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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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Area Served Washington DC,Northern Virginia,Maryland
Founded February 20, 1967
Fleet Size 1482 (Bus)[1]
1130 (rail)
Number Of Routes 309 (bus)
5 (subway)
Ridership 1,176,538(2009)

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or WMATA operates transit service in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which also includes parts of Maryland and Virginia.

History

WMATA was formed in 1967 to plan, develop, and operate public transportation in the Washington, DC, metro area. