Ride On (Maryland)

Ride On

Ride On bus at the Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center
Formerly	Ride-On
Parent	Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)
Founded	March 31, 1975
Headquarters	101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor Rockville, Maryland, US
Service area	Montgomery County, MD
Service type	fixed-route bus service, paratransit, demand responsive transport, and bus rapid transit
Routes	82
Depots	Nicholson, Gaithersburg, and Silver Spring
Fleet	400 (est.)
Daily ridership	64,000 (weekdays, Q2 2026)
Annual ridership	19,640,400 (2025)
Fuel type	CNG, diesel, and battery electric
Operator	Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Route 301 and FLEX operated by external contractors.
Manager	Christopher Conklin
Website	Official Site

Ride On, formerly Ride-On, is a local bus transportation system in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Managed by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, Ride On primarily serves Montgomery County, with short segments of service crossing borders into Prince George's County and Washington, D.C. It is a separate entity from WMATA, which also provides a bus service in Montgomery County, along with a rail service. Ride On operates on 82 routes throughout Montgomery County.

In fiscal year 2018, it operated with a US$112.3 million budget. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 19,640,400, or about 64,000 per weekday as of the second quarter of 2026, making it one of the most heavily ridden suburban bus systems in the United States.

History

Ride On's former logo, used in the 1970s and 1980s

Ride On's former logo, used from the mid-1990s to late 2008

1970s–1990s

Ride On began service on March 31, 1975, as Ride-On, in response to WMATA asking Montgomery County to pay for the operation of Metro Bus routes within the county. Serving Silver Spring and Takoma Park, two routes were in operation with 20 buses: the Blue and the Green. Within a few weeks, Ride-On was carrying twice the number of passengers projected: about 2,000 riders per day. Ride-On was the first major local bus operator to emerge in the DC Region following the formation of Metro Bus in 1973.

In the fall of 1984, as the Washington Metro's Red Line extension to Shady Grove station was complete, Ride On saw its largest route expansion to date. Numerous routes were added to accommodate passengers who would utilize the eight new Metrorail stations along the western portion of Montgomery County.

2000s

On September 11, 2001, Ride On buses were used to transport Montgomery County firefighters to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia to assist in search and rescue operations following the terrorist attacks that occurred on that day.

In 2006, Ride On began accepting SmarTrip cards and in August of that year, all the Ride On buses started to be equipped with compatible fareboxes.

2010s

On May 20, 2011, a Ride On bus crashed into a KFC restaurant in Glenmont around 7:30 AM. Authorities believed the driver passed out while making a left turn onto Georgia Avenue and lost control of the bus due to having a heart attack. There were three passengers on the bus; the driver and one of the passengers were taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The only occupant in the building of the crash was not injured. While the damage to the building was considered minor, an inspector deemed it unsafe, and the restaurant never reopened afterward.

In 2017, Ride On extRa route 101, a new Peak-Hour limited stop service, was launched with service between Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg and Medical Center Metro in Bethesda. The route provided a more frequent alternative to existing routes in the corridor, with limited stops and running every 10–15 minutes.

In October 2018, Ride On received a $4.365 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to replace diesel buses with 10 new battery electric buses. The first buses were built in 2019 and entered service in 2020.

2020s

In March 2020, Ride On significantly altered bus service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many routes were suspended with other routes having significantly reduced service. Fare collection was also suspended until July 2022.

On October 14, 2020, Ride On's bus rapid transit service, FLASH, debuted along US 29 between Briggs Chaney and Silver Spring, with peak hour service continuing to Burtonsville. FLASH was the second BRT system to be launched in the DC region, after WMATA's Metroway in Virginia.

In July 2023, Ride On launched their official mobile app, Ride On trip planner, created in partnership with Moovit. The app provides trip planning tools and real-time arrival information for Ride On buses.

On December 27, 2023, a Ride On bus crashed into a house in Silver Spring around 7:30 PM. The driver reportedly lost control of the bus while entering a roundabout, hit a parked car, and collided with the side of the house. There were no passengers on the bus, and the house was not occupied at the time. It was later discovered that the same vehicle had previously crashed in a KFC restaurant in May 2011.

In September 2024, the first phase of the Great Seneca Transit Network was launched, with two new Ride On extRa Routes being added to serve the Life Sciences region and the Universities at Shady Grove. The Pink and Lime routes run frequent service all-day and weekend services.

On June 29, 2025, the agency launched the first phase of its "Ride On Reimagined" transit master plan. Most of the changes in this phase were made to complement WMATA's system-wide Better Bus Network Redesign which took effect on the same day. It also eliminated all fares on all of its transit services beginning the same day, becoming the 4th operator in the DC region to go fare-free, after DASH, TheBus, and CUE Bus.

On February 2, 2026, Ride On launched its third Flex Zone route, serving areas near White Oak, Sandy Spring, and New Hampshire Avenue to cover areas previously served by the discontinued Metrobus route Z2.

On July 1, 2026, Ride On discontinued their original launched Flex zone route that served areas such as Rockville, Glenmont, Wheaton, after a 7-year operation run that started on June 26, 2019, and ended on the day of July 1, 2026.

On September 8, 2026, Ride On extended its FLASH Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Blue route into Howard County, operating along US 29 and serving Burtonsville, Silver Spring and Downtown Columbia. The route only operates during peak hours, starting and ending service at Silver Spring station and Downtown Columbia, with its midpoint on the route being Burtonsville Park and Ride, and it also serves Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).

Routes

Ride On offers 82 routes throughout Montgomery County. All the routes run through peak rush hour periods between 6 and 9 AM and between 3 and 7 PM on weekdays. Many routes offer services for off-peak hours and weekends as well. The following table contains the full list of local and supplemental routes currently in operation.

