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Metrobus fleet (Washington, D.C.)

Main article: Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)

This is a roster of the bus fleet of Metrobus, the fixed-route bus service run by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in Washington, D.C.

A New Flyer XN40 operating on Route 32 in Washington DC

The Metrobus fleet is the sixth-largest bus fleet in the United States. It provides more than 130 million passenger trips per year in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.[1]

Current fleet edit

Image Builder and
model 		Model year Length Numbers
(Total) 		Vehicles
in service 		Fuel type Notes
 

 

New Flyer
D40LFR 		2006 40 ft (12 m) 6101–6217
(117 buses) 		58
retiring 		Diesel
  • 6206–6217 have high-back suburban seating with overhead luggage racks.
  • Most units in reserve in case of shortage.
 

 

 New Flyer
DE40LFA 		2008–2009 42 ft (13 m) 6301–6461
(161 buses) 		30
retiring 		Diesel-electric hybrid
  • 6301–6312 were painted in the REX scheme.
  • 6413–6461 are painted in MetroExtra livery.
  New Flyer
DE35LFA 		2009 37 ft (11 m) 3751–3770
(20 buses) 		20
  New Flyer
DE40LFA 		2010 42 ft (13 m) 6462–6609
(148 buses) 		137
  • 6462–6472 are painted in MetroExtra livery.
  • 6550–6561 were painted in the REX scheme.
  • 6475[2] and 6487 are retired due to accidents.
  • Six units were sold to Fairfax Connector in 2021.
 

 

New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE40 		2011 40 ft (12 m) 7001–7152
(152 buses)[3] 		150
  • 7095 and 7100[4][5] are retired due to accidents.
  2012–2013 7153–7272
(120 buses) 		118
  • 7153–7167 features KIEL Centra Seats.
  • 7215 is retired due to an accident.[6]
  • 7260 is out of service due to an accident.[7]
  • Currently being overhauled.
  Daimler Commercial Buses
Orion VII
EPA10 BRT 		2012 32.5 ft (9.9 m) 3063–3087
(25 buses) 		19
  • 3082–3087 were repainted in a green TAGS livery in 2016, and were transferred to Fairfax Connector in 2020.
  3036–3062
(27 buses) 		27 Diesel
  North American Bus Industries
42-BRT 		2014–2015 42 ft (13 m) 8001–8105
(105 buses) 		103 Diesel-electric hybrid
  • 8002–8014 were originally assigned to the Metroway route.
  • 8055[8] and 8066[9] are retired due to accidents.
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE60
articulated 		2015 60 ft (18 m) 5460–5480
(21 buses) 		21
 

 

New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40 		2015–2016 40 ft (12 m) 2830–2993
(164 buses) 		162 CNG
  • 2981–2993 are assigned to the Metroway route.
  • 2915 and 2975 are retired due to accidents.
  • Currently being overhauled.
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE40 		7300–7409
(110 buses) 		109 Diesel-electric hybrid
  • 7391 is out of service due to a fire.
  New Flyer
Xcelsior CHARGE XE40 		2016 1001
(1 bus) 		1 Battery electric
  • First all-electric transit bus for WMATA.[10]
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40 		2018 3100–3199
(100 buses)[11] 		100 CNG
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XDE60
articulated 		60 ft (18 m) 5481–5492
(12 buses)[12] 		12 Diesel-electric hybrid
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40 		2019 40 ft (12 m) 3200–3274
(75 buses) 		75 CNG
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XD40 		4450–4474
(25 buses) 		25 Diesel
  • 4575 wrapped in a cherry blossom wrap for the 2024 Cherry Blossom Festival
  2020 4475–4499
(25 buses)[13][14] 		25
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40 		3275–3349
(75 buses)[13][14] 		75 CNG
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XD60
articulated 		2020–2021 60 ft (18 m) 5500–5541
(42 buses)[13][14] 		41 Diesel
  • 5537 is out of service due to an accident.
  New Flyer
Xcelsior XD40 		2021 40 ft (12 m) 4500–4598
(99 buses) 		99
  2022 4600–4700
(101 buses) 		101
  2023 4701–4795
(95 buses) 		95
  New Flyer
Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE60 		60 ft (18 m) 1060–1061
(2 buses) 		2 Battery electric[15][16]
  • WMATA's first articulated electric buses.
  • 1060 displayed at the 2024 Fleet of the Future Expo

