
+      filtered[filtered.length - 1].query,
+      tripRequest.query
+    )
+  ) {
     filtered.push(tripRequest)
   } else {
     filtered[filtered.length - 1].query.modes.push(...tripRequest.query.modes)
diff --git a/lib/components/narrative/metro/default-route-renderer.tsx b/lib/components/narrative/metro/default-route-renderer.tsx
index c16d100ad..728ae9036 100644
--- a/lib/components/narrative/metro/default-route-renderer.tsx
+++ b/lib/components/narrative/metro/default-route-renderer.tsx
@@ -37,10 +37,16 @@ const DefaultRouteRenderer = ({
   leg,
   style
 }: RouteRendererProps): JSX.Element => {
-  const routeTitle = leg.routeShortName || leg.routeLongName
+  const routeTitle =
+    typeof leg.route === 'object'
+      ? leg.route.shortName || leg.route.longName
+      : leg.routeShortName || leg.routeLongName
   return (
     <Block
-      color={leg.routeColor || '333333'}
+      color={
+        (typeof leg.route === 'object' ? leg.route.color : leg.routeColor) ||
+        '333333'
+      }
       isOnColoredBackground={leg.onColoredBackground}
       style={style}
       title={routeTitle}
diff --git a/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-screen.js b/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-screen.js
index d0b7f1c1f..de7da92d3 100644
--- a/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-screen.js
+++ b/lib/components/user/monitored-trip/saved-trip-screen.js
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ import * as formActions from '../../../actions/form'
 import * as uiActions from '../../../actions/ui'
 import * as userActions from '../../../actions/user'
 import { arrayToDayFields } from '../../../util/monitored-trip'
+import {
+  copyAndRemoveRouteModeOverrides,
+  getItineraryDefaultMonitoredDays
+} from '../../../util/itinerary'
 import { getActiveItineraries, getActiveSearch } from '../../../util/state'
-import { getItineraryDefaultMonitoredDays } from '../../../util/itinerary'
 import { RETURN_TO_CURRENT_ROUTE } from '../../../util/ui'
 import { TRIPS_PATH } from '../../../util/constants'
 import AccountPage from '../account-page'
@@ -60,14 +63,16 @@ class SavedTripScreen extends Component {
       itinerary,
       homeTimezone
     )
+    const { otp2QueryParams, ...otherItineraryProps } = itinerary
     return {
       ...arrayToDayFields(monitoredDays),
       arrivalVarianceMinutesThreshold: 5,
       departureVarianceMinutesThreshold: 5,
       excludeFederalHolidays: true,
       isActive: true,
-      itinerary,
+      itinerary: copyAndRemoveRouteModeOverrides(otherItineraryProps),
       leadTimeInMinutes: 30,
+      otp2QueryParams,
       // when creating a monitored trip, the query params will be changed on the
       // backend so that the modes parameter will reflect the modes seen in the
       // itinerary
@@ -87,8 +92,13 @@ class SavedTripScreen extends Component {
    */
   _updateMonitoredTrip = (monitoredTrip) => {
     const { createOrUpdateUserMonitoredTrip, intl, isCreating } = this.props
+    const tripToSave = {
+      ...monitoredTrip,
+      itinerary: copyAndRemoveRouteModeOverrides(monitoredTrip.itinerary)
+    }
+
     createOrUpdateUserMonitoredTrip(
-      monitoredTrip,
+      tripToSave,
       isCreating,
       undefined,
       undefined,
@@ -269,7 +279,6 @@ const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
   const tripId = ownProps.match.params.id
   const { disableSingleItineraryDays } = state.otp.config
   return {
-    activeSearchId: state.otp.activeSearchId,
     disableSingleItineraryDays,
     homeTimezone: state.otp.config.homeTimezone,
     isCreating: tripId === 'new',
diff --git a/lib/components/user/types.ts b/lib/components/user/types.ts
index f0617e5d2..be04015dc 100644
--- a/lib/components/user/types.ts
+++ b/lib/components/user/types.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ export type MonitoredTrip = Record<DaysOfWeek, boolean> & {
   itinerary: Itinerary
   itineraryExistence?: ItineraryExistence
   leadTimeInMinutes: number
-  queryParams: string
+  otp2QueryParams: Record<string, unknown>
+  queryParams: Record<string, unknown>
   tripName: string
   userId: string
 }
diff --git a/lib/reducers/create-otp-reducer.js b/lib/reducers/create-otp-reducer.js
index 0bc899936..fa0f082ef 100644
--- a/lib/reducers/create-otp-reducer.js
+++ b/lib/reducers/create-otp-reducer.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import deepmerge from 'deepmerge'
 import objectPath from 'object-path'
 import update from 'immutability-helper'
 
-import { checkForRouteModeOverride } from '../util/config'
+import { applyRouteModeOverrides } from '../util/itinerary'
 import {
   FETCH_STATUS,
   PERSIST_TO_LOCAL_STORAGE,
@@ -311,18 +311,7 @@ function createOtpReducer(config) {
         response.requestId = requestId
         response.plan.itineraries = response.plan?.itineraries?.map(
           (itinerary) => {
-            itinerary.legs = itinerary.legs.map((leg) => {
-              if (leg.routeId) {
-                leg.mode = checkForRouteModeOverride(
-                  {
-                    id: leg.routeId,
-                    mode: leg.mode
-                  },
-                  state.config?.routeModeOverrides
-                )
-              }
-              return leg
-            })
+            applyRouteModeOverrides(itinerary, state.config.routeModeOverrides)
             return itinerary
           }
         )
diff --git a/lib/util/itinerary.tsx b/lib/util/itinerary.tsx
index a8f2d1a2b..76f96ec0e 100644
--- a/lib/util/itinerary.tsx
+++ b/lib/util/itinerary.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import hash from 'object-hash'
 import memoize from 'lodash.memoize'
 
 import { AppConfig, CO2Config } from './config-types'
+import { checkForRouteModeOverride } from './config'
 import { WEEKDAYS, WEEKEND_DAYS } from './monitored-trip'
 
 export interface ItineraryStartTime {
@@ -450,3 +451,41 @@ export function addSortingCosts<T extends Itinerary>(
     totalFare
   }
 }
+
+interface LegWithOriginalMode extends Leg {
+  originalMode?: string
+}
+
+/** Applies route mode overrides to an itinerary. */
+export function applyRouteModeOverrides(
+  itinerary: Itinerary,
+  routeModeOverrides: Record<string, string>
+): void {
+  itinerary.legs.forEach((leg: LegWithOriginalMode) => {
+    // Use OTP2 leg route first, fallback on legacy leg routeId.
+    const routeId = typeof leg.route === 'object' ? leg.route.id : leg.routeId
+    if (routeId) {
+      leg.originalMode = leg.mode
+      leg.mode = checkForRouteModeOverride(
+        {
+          id: routeId,
+          mode: leg.mode
+        },
+        routeModeOverrides
+      )
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+/** Remove mode overrides from an itinerary */
+export function copyAndRemoveRouteModeOverrides(
+  itinerary: Itinerary
+): Itinerary {
+  return {
+    ...itinerary,
+    legs: itinerary.legs.map((leg: LegWithOriginalMode) => ({
+      ...leg,
+      mode: leg.originalMode || leg.mode
+    }))
+  }
+}