Ride On (bus)

Ride On is the primary public transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland. Ride On serves Montgomery County as well as the Urbana Park and Ride lot in Urbana (Frederick County), and the community of Langley Park in Prince George's County. Ride On also serves the Takoma Metro station, and Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Fleet

Ride On operates a fleet consisting mainly of diesel, CNG, and hybrid buses produced by Orion Bus Industries, Gillig Corporation, New Flyer and Cutaway Vans by El Dorado body/Navistar International chassis, Champion body/Navistar International chassis, and Champion body/Chevrolet chassis.

Models in the fleet (current as of March 2008) include:

• 1990-1992 Orion I's (Diesel) (5500-5545)
• 1993 Flxible Metro-D's (Diesel) (5700-5703)
• 1993 Orion V's (Diesel) (5546, 5547)
• 1994-1996 Gillig-Phantoms (Diesel) (5360-5397)
• 1996 Orion V CNG's (5997-5999; originally numbered 5567-5569)
• 1996 & 1998 Orion V's (Diesel) (5550-5579)
• 1997 & 1999 Gillig-Phantoms (Diesel) (5400-5423)
• 1999 Orion V's (Diesel) (5705-5725)
• 1999-2000 Orion V CNG's (5804-5821)
• 2001 Bethesda 8 Trolley
• 2001-2002 Orion V's (Diesel) (5580-5623)
• 2001-2002 Navistar International/El Dorado Cutaway Vans (Diesel) (5101-51nn)
• 2003-2004 Orion VII CNG's (5900-5932)
• 2005 Orion VII CNG's (5933-5957)
• 2005 New Flyer C40LF's (CNG) (5822-5835)
• 2006-2007 Gillig Advantage Hybrids (5750-5763)
• 2007 Navistar International/Champion Cutaway Vans (Diesel) (5180-52nn)
• 2007 Chevrolet/Champion Cutaway Vans (Gas) (52nn-52nn)

The bus fleet, owned and operated by Ride On, is distributed among two garages in Silver Spring and Gaithersburg. Gaithersburg garage is located adjacent to the Shady Grove Metro rail yard.

The cutaway fleet, owned by Ride On and operated by MV Transportation, is located in two separate garages within the county.

External links

• Official site
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Ride On
• Oren's Transit Page: Ride On
• GP BUS GALLERY