Future fleet edit

Builder and model name Length Year Fleet number Fuel type Notes
New Flyer
Xcelsior CHARGE NG XE40 		40 ft (12 m) TBA TBA
(5 buses) 		Battery electric
  • 10 buses to be housed at Shepherd Parkway division.[17][18]
Nova Bus
LFSe+ 		TBA TBA
(5 buses)
New Flyer
Xcelsior XN40 		2024 3350–3374
(25 buses) 		CNG
  • 3350 supposely delivered
TBD 2024 TBA
(75 buses) 		Diesel-electric hybrid
  • To begin in FY24.[19]
TBA
(25 buses) 		Battery electric

Retired fleet edit

These buses were served by WMATA at one point but were replaced by newer and more efficient buses after serving at least 8 years. Some buses were preserved and some were acquired by museums, while the rest of the fleets were scrapped.[20]

Year Builder and model name Numbers
(preserved numbers) 		Year Retired Picture Notes
1959 General Motors
New Look 		4920–4944, 5700–5774 1990s–2000  
1960 2525–2539, 4700–4799
1961 2540–2554, 3324–3325
1962 1301–1324, 2555–2569, 3301–3313, 5800–5874, 5900–5974
1963 1401–1420, 3314–3318, 6300–6381
(1400)
1963–1964 3526–3527
1964 1431–1440, 2570–2577, 3319–3323, 3401–3405, 6400–6499
  • 6481 is preserved by the Seashore Trolley Museum.
1965 2578–2607, 3250–3251, 3501–3525, 6500–6579
1966 2608–2624, 3601–3635, 6600–6699
1967 1451–1473, 2625–2640, 6700–6724
(1461)
1968–1969 3801–3840
1970–1971 1001–1030
1972 1101–1130
1973–1974 1151–1180
1974–1975 AM General
Metropolitan 		7000–7619 1990s
  • 7535 is preserved by the Virginia Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum.[21]
1976–1978 Flxible Corporation
New Looks
(53096 Models) 		8000–8661 1999–2001
1979 General Motors Corporation
RTS II 		9001–9115
(9112) 		2000–2001
  • Originally equipped with 6V71N engines.
MAN
SG 220 		5001–5043 1995
  • First articulated buses for WMATA.
1983–1984 Neoplan USA
AN440A 		9500–9576 1994
  • 9500 was a Demonstrator bus built to SEPTA specs, the only 96 inch wide Neoplan in the fleet.
1983 MAN
SG 310 		5101–5133 2002
1986–1987 Flxible
Metro A 		8700–8922, 8950–8975 2005–2006  
  • 8800–8922 were equipped with wheelchair lifts.
1988 Flxible
Metro B 		9201–9239, 9251–9289  
  • 9201–9239 were equipped with wheelchair lifts.
Gillig
Phantom 		5080–5099 2001
  • 30 ft.[22]
  • 5090 is preserved by the Seashore Trolley Museum.
1989 Flxible
Metro B 		5151–5185 2006
  • 30 ft.
  • 5172 is preserved by the Virginia Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum.[23]
1990 9301–9413 2010  
9421–9463 2006–2007
  • Not equipped with wheelchair lifts.
1991 9481–9498 2009  
  • 35 ft.
  • 9485, 9493 & 9497 were sold to TheBus under the same numbers.
1992 Bus Industries
of America
Orion V (05.501) 		9601–9660 2008  
  • Originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engines & Allison HTB-748 transmissions.
1993 Flxible
Metro D 		9701–9785 2010  
  • 9704 was retained and painted into Metro's roadeo bus, but was ultimately scrapped.
1994 9801–9835
  • 9801–9818 were originally powered by Cummins L10 engines.
1995 Flxible
Metro E 		4001–4104  
North American Bus Industries
(American Ikarus)
436.06 		5201–5245 2009–2011  
  • Originally had ZF 5HP600 transmissions.
1997–1998 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501) 		4200–4412
(4271) 		2014–2016  
  • 4388–4412 featured suburban-style seating.
  • 4271 was repainted into the Metro 4th Generation paint scheme and is only used for Roadeo events.
1999 Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.505) 		3900–3950 2012  
  • 30 units were sold to Ride On and were retired in 2014.
1999–2000 Orion Bus Industries
Orion II (02.501) 		3701–3742 2008–2009  
  • Two buses were originally preserved but were scrapped around 2013–2014.
2000 Orion Bus Industries
Orion VI (06.501) 		2000–2099 2012  
  • First low floor buses for WMATA.
  • Suddenly retired after engine fires took place on two buses in a span of five days.[24][25]
Orion Bus Industries
Orion V (05.501) 		2100–2231 2018–2020  
2001–2002 New Flyer Industries
C40LF 		2300–2399, 2401–2464 2015–2016  
  • 2460–2463 were originally powered by John Deere 6081H engines.
  • 2464 was repainted into the MetroExtra scheme following rehabilitation and kept its John Deere 6081H engine.
  • First CNG buses for WMATA and the New Flyer buses in the fleet.
2002 Thomas Dennis
SLF230 		3951–3954 2009  
  • Operated for City of Falls Church for services between East and West Falls Church under the "GEORGE" brand.
  • Transferred to Arlington Transit on July 6, 2009, and were renumbered to 5296–5299.[26] Later repainted to the ART scheme in 2010, when the GEORGE bus system was suspended, and retired between 2012 and 2013.
2002–2003 Neoplan USA
AN460
(articulated) 		5301–5321 2015–2016  
  • Only a few were rehabbed but all were repainted.
  • Last high-floor buses for WMATA.
2005–2006 DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.501)
(semi-low floor) 		2501–2685, 2701–2730 2018–2020  

