Welcome to Ride-On




	Conrad Everton Johnson Transit Professional 1967-2002

Ride-On is operated by the Montgomery County, MD Department of Public Works & Transportation. There are approximately 80 routes operating throughout the county. In addition, there is one route that enters Frederick County, MD (north of Mongtomery) and serves the Urbana Park and Ride and several routes enter the District of Columbia to serve the Takoma Station and one route goes to Sibley Hospital. Service started in 1975.

Since then, the system has grown and now has 243 county-owned buses and 90 contractor owned and operated buses on approximately 80 routes. Ride-On also operates the L8, T2, and Z2 MetroBus routes on weekends. Over 22 million trips are made per year. Service on most routes is half hourly with more frequent service on others. Many routes feed into MetroRail stations.

Ride-On's fleet is fairly diverse. The fleet currently consists of Orion Is, Orion Vs, Orion VIs, Orion VIIs, Gillig Phantoms, Gillig Advantages, Fords, and El Dorado Aero Elites. Buses are currently powered by either diesel or compressed natural gas.

Before going to the bus stop:

Complete Ride-On Roster

Who Operates What

Official Ride-On Web Site: http://www.rideonbus.com

TRANSFER POINT
This train does not continue past this station. In order to continue your journey, transfer to one of the trains continuing past this point, or click "BACK" to take the return trip back to Washington, DC.
1989 Gillig Phantoms The oldest buses currently in operation
1994-1996 Gillig Phantoms Waiting for a bus downcounty? Here is what is most likely to show up!
1997 Gillig Phantoms A small order with one of the 25th Anniversary Silver Buses
1999 Gillig Phantoms The last order of Phantoms, includes the other Silver Bus
2006 Gillig Advantage/HEVs Ride-On's first hybrid buses entered service in May 2006, operating from the Silver Spring garage
2008 Gillig Advantages Ride-On's first diesel Gillig Advantages were the first buses in 6 years to have the standard blue and white paint scheme
1984 Orion Is All of these buses are retired
1991 Orion Is The oldest Orions still in service but nearing retirement age
1993 Orion Vs The first Orion Vs
1995 Orion VI/CNGs The first low floor buses in the Ride-On fleet
1996 Orion V/CNGs The first CNG buses to be originally owned by Ride-On
1996-1998 Orion Vs Still going strong upcounty
1999 Orion Vs The first 40 footers to originally be owned by Ride-On
2000 Orion V/CNGs The first 40 foot, high floor CNG buses in the Ride-On fleet
2001-2002 Orion Vs The largest order of buses currently in service
2003-2004 Orion VII/CNGs This is the largest order of low floor buses to date and the first 35 foot Orion VIIs ever manufactured
2006 Orion VII/CNGs Additional Orion VII/CNGs ordered to supplement the low floor, natural gas fleet at Gaithersburg Garage
2005 New Flyer C40LFs The county's first order from New Flyer for 40 foot CNG buses to expand upcounty service
Flxible Metro-Ds There are four Metro-D buses operating from the Gaithersburg Garage.
Cutaways The cutaways are owned by Montgomery County but are operated by First Transit.
Orion VII/HEVs Ride-On is currently looking in to purchasing new fuel technology buses for its Silver Spring garage to complement the CNG facility that is currently in place at the Gaithersburg garage. It is probable that the new fuel technology for the Silver Spring garage, which is currently a diesel only facility, will be hybrid electric. Ride-On tested the Orion VII/HEV demonstrator in April, 2003, the Gillig Advantage/HEV demonstrator in June, 2004, and the New Flyer DE40LF in June, 2005. Ride-On purchased 5 Gillig Advantage Hybrids that entered service in the spring of 2006.
New Flyer DE40LFs
Bethesda Circulator Formerly the Bethesda 8 (Route 92), the Bethesda Circulator is operated by the Bethesda Urban Partnership and operates in the Bethesda CBD every eight minutes weekdays and Saturday nights.
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TRANSFER POINT This train does not continue past this station. In order to continue your journey, transfer to one of the trains continuing past this point, or click "BACK" to take the return trip back to Washington, DC.
	1989 Gillig Phantoms	The oldest buses currently in operation
	1994-1996 Gillig Phantoms	Waiting for a bus downcounty? Here is what is most likely to show up!
	1997 Gillig Phantoms	A small order with one of the 25th Anniversary Silver Buses
	1999 Gillig Phantoms	The last order of Phantoms, includes the other Silver Bus
	2006 Gillig Advantage/HEVs	Ride-On's first hybrid buses entered service in May 2006, operating from the Silver Spring garage
	2008 Gillig Advantages	Ride-On's first diesel Gillig Advantages were the first buses in 6 years to have the standard blue and white paint scheme
	1984 Orion Is	All of these buses are retired
	1991 Orion Is	The oldest Orions still in service but nearing retirement age
	1993 Orion Vs	The first Orion Vs
	1995 Orion VI/CNGs	The first low floor buses in the Ride-On fleet
	1996 Orion V/CNGs	The first CNG buses to be originally owned by Ride-On
	1996-1998 Orion Vs	Still going strong upcounty
	1999 Orion Vs	The first 40 footers to originally be owned by Ride-On
	2000 Orion V/CNGs	The first 40 foot, high floor CNG buses in the Ride-On fleet
	2001-2002 Orion Vs	The largest order of buses currently in service
	2003-2004 Orion VII/CNGs	This is the largest order of low floor buses to date and the first 35 foot Orion VIIs ever manufactured
	2006 Orion VII/CNGs	Additional Orion VII/CNGs ordered to supplement the low floor, natural gas fleet at Gaithersburg Garage
	2005 New Flyer C40LFs	The county's first order from New Flyer for 40 foot CNG buses to expand upcounty service
	Flxible Metro-Ds	There are four Metro-D buses operating from the Gaithersburg Garage.
	Cutaways	The cutaways are owned by Montgomery County but are operated by First Transit.
	Orion VII/HEVs	Ride-On is currently looking in to purchasing new fuel technology buses for its Silver Spring garage to complement the CNG facility that is currently in place at the Gaithersburg garage. It is probable that the new fuel technology for the Silver Spring garage, which is currently a diesel only facility, will be hybrid electric. Ride-On tested the Orion VII/HEV demonstrator in April, 2003, the Gillig Advantage/HEV demonstrator in June, 2004, and the New Flyer DE40LF in June, 2005. Ride-On purchased 5 Gillig Advantage Hybrids that entered service in the spring of 2006.
	New Flyer DE40LFs
	Bethesda Circulator	Formerly the Bethesda 8 (Route 92), the Bethesda Circulator is operated by the Bethesda Urban Partnership and operates in the Bethesda CBD every eight minutes weekdays and Saturday nights.
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