Local service routes

Route	Unofficial name	First terminal	Second terminal	Service	Notes
1	Connecticut/East-West	Friendship Heights	Silver Spring Transit Center	Daily	via Connecticut Avenue & East-West Highway
2	Lyttonsville	Ride-On Operations Center		Daily
4	Linden/Kensington	Wheaton Metro		Weekday Peak	via Kensington
5	Strathmore/Kensington	Twinbrook Metro		Daily	via Kensington
6	Grosvenor	Montgomery Mall	Parkside Condos	Mon-Fri	via Grosnevor-Strathmore Metro
7	Inwood	Wheaton Metro	Forest Glen Metro	Weekday Peak	Peak direction service (AM to Forest Glen, PM to Wheaton)
8	Forest Glen		Silver Spring Transit Center	Daily	via Forest Glen Road & Metro Holy Cross Hospital (Eastbound Only from Forest Glen Metro)
9	Arcola/Colesville				via Arcola Avenue
11	East-West Supplemental	Friendship Heights		Weekday Peak	Supplemental to Route 1 Peak direction service (AM to Friendship Heights, PM to Silver Spring)
12	Flower	Takoma Metro		Daily
13	Sligo Creek			Weekday Peak
14	Franklin			Mon-Sat	Select Takoma-Bound Weekday Trips via Eastern MS.
15	Manchester	Takoma Langley TC		Daily
16	New Hampshire/Langley Park	Takoma Metro			via Langley Park
17	Philadelphia	Takoma Langley TC
18	Carroll/Fenton				via Montgomery College TPSS Silver Spring service operates select hours Mon-Sat only. All other trips including all Sunday Service ends at Takoma Metro.
19	Dennis/Northwood	Forest Glen Rd/Burnett		Weekday Peak	via Northwood neighborhood Peak direction service (AM to Silver Spring, PM to Dallas Avenue/Northwood) Select PM trips via Parkway Plaza.
20	Piney Branch/New Hampshire	Hillandale Center		Daily	Select Weekday Trips extend to Cresthaven.
21	White Oak/Fairland	Briggs Chaney P&R		Weekday Peak	via US-29 Peak direction service (AM to Silver Spring, PM to Briggs Chaney)
22	Cresthaven	Hillandale Center		Weekday Peak	Serves the White Oak FDA Campus
23	MacArthur	Sibley Memorial Hospital	Friendship Heights	Mon-Sat	via MacArthur Blvd Brookmont served toward Friendship Heights only.
24	Piney Branch Supplemental	Hillandale Center	Takoma Metro	Weekday Peak	Peak direction service (AM to Takoma, PM to Hillandale Center)
25	Maple	Takoma Langley TC	Takoma Metro	Weekday Peak
26	Aspen Hill/Old Georgetown	Montgomery Mall	Glenmont Metro	Daily	via Aspen Hill Road, Twinbrook & North Bethesda Metro Stations, and Old Georgetown Road
27	Powder Mill	Hillandale Center	Tech Rd / US-29	Daily	via White Oak Adventist Hospital Enters Prince George's County as part of the route.
28	Silver Spring Circulator	Silver Spring Transit Center		Mon-Sat	Silver Spring Circulator
29	Glen Echo	Bethesda Metro	Friendship Heights	Daily	via Glen Echo
30	Pooks Hill	Medical Center	Bethesda Metro	Mon-Fri	Select Trips serve Whitley Park Terrace.
31	Kemp Mill	Glenmont Metro	Wheaton Metro	Weekday Peak	via Kemp Mill
32	Cabin John	Bethesda Metro	Naval Ship R&D Center	Weekday Peak	via MacArthur Blvd
33	Jones Mill/Kensington	Glenmont Metro	Medical Center	Weekday Peak	via Kensington
34	Connecticut/Kensington	Bethesda Metro	Wheaton Metro	Daily	via Kensington
36	Bethesda Loop	Bethesda Metro		Mon-Fri	via Bradley Bouelvard Peak Hour trips via Hillandale Road (AM Inbound, P Outbound)
37	Tuckerman/Potomac	Potomac Community Center	Wheaton Metro	Weekday Peak	via Kensington, Grosnevor Metro, and Tuckerman Lane
38	Garrett Park	North Bethesda	Wheaton Metro	Daily	Select Trips serve Westfields Wheaton. Select Weekday Trips serve Holiday Park Senior Center.
39	Good Hope	Briggs Chaney P&R	Glenmont Metro	Weekday Peak	via Good Hope Road
40	Veirs Mill	Montgomery College (Rockville Campus) (MC Business Hours Mon-Sat) Rockville station (Early AM, Late PM, Sunday)	Wheaton Metro	Daily	Operates to Montgomery College during business hours Mon-Sat. Early AM, Late PM and all Sunday Service ends at Rockville Station.
41	Connecticut/Aspen Hill	Grande Pre / Bel Pre	Wheaton Metro	Daily	via Weller Road, Glenmont Metro and Connecticut Avenue.
42	Montrose/Bells Mill	Montgomery Mall TC	North Bethesda	Mon-Sat
43	Shady Grove	Traville / USG	Shady Grove	Daily	via Shady Grove Road Weekday Service via Gaither Road.
44	Edmonston	Twinbrook Metro	Rockville Station	Weekday Peak
45	Baltimore/Fallsgrove	Fallsgrove Center	Rockville Station	Mon-Sat	Select Weekday Trips serve Rockville Senior Center.
46	Rockville Pike	MC Rockville	Medical Center	Daily
47	Seven Locks/Old Georgetown	Bethesda Metro	Rockville Station	Daily	via Montgomery Mall and Park Potomac