 

  • 2616–2685 and 2701–2730 originally had John Deere 6081H engines.
  • 2674–2685 were originally painted in the REX scheme.
  • 2701–2730 have high-back suburban seating with overhead luggage racks.
DaimlerChrysler
Commercial Buses
Orion VII (07.503)
(semi-low floor) 		3001–3035 2020–2021  
New Flyer Industries
DE40LF 		6001–6039 2021  
  • First diesel-electric hybrid buses for WMATA.
2006 New Flyer Industries
DE40LFR 		6040–6050  

 

  • 6040 was repainted into the MetroExtra livery following an accident in 2009.[27]
2007 New Flyer Industries
C40LFR 		2801–2825 2020-2023  

 

  • 2801–2816 were painted in the MetroExtra livery.
  • 2801-2810 retired in 2020, being replaced by the 2020 XN40s
  • Remaining units (2811-2825) retired in September 2023, making the C40LFRs WMATAs longest running CNG buses
2008 North American Bus Industries
60-BRT
articulated 		5401–5422 2021  
  • First buses to be delivered in the Local livery.
2009 New Flyer Industries
DE60LFA
articulated 		5431–5452  
  • 5432 and 5433 are used for driver training.

Divisions edit

Division Location Areas served Capacity Buses Notes
Andrews Federal Center[28] 38°49′46″N 76°52′56″W / 38.829570°N 76.882310°W / 38.829570; -76.882310 Southwest DC, Prince George's County 148 4489–4499, 4549–4565, 4716–4730, 6135, 6156, 6382–6383, 6390–6392, 6394, 6486, 6488–6493, 6495–6496, 6498–6510, 6513–6532, 6534–6548, 7178–7202, 8021–8040 Opened June 23, 2019.[29]
Bladensburg 38°55′23″N 76°58′12″W / 38.922930°N 76.970020°W / 38.922930; -76.970020 Northeast, Southeast DC and Northwest DC 251 2830–2914, 2916, 3038–3046, 3200–3274, 3275–3316, 3764–3770, 5460–5461, 5469–5480, 5481–5492, 6103–6104, 6110, 6141, 6143, 6151, 6357 Plans to be rebuilt.[30]
Cinder Bed Road[31] 38°44′35″N 77°10′59″W / 38.743190°N 77.183030°W / 38.743190; -77.183030 City of Alexandria, Fairfax County 90 4612–4626, 4771–4780, 6372–6381, 6400–6403, 7066–7094, 7096–7099, 7153–7158, 8075–8084 Opened 2018, formerly operated by the private contractor TransDev between August 2018 and December 2021.[32]
Four Mile Run 38°50′35″N 77°03′13″W / 38.843040°N 77.053700°W / 38.843040; -77.053700 Arlington County, Fairfax County, City of Alexandria 218 2917–2993, 3100–3199, 3317–3349, 6145, 6178–6179, 6183, 6189–6190 All D40LFRs at FMR are ready reserve buses in case of shortages.
Landover 38°56′10″N 76°52′31″W / 38.936230°N 76.875320°W / 38.936230; -76.875320 Prince George's County 218 3036–3037, 4450–4462, 4673–4700, 4701–4715, 6117–6120, 6124–6131, 6133, 6161, 6164, 6173, 6184, 6195, 7001–7065, 7351–7409, 8001–8020
