DASH (Alexandria Transit Company)

Driving Alexandrians Safely Home or DASH is the transit system in the city of Alexandria, Virginia. Operations are handled by the Alexandria Transit Company, which began in 1984.

Routes

Schedules/[System map]

AT1 - Van Dorn Metro/Eisenhower Avenue Metro/Seminary Plaza
AT2 - Lincolnia/Braddock Road Metro via Old Town
AT2X - Express service: King Street Metro to Mark Center
AT3 - Park Fairfax/Pentagon Metro to Hunting Towers
AT4 - Park Fairfax/Pentagon Metro to Old Town
AT5 - Landmark/Van Dorn Street Metro/Braddock Road Metro to Old Town
AT6 - Northern Virginia Community College to King Street Metro/Eisenhower Avenue Metro
AT7 - Duke & Ripley to Lee Center via Old Town
AT8 - Landmark/Van Dorn Street Metro to Old Town
AT10 - Potomac Yard to King Street Metro

Fares

Current

Facilities

Garage/Office

Address: 3000 Business Center Dr., Alexandria, VA 22314
Email: dashbus@alexandriava.gov

Bus Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
77-90		2004-2005	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith D864.3E	Most units retired. 81 and 83 are privately owned. 78, 86, and 89 were scrapped in October 2020. 87 is the last remaining bus in this series as of August 2021.
91-99		2007	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith D864.3E	Some units retired.
101-102		2005	Gillig	Phantom Suburban 40' (C29D102N4)	Cummins ISL	Allison B400R	Ex 701-702. Ex-PRTC 185 & 187; bought in spring 2019. Originally purchased for use on the WMATA Blue Line Shuttle Used for the Department of Defense shuttle and occasionally revenue service They were renumbered to 101-102 to avoid a numbering conflict with new buses being delivered.
103-105		2002	MCI	D4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60 12.7L	Allison B500	Ex 703-705. Ex-PRTC 325, 328 & 336; purchased in summer 2019. Originally purchased for use on the WMATA Blue Line Shuttle They are currently used for charters only and back up buses. They were renumbered to 103-105 to avoid a numbering conflict with new buses being delivered.
200-206		2011	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
207-211		2012	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
212-216		2014	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
217-229		2015	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
230-233		2017	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
300-302		2011	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
303-307		2012	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
308-309		2014	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
310-311		2017	Gillig	Low Floor HEV 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system
400-404		2011	Gillig	Trolley Replica HEV 29' (G30E102N2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Used on the King Street Trolley route
405		2015	Gillig	Trolley Replica HEV 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Used on the King Street Trolley route
501-514		2018	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison
515-527		2019	NFI	XD35	Cummins L9	Allison
528-530		2020	NFI	XD35	Cummins L9	Allison
701-702 (1st)	Renumbered 101-102
703-705 (1st)	Renumbered 103-105
701-705 (2nd)		2020	NFI	XD40	Cummins L9		The first unit was delivered on 12/16/2019. Entered service in mid-February 2020.
801-803		2020	NFI	XE40			Unveiled in 10/2020 (Bus #802)
804-806		2021	Proterra	ZX5 40'			Delivered in 1/2021

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
807-809	2021	Proterra	ZX5 40'			Amount unknown 807 confirmed built
901-904	2021	NFI	XE60			901, 902 currently on property Has XN60 streamline roof 901 License Plate: 216-922L VIN: 5FYB8YJ08MC075788

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-17	12/1983 1/1984	BIA	Orion I (01.502)	Detroit Diesel 6V71N 190 hp	Allison MT-644	1983 & 1984 models. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
18-19	1986	BIA	Orion I (01.507)	Detroit Diesel 6V92TA 277 hp	Allison HT-747
20-28	1990	BIA	Orion I (01.507)	Cummins L10 270 hp	Voith D863.2	20 & 24 were leased to NORTA in 2006. 28 is preserved by Commonwealth Coach & Trolley of Roanoke, VA.
29-33	1991	BIA	Orion I (01.507)	Cummins L10 280 hp	Voith D863.2	29-32 were leased to NORTA in 2006.
34-43	1996	Gillig	Phantom 35' (3596TB6CT)	Cummins C8.3 275 hp	Allison B400R	38-39 retired in 2012.
44-53	1998	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C18B096N4)	Cummins ISC 280 hp	Voith D863.3	53 was preserved by the DMV Mass Transit Museum until August 2017. It was listed on ebay in Manassas, VA.^[1] It was last noted to have been sold to a private owner in New Jersey as an RV conversion project.
54-58	1999	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C21B096N4)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith D863.3
59-68	2000	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith D863.3	68 was painted light blue and was used as a driver training and community bus. Children were able to hand-paint the bus once a year. It was occasionally used on the WMATA Blue Line Shuttle on an as-needed basis.
69-76	2002	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith D863.3E	Numerous units were reactivated for the WMATA rail replacement shuttle in summer 2019.^[2]
100-103	2007	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C21B096N4)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Allison B400R	Retired in 2019. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
601-614	2002	Neoplan USA	AN460	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500R	Ex-Westchester County Bee-Line System 506, 507, 510, 512, 514, 524, 531, 533, 536, 546, 548, 556, 557 & 573; purchased via auction in early 2019. Originally used for shuttle service during WMATA Blue & Yellow lines shutdown in summer 2019 All units sidelined and retired as of July 2021 due to mechanical issues. First articulated buses for DASH and first non-WMATA operator to operate tics in the Washington Metro region