48	Bauer/Rock Creek	Rockville Station	Wheaton Metro	Daily	via Rock Creek Village
49	Bel Pre		Glenmont Metro	Daily	via Bel Pre Road
51	Layhill/Norbeck	Georgia Ave/ICC P&R	Glenmont Metro	Weekday Peak
52	Norbeck/Olney	Rockville Station	Medstar Montgomery	Weekday Peak	via Norbeck Road
53	Bowie Mill/Olney	Shady Grove	Glenmont Metro	Weekday Peak	via ICC/MD-200 and Olney
54	Muddy Branch/Rio Lakefront	Rockville Station	Lakeforest Transit Center	Daily	via RIO Lakefront Select Trips via Muddy Branch Center, Mon-Sat Only. Limited Peak Hour service to NIST.
55	Frederick	Rockville Station	Germantown Transit Center	Daily	via Frederick Avenue (MD-355) Does not serve Montgomery College Germantown on Sundays.
56	Darnestown/Quince Orchard	Rockville Station	Lakeforest Transit Center	Daily	via Quince Orchard & Darnestown Roads All Weekday Trips via Edison Park.
57	Muncaster Mill/Gaithersburg	Shady Grove	Lakeforest Transit Center	Daily	via Old Town Gaithersburg
58	Snouffer School	Shady Grove	Lakeforest Transit Center	Daily	via Snouffer School Road Peak Hour trips via Turkey Thicket Drive.
59	Deer Park/Crabbs Branch	Rockville Station	Montgomery Village/Club House	Daily	via Crabbs Branch Way and Lakeforest Transit Center. Peak Hour trips towards Montgomery Village bypass Walker's Choice.
60	Centerway	Shady Grove	Montgomery Village/Club House	Weekday Peak	via Centerway Road Peak direction service (AM to Shady Grove, PM to Montgomery Village)
61	Watkins Mill	Shady Grove	Germantown Transit Center	Daily	via Watkins Mill Road
63	Piccard	Rockville Station	Shady Grove	Mon-Fri	via Piccard Drive
64	Emory Grove	Shady Grove	Montgomery Village/Club House	Daily	via Emory Grove Road
65	Midcounty Highway Limited	Shady Grove	Montgomery Village/Club House	Weekday Peak	via Mid-County Highway Limited-Stop Service Peak direction service (AM to Shady Grove, PM to Montgomery Village)
66	King Farm/Medical Center	Shady Grove	Traville / USG	Weekday Peak	via King Farm neighborhood Peak direction service (AM to Traville, PM to Shady Grove)
67	Dufief Mill	Shady Grove	Traville / USG	Weekday Peak	via Dufief Mill Road Peak direction service (AM to Shady Grove, PM to Traville)
70	Germantown/Bethesda Express	Bethesda Metro	Milestone P&R	Weekday Peak	Express via I-270 Peak direction service to Medical Center (AM to Bethesda, PM to Milestone)
71	Dawson Farm	Shady Grove	Kingsview P&R	Weekday Peak	via Dawson Farm Road Peak direction service (AM to Shady Grove, PM to Kingsview)
73	Cabin Branch/Clarksburg	Shady Grove	Cabin Branch	Weekday Peak	via Clarksburg
74	Great Seneca Highway	Shady Grove	Germantown Transit Center	Mon-Sat	via Great Seneca Highway
75	Seneca Meadows/Clarksburg	Germantown Transit Center	Clarksburg Correctional Facility	Daily	Weekday Peak Hour Trips extend to Germantown MARC Station. Select Weekday Trips serve Clarksburg HS.
76	Darnestown/Poolesville	Shady Grove	Poolesville/Quince Orchard HS	Mon-Sat	via Darnestown and Kentlands Serves Poolesville only during Weekday Peak Hours. All off-peak and Saturday trips end at Quince Orchard High School.
78	Richter Farm	Shady Grove	Kingsview P&R	Mon-Sat	via Richter Farm Road Peak Hour Trips via Metropolitan Grove MARC/MVA (AM to Shady Grove, PM to Kingsview)
79	Clarksburg	Shady Grove	Gateway Center	Weekday Peak	via Clarksburg Peak direction service (AM to Shady Grove, PM to Clarksburg)
81	Tower Oaks	Rockville Station	North Bethesda station	Weekday Peak	via Tower Oaks Blvd
83	Seneca Meadows/Germantown	Germantown Transit Center	Holy Cross Germantown Hospital	Mon-Sat	via Milestone Center Weekday Peak Hour Trips extend to Germantown MARC Station.
90	Damascus	Shady Grove	Damascus/Milestone Center	Mon-Fri	via Damascus Midday Service extends to Milestone Center
96	Rock Spring	Montgomery Mall TC	Grosvenor	Weekday Peak	Montgomery Mall served during Midday Only.
97	Germantown Loop	Germantown Transit Center		Daily	via Crystal Rock Drive AM Clockwise, PM Counter-Clockwise Weekday Peak Hour Trips serve Germantown MARC Station
98	Germantown/Kingsview	Germantown Transit Center	Kingsview P&R	Mon-Sat	via Richter Farm Road Select Weekday Trips via Germantown Community Center. Extends to Cinnamon Hill during Peak Hours. Saturday Trips via Maryland Soccerplex.
100	Shady Grove/Germantown Express	Shady Grove	Germantown Transit Center	Daily	Non-stop via I-270
301	Travillah/Tobytown	Rockville Station	Tobytown Drive	Daily	via Glenstone Museum (except first/last two trips in both directions) Operated by external contractor.

