Year and model Picture links Bus numbers Short description Garage location
1990-1992 Orion I's
'90-'92 Orion I's

5500-5527
5528-5538
5540-5545

Ride-On's last Orion I's.

Gaithersburg, Nicholson, and Silver Spring
1993 Flxible Metro-D's
'93 Flxible Metro-D's

5700-5703

On the verge of extinction...only 3 remain.

Gaithersburg
1993 Orion V's
'93 Orion V's

5546, 5547 Ride-On's first Orion V's. 5547 is now retired. Silver Spring
1995 Orion VI CNG's
'95 Orion VI CNG's

5801, 5802
(formerly 5570 and 5571)

The Orion VI's are now retired.

Gaithersburg

1994-1996 Gillig-Phantoms

'94-'96 Gillig Phantoms

5360-5362
5363-5377
5378-539
7

The common Silver Spring area buses.

Silver Spring
1996 Orion V CNG's
'96 Orion V CNG's

5997-5999
(formerly 5567-5569)
The first Orion V CNG's. Gaithersburg
1996 & 1998 Orion V's
'96 & '98 Orion V's

5550-5566, 5572-5579 Was the most common bus in Gaithersburg until the '01-'02 Orion V's arrived. Gaithersburg

1997 & 1999 Gillig-Phantoms

'97 & '99 Gillig Phantoms


5400-5409
5410-542
3
Ride-On's third set of Gillig-Phantoms. Gaithersburg, Nicholson, and Silver Spring
1999 Orion V's

'99 Orion V's

5705-5725 The longest diesel-powered Orion V's. Gaithersburg and Silver Spring
1999-2000 Orion V CNG's
'99-'00 Orion V's

5803-5813
5814-5821
Ride-On's first 40-foot Orion V CNG's. Gaithersburg
Bethesda 8 Trolleys  
Bethesda Trolleys
 
4901-4903
5297-5299
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2001-2002 Orion V's
'01-'02 Orion V's

5580-5591
5592-5623
A former common Gaithersburg bus that is now extinct in the Gaithersburg area. Silver Spring
2001-2002
El Dorado Cutaway Vans

'01-'02 El Dorado Cutaway Vans

5101-5145
5146-5181
5201-5212
Smallest buses used for routes that have few people riding them. Nicholson
2003-2004 Orion VII CNG's
'03-'04 Orion VII CNG's

5900-5917
5918-5932
One of Orion's first batch of 35-foot Orion VII's ever sold. Gaithersburg
2005 Orion VII CNG's
2005 Orion VII CNG's

5933-5957 Another order of 35-foot Orion VII's. Gaithersburg
2005 New Flyer C40LF's  
2005 New Flyer C40LF's
 
5822-5836 Ride-On's first New Flyers. Gaithersburg
2006- 2007 Gillig Advantage Hybrids  
2006 Gillig Advantage Hybrids
 
5750-5754
5755-5763
Ride-On's first hybrid-electric buses. Silver Spring
2007 Champion Cutaway Vans  
2007 Champion Cutaway Vans
 
5182-5231
5285-5296
A large order to replace a lot of the '01-'02 cutaway vans (which are already falling apart) Nicholson and Silver Spring
NEW! 2008 Gillig Advantage Clean-Diesels  
2007 Champion Cutaway Vans
 
5726-5746 Not all are in service yet. Silver Spring
NEW! 2008 Gillig Advantage Clean-Diesels (30-ft)  
2007 Champion Cutaway Vans
 
5001-5006 The newest buses in town. Nicholson
Ride-On bus terminals  
Ride-On bus terminals
 
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Malfunctioning Destination Sign Buses  
Malfunctioning Destination Signs
 
Any Number Pictures and videos about any bus with malfunctions on destination
signs.
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