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]

Daily

• 30 Old Town Circulator - Van Dorn St Metro–S. Whiting St.–Duke St.–King St. Metro–Braddock Rd Metro
• 31 Old Town Circulator - NVCC Alexandria Campus–King St.–King St. Metro–Braddock Rd Metro
• 32 - Landmark Transit Center–Eisenhower Av.-S. Pickett St.–King St. Metro
• 33 - King St. Metro–Commonwealth Av.–Mt. Vernon Av.–Potomac Yard
• 34 - Lee Center–Old Town North–Braddock Rd Metro
• 35 - Van Dorn St Metro–Yoakum Pkwy.–N. Beauregard St.–Pentagon Metro
• 36A - Mark Center Transit Station–Menokin Dr–Shirlington Station–Glebe Rd.–Potomac Yard
• 36B - Mark Center Transit Station–Park Place–Shirlington Station–Glebe Rd.–Potomac Yard
• King Street Trolley - King St. Metro-Market Square/City Hall.

Weekday Only

• 102 - Mark Center Transit Station–Seminary Rd.–Janney's Ln–King St. Metro

Rush Hour Only

• 103 - Braddock Rd Metro–Russell Rd.–W. Glebe Rd.–Pentagon Metro
• 104 - Braddock Rd Metro–Cameron Mills Dr.—Parkfairfax–Pentagon Metro

Fares

DASH is a Fare-Free System

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
96		2007	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith DIWA D864.3E	This bus is active ready-reserve for service
101-102 (2nd)		2005	Gillig	Phantom Suburban (C29D102N4)	Cummins ISL	Allison Bus Series™ B 400R	Originally numbered 701-702. They were renumbered to 101-102 to avoid a numbering conflict with new buses being delivered. Ex-PRTC 185 & 187; bought in spring 2019. Originally purchased for use on the WMATA Blue Line Shuttle These buses is active ready-reserve for service
103-105		2002	MCI	Commuter Coach (D4500)	Detroit Diesel Series 60 12.7L	Allison Bus Series™ B 500	Originally numbered 703-705. They were renumbered to 103-105 to avoid a numbering conflict with new buses being delivered. Ex-PRTC 325, 328 & 336; purchased in summer 2019. Originally purchased for use on the WMATA Blue Line Shuttle These buses are currently used for charters, Alexandria city support and active ready-reserve for service.
200-206		2011	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission
207-211		2012	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission
212-216		2014	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission
217-229		2015	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission	Buses #225-229 are wrapped for West End Route 35 Service
230-233		2017	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission	Buses #230-232 are wrapped for West End Route 35 Service Bus #233 is wrapped for DASH Tracker
300-302		2011	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission
303-307		2012	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission
308-309		2014	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission
310-311		2017	Gillig	Hybrid Low Floor 40' (G30D102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission	These are wrapped for West End Route 35 Service
400-404		2011	Gillig	Hybrid Trolley 29' (G30E102N2)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission	Used exclusively on the King Street Trolley route
405		2015	Gillig	Hybrid Trolley 35' (G30B102N4)	Cummins ISB6.7	Allison H 40 EP™ Series Parallel Hybrid Transmission	Used exclusively on the King Street Trolley route
501-514		2018	Gillig	Low Floor 35' (G27B102N4)	Cummins L9	Allison Bus Series™ B 3400 xFE (501-502) Bus Series™ B 400R (503-514)
515-527		2019	NFI	Xcelsior® Clean Diesel (XD35)	Cummins L9	Allison Bus Series™ B 400R
528-530		2020	NFI	Xcelsior® Clean Diesel (XD35)	Cummins L9	Allison Bus Series™ B 3400 xFE
701-705 (2nd)		2020	NFI	Xcelsior® Clean Diesel (XD40)	Cummins L9	Allison Bus Series™ B 3400 xFE	Bus #703 features a new Hanover Destination Sign
801-803		2020	NFI	Xcelsior CHARGE™ (XE40)	Siemens ELFA3 1DB2016 PSM Motor		DASH first all-electric buses, unveiled in 10/2020 (Bus #802) Features XALT Energy 466 kWh lithium-ion batteries
804-810		2021	Proterra®	ZX5+ 40-Foot	UQM PowerPhase® HD 250(+)	Eaton Transmission EEV-7202 EV	Features 492 kWh lithium-ion batteries
901-904		2021	NFI	Xcelsior CHARGE NG™ (XE60)	ZF AVE 130 Electric Portal (2nd Axle) Siemens ELFA3 1DB2016 PSM Motor (3rd Axle)		Features XALT Energy 524 kWh lithium-ion batteries Has XN60 streamline roof All are temporarily out of service due to a battery-fire recall.

On Order

Fleet Number(s)	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
706-715	2023	NFI	Xcelsior® Clean Diesel (XD40)	Cummins L9	Allison Bus Series™ B 3400 xFE	10 buses expected in August of 2023, will replace some of the 2011-12 GILLIG Hybrid Low Floors

Retired

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Build Date	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1-17		12/1983 1/1984	BIA	Orion I (01.502)	Detroit Diesel Series 71 (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 Series 92 (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 Bus Series™ B 400R	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. 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.
77-90		2004-2005	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith D864.3E	81 and 83 are privately owned. 78 and 89 were scrapped in October 2020.
91-95, 97-99		2007	OBI	Orion V (05.503)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Voith D864.3E	Retired on July 1, 2022. Bus 95 is preserved by the Museum of Bus Transportation in Hershey, PA. Bus 97 is preserved by the Friends of the NJ Transportation Heritage Center in Lakewood, NJ.
100-103		2007	Gillig	Phantom 35' (C21B096N4)	Cummins ISM 280 hp	Allison Bus Series™ B 400R	Retired in 2019. View the series page for detailed disposition info.
601-614		2002	Neoplan USA	AN460	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison Bus Series™ B 500R	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 articulated buses in the Washington Metro region

External Links

• www.dashbus.com