Flash BRT & Ride On extRa networks

These high-frequency corridors utilize dedicated lanes and transit signal priority to bypass congestion.

Route	First terminal	Second terminal	Service	Notes
FLASH Blue	Silver Spring Transit Center	Downtown Columbia	Weekday Peak	bypasses White Oak Serves Burtonsville Park and Ride and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
FLASH Orange		Briggs Chaney Park and Ride	Daily	via White Oak Peak Hour trips via FDA (AM to Briggs Chaney, PM to Silver Spring)
ExtRa 101	Medical Center Metro	Lakeforest Transit Center	Weekday Peak	Operates to 13 stops every 10 minutes.
ExtRa Pink	Shady Grove Metro	Traville Gateway TC/USG	Daily	High-frequency medical and life sciences corridor.
ExtRa Lime				Serves RIO / Washingtonian Center and Crown.

Regional transit hubs

Montgomery County's bus network is anchored by several "Super Hubs" that serve as multi-modal gateways. The ongoing construction of the Purple Line, a 16-mile light rail line scheduled to open in late 2027, is the primary driver of infrastructure updates at these locations. Ride On serves 13 Metrorail stations and numerous transit centers that facilitate these regional connections.

Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center

Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center (Silver Spring): The county's largest hub, connecting Ride On, Metrobus, MARC, and the Metrorail Red Line. In early 2026, the station saw temporary closures to finalize the Purple Line platform on the third level (north side), which will allow seamless transfers between bus levels and light rail.

Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center: Located at the intersection of University Blvd and New Hampshire Ave, this $35 million facility serves as the primary "East County" anchor. It is currently being integrated with a major Purple Line stop to link Langley Park residents to both Bethesda and New Carrollton.

Bethesda Transit Center: A massive engineering project is nearing completion to connect the deep-level Red Line station to the new Purple Line terminus. As of February 2026, construction on the South Entrance is advancing to link the two systems, and the Capital Crescent Trail tunnel is slated to reopen by late 2026 or early 2027.

Shady Grove & Rockville: These remain the primary hubs for the MD-355 corridor. While not directly on the Purple Line, they are being upgraded with enhanced Flash BRT docking stations to feed passengers into the county's growing high-capacity transit spine.

Additional services

Along with standard fixed-route operations, Ride On operates three additional services, Ride On extRa, Ride On Flex, and Flash BRT.

Ride On extRa

Ride On extRa bus

Ride On extRa is a limited stop bus service to complement major local bus routes by following similar routing but making fewer stops to help speed up travel time.

