A Gillig diesel-electric hybrid bus at Glenmont station, in the most recent paint scheme |
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| Parent | Montgomery County |
| Headquarters | 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor, Rockville, Maryland, USA |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 80 |
| Fleet | 540 |
| Fuel type | CNG, Diesel, Diesel-electric Hybrid |
| Web site | Montgomery County Transit |
Ride On is the primary public transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland. Ride On serves Montgomery County as well as the community of Langley Park in Prince George's County. Ride On also serves the Takoma Metro station, and Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Ride On operates 80 routes, including operating three Metrobus routes on weekends.[1]
In 2009, Ride On introduced a new logo and blue-yellow-green paint scheme with the delivery of new Gillig Low Floor clean diesel and hybrid buses.
In the fall of 2011, Ride On's 12 new 40' Gillig Low Floor hybrid buses (5349-5360) and 1 clean diesel bus (5758) went into service. All 13 of these buses were purchased with stimulus funds from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
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Ride On's current fares are $1.70 for riders using cash and $1.50 for riders using SmarTrip. As of January 4, 2009, Ride On no longer issues or accepts paper transfers. Riders must use a SmarTrip card to get the rail-to-bus discount or to transfer free from bus to bus.
Ride On operates a fleet consisting mainly of Diesel, CNG, and Diesel-electric hybrid buses produced by Orion Bus Industries, Gillig Corporation, New Flyer Industries and Cutaway Vans by ElDorado National & Championbodies and Navistar International & Chevrolet chassis.
| Year | Manufacturer | Model | Length (ft.) | Picture | Engine/Transmission | Fleet Series (Qty.) |
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| 1994-99 | Gillig | Phantom | 35 | DDS 50/Voith D863.3 | 5360-5423 (64) |
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| 1996 | Orion | 05.503 (V) | 30 | Cummins M-11/Voith D863.3 | 5550-5566 (17) |
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| 1998 | 5572-5579 (8) |
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| 1999 | DDS 50/Voith D863.3 | 5705-5725 (21) |
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| 2001-02 | 05.504 (V) | 29 | 5580-5623 (44) |
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| 2008-11 | Gillig | Low Floor | Cummins ISL/Allison B400R | 5001-5031 (31) |
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| 40 | 5726-5758 (33) |
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| 2006-11 | Gillig | Low Floor | 40 | Cummins ISB/Allison EP-40 HybriDrive | 5300-5313, 5314-5360 (61) |
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| <<< Compressed Natural Gas >>> | ||||||
| 1996 | Orion | 05.503 (V) | 30 | Cummins L10G/ZF HP590 | 5997-5999 (3) |
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| 2000 | 05.501 (V) | 40 | DDS 50/Voith D863.3 | 5803-5821 (19) |
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| 2003-05 | 07.502 (VII) | 35 | DDS 50/Voith D864.3 or Cummins Westport C Gas Plus/ZF 5HP592C |
5900-5957 (58) |
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| 2004 | New Flyer | C40LF | 40 | Cummins Westport C Gas Plus/Allison B400R | 5822-5836 (15) |
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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 is located in Kensington.
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