Montgomery 39°02′51″N 77°06′33″W / 39.047630°N 77.109230°W / 39.047630; -77.109230 Montgomery County 222 4463–4474, 4500–4507, 4627–4646, 4756-4770, 5462–5463, 5467–5468, 5500–5529, 6140, 6147, 6149, 6166, 6172, 6458–6459, 6462–6474, 6476–6483, 6533, 6549, 6551, 6554, 6559, 7213–7214, 7216–7272, 7330–7350, 8041–8049, 8051–8061 3 D40LFRs at Montgomery are ready reserve buses in case of shortages. (6172 and 6166 are reactivated).
Southern Avenue Annex 38°52′22″N 76°55′55″W / 38.872710°N 76.931990°W / 38.872710; -76.931990 Southeast DC, Prince George's County 78 4647–4672, 4746–4755, 6116, 6121–6123, 6139, 6146, 6148, 6152, 6196, 7159–7167, 7168–7177, 7300–7329 Operates Weekdays only, formerly known as "Prince George's" Division up until 1989.

All D40LFRs at Annex are in Reserve in case of shortages.

Shepherd Parkway 38°48′54″N 77°01′02″W / 38.815040°N 77.017170°W / 38.815040; -77.017170 Southeast and Southwest DC, Prince George's County 207 1060-1061, 3047–3062, 3063–3069, 3756–3763, 4475–4488, 4508–4548, 4731–4745, 5465–5466, 5530–5541, 6105–6106, 6108–6110, 6112, 6114–6115, 6137–6138, 6181, 6191, 6358, 6361, 6363–6364, 6366, 6404–6408, 6410, 6412–6415, 6417–6423, 6485, 6494, 6497, 6511, 6512, 6560–6567, 6569–6573, 6575–6576, 6578–6582, 6586–6590, 6592–6608, 7203–7212, 8085–8105 Opened in 2012.
Western 38°57′31″N 77°05′08″W / 38.958530°N 77.085510°W / 38.958530; -77.085510 Northwest DC 128 1001, 3070–3081, 3751–3755, 4566–4598, 4600–4611, 4781–4795, 7101–7152, 8062–8065, 8067–8074 Planned to be replaced. [33]

Closed divisions edit

Division Location Areas served Capacity Notes
Arlington 38°52′41″N 77°06′32″W / 38.878120°N 77.108963°W / 38.878120; -77.108963 Arlington County, Fairfax County Closed in 2009, replaced by West Ox Division
Northern 38°56′49″N 77°01′57″W / 38.946860°N 77.032380°W / 38.946860; -77.032380 Northwest DC 175 Former trolley barn for the Capital Traction Company; closed June 23, 2019 due to structural issues, planned to be rebuilt[34]
Southeastern 38°52′34″N 77°00′28″W / 38.876080°N 77.007870°W / 38.876080; -77.007870 Southeast and Southwest DC Closed in 2008; operations moved to Southern Avenue until the Shepherd Parkway Division opened in 2012
Royal Street 38°48′39″N 77°02′34″W / 38.810950°N 77.042800°W / 38.810950; -77.042800 Fairfax County, City of Alexandria 83 Closed in 2014, Replaced by the Cinder Bed Division. Demolished in January 2020.[35]
West Ox 38°51′10″N 77°22′22″W / 38.852840°N 77.372760°W / 38.852840; -77.372760 Arlington County, Fairfax County 100 Operated Weekdays only, shared with Fairfax Connector. Temporarily closed on March 14, 2021; All operations were moved to Four Mile Run Division.[36]

References edit

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