Route 101 began service on October 2, 2017, complementing routes 46 and 55 along Maryland Route 355, serving 13 stops from Medical Center Metro station in Bethesda to Lakeforest Transit Center in Gaithersburg. The route operates every 10–20 minutes in both directions with service during weekday peak hours only.

The Great Seneca Transit BRT Network began service on September 8, 2024, with the first phase consisting of two routes, Pink and Lime, with another two routes planned for the second phase. The Pink and Lime routes both start at Shady Grove station and end outside The Universities at Shady Grove campus, but follow different routing to provide service to the Great Seneca Life Sciences Complex and various neighborhoods and business districts in Gaithersburg. Both routes operate daily with varying service levels.

Ride On Flex

Ride On Flex van

Ride On Flex is an on-demand bus service that began serving Montgomery County on June 26, 2019, and was effectively discontinued on July 1, 2026, that ran in and around Rockville, Glenmont, Wheaton, and currently only serves White Oak, Sandy Spring as of July 2026 with its release in February. using 11-passenger cutaway buses. Passengers are able to request a bus using an app.

Flash BRT

Main article: Flash BRT

Flash BRT articulated bus

Flash is a bus rapid transit network that began service on October 14, 2020. The first route operates between Silver Spring Metro station and Downtown Columbia along US Route 29 . The second route operates between Silver Spring Metro station and Briggs Chaney Park and Ride along US Route 29. Future routes are in development throughout Montgomery County. Flash has dedicated bus stops and operates in a mix of traffic and dedicated lanes using articulated buses.

Fares

In 2009, the agency stopped the issue or acceptance of paper transfers, requiring all riders to use the WMATA operated SmarTrip system in order to get discounted fares and free transfers. Fares were suspended from March 2020 to July 2022 in response to COVID-19. A month later, Ride On set one-way fares at $1.00 regardless of payment method, while qualified riders were allowed to continue riding fare free.

In 2025, the Montgomery County Council elected to make all the buses free, eliminating all the fares starting on June 29, 2025.

Fleet

Ride On has a fleet consisting of diesel, CNG, and battery electric buses produced by Gillig Corporation, Nova Bus, and Starcraft. Its operations are divided among three garages: Nicholson (Kensington), Silver Spring, and Gaithersburg. The agency has a climate action plan to transition to a completely zero–emissions fleet by 2035. A solar microgrid for battery electric buses was installed at the Silver Spring garage in 2022 and at the Gaithersburg garage in 2026.

