Ride On (bus)
Retired fleet

Ride On (bus)

Section Title: Retired fleet
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Picture	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine/Transmission	Fleet series (Qty.)	Year retired	Notes

1979-1981	TMC	T-30 CityCrusier	Caterpillar 3126 Allison MT-740	5102-5256

1984	Orion	Orion I (01.502)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison MT-643	5257-5297

1990-1991	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748	5500-5545

1988-1989	Gillig	Phantom 30' (3096TB3208)	Cummins C8.3 Allison MT-64	5300-5356	2004	Originally powered by Caterpillar 3208T engines

1993	Flxible	Flxible Metro D	Cummins C8.3G	5700-5703	Ex MTA Maryland buses Often used on Route 70 Runs on LNG fuel

-	1994-1997	Gillig	Phantom 35'	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D863.3	5360-5409	2013

-	1999	Cummins ISM Allison B400R	5410-5423	2015

1992	Orion	Orion V (05.504)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison HTB-748	5546-5547

1995	Orion VI CNG (06.501)	Cummins L10G Allison B400R	5801-5802	Mid 2000s	Ex Orion demos Built for an Ottawa Bus company but rejected the models Often never In revenue service

1996	Orion V CNG (05.503)	Cummins L10G ZF HP590	5997-5999	35 ft buses Originally numbered 5567-5569

1996	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins M11 Voith D863.3	5550-5566	35 ft buses

1998	Cummins M11E Voith D863.3	5572-5579	2014	35 ft buses

1999	Orion V (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D864.3	5705-5725	2017	40 ft buses

-	1999-2000	Orion V CNG (05.501)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G Voith D864.3	5803-5821	2015

Ride On 30ft Orion V.JPG	1999	Orion V (05.505)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R	5100-5129	2014	Ex WMATA buses Ride On bought these buses due to the Champion Cutaways catching on fire in 2012

-	2001-2002	Orion V (05.504)	Detroit Diesel Series 50 Voith D864.3	5580-5623	2016-2017

-	2003-2004	Orion VII CNG (07.502)	Detroit Diesel Series 50G (5900-5917) Cummins Westport C Gas Plus Voith D864.3E	5900-5932	2017-2018	2005 Units remain in service

2001-2002	ElDorado National	Aero Elites	5101-5181	Originally contracted to outside firms until the late 2000s

2004	IC Corp	International DT 466 Allison 2000	5232-5234, 5238-5241, 5243-5246	Mid 2010s	Bought from Pittsburg to fill the shortage of buses due to the Champions Cutaway fires

2001	Ford/StarTrans Bus	Cutaways	5201-5212	2012

-	2007	Champion	Cutaways	International VT 365 (5182-5231) GMC 8.1L (5285-5296) Allison 2000	5182–5231, 5285-5296	2012	Between 2009 and 2012, these buses had a tendency to catch on fire. Ride On suffered six different fires from these buses in a span of three years but they caused no injuries to anybody.

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In 2012, Ride On retired its 2007 Champion cutaway buses due to fire.

final_sentence: In 2012, Ride On retired its 2007 Champion cutaway buses due to fire.