Image	Year	Make/model	Fleet numbers	Engine	Transmission	Notes
	2008	Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft	5726–5746	Cummins ISL EPA 2007	Allison B400R5–B400R6	Final buses delivered in the 2nd gen blue/white paint scheme All remaining 2nd gen blue/white scheme units were permanently retired from service in May 2026 and were put for auction in August of the year. 5727 & 5740–5741 were retired in 2022 with 5729/5731 involved in accidents. 5737, 5744, & 5746 are in the FLASH wrap & the final 3 in the series active.
	2009		5747–5757		Aliison B400R5	First buses delivered in the 3rd gen blue/yellow/green paint scheme. 5751 and 5753 are only used for operator training. 5747 was retired from service on August 22, 2026. 5752 and 5757 were retired in 2021 and used as part buses until being put for auction in August 2026. 5754 was retired from service on September 10, 2026. 5755 was retired from service on April 13, 2026. 5756 was retired from service on January 30, 2026 and put for auction in August of the year. Only 5748–5750 are active.
		Gillig Low-Floor 29 ft	5007–5031		Allison B400R5	Originally retired from July 2020 through March 2022 and replaced by 42001D–42039D, 5 units re-actived in July 2022 for the launch of route 27. 5008 was retired after crashing into a house in Silver Spring in 2023. It was previously involved in another accident in 2011 where it crashed into a KFC in Glenmont. 5011 retired in 2025. 5027 retired in 2026. Only 5017 & 5025 are active.
	2013	Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft	5759–5770	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison B400R6
		Gillig Low-Floor 29 ft	5032–5059		Allison B400R6	All units repainted into the 4th gen paint scheme.
	2014	Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft CNG	5837–5855	Cummins Westport ISL–G EPA 2013	Allison B400R6	First Gillig CNG buses delivered. 5840 retired due to accident damage. 5842 is out of service following an accident on May 1, 2026. 5843 is retrofitted with a Cummins Westport L9N EPA 2024 engine.
		Gillig Low-Floor 29 ft	5060–5091	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison B400R6	Last buses to use a 4-digit number scheme. 5091 retired after suffering with fire damage. 5072 retired due to accident damage. Most units are repainted into the 4th gen paint scheme.
	2016	Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft	44000D–44039D		Allison B400R6	First buses to use a 5-digit number scheme and include the fuel initial letter with the unit number.
		Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft CNG	44040C–44055C	Cummins Westport ISL–G EPA 2013	Allison B400R6
		Gillig Low-Floor 29 ft	42000D	Cummins ISL9 EPA 2013	Allison B400R6	This bus was repainted into the 4th gen paint scheme in September 2026.
	2017	Gillig BRT Plus 40 ft	44056D–44072D	Cummins L9 EPA 2017	Allison B400R6	Ordered for the launch of Ride On extRa route 101 in 2017. Also used on the Lime and Pink routes since their 2024 launch, and used occasionally as FLASH reserve buses.
		Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft	44073D–44080D		Allison B400R6
	2017–2018	Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft CNG	44081C–44118C	Cummins Westport L9N EPA 2017	Allison B400R6	44115C–44118C were built in 2018 but are noted as part of the 2017 batch of Gillig CNGs. 44118C is used only for training. 44104C was retired from service following an accident on January 28, 2022. 44115C was retired from service following an accident on an unknown date. 44101C is out of service following an unknown incident on May 22, 2025.
	2019		44119C–44141C	Cummins Westport L9N EPA 2019	Allison B400R6	Last CNG order for Ride On. 44129C–44139C got repainted into the Ride On extRa scheme in 2024 for service on the Lime & Pink routes. 44141C is used only for training. 44131C was retired from service following an accident on December 10, 2024.
		Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft	44142D–44144D	Cummins L9 EPA 2019	Allison B400R6
	2019–2020	NovaBus LFS Artic	46000D–46015D		Allison B500R6	Second non–WMATA articulated bus operator in the region 46001D–46015D were built in 2020 but are noted as part of the 2019 batch of NovaBus diesels. Ride On's only NovaBus order. Used on the FLASH BRT. Units to receive mid-life overhaul in FY27
	2020	Gillig Low-Floor 40 ft	44145D–44153D		Allison B400R6
	2020–2021	Gillig Low-Floor 29 ft	42001D–42039D	Cummins L9 EPA 2019–EPA 2021		Last diesel buses ordered by Ride On. 42020D–42039D were built in 2021 but are noted as part of the 2020 batch of Gillig diesels. 42039D is used only for training.
	2022	Gillig Low-Floor Plus 40 ft EV	44154E–44163E	Cummins/Accelera BES		First Gillig EVs delivered to a DC region operator.
	2024		44164E–44175E			44165E in the Ride On extRa livery
	2025		44176E–44236E			44225E–44236E in the Ride On extRa livery
	2026		44237E–44265E			44254E–44257E in the FLASH livery. Units currently being delivered. The goal for this fleet is currently 112+ units in service by the end of FY26.
		New Flyer Industries XHE60	46016H–46028H	Ballard FCmove-HD+ fuel cell ZF AVE 130 (center axle) Cummins/Accelera ELFA3 (rear axle)		46016H was the first unit revealed by MCDOT in May 2026.. Units are expected to start entering service in spring/summer 2027. First Xcelsior buses for Ride On, and the first hydrogen fuel cell buses in the DC region.

External links

• Official website
• Official real time tracking site
• Ride On - A look back at 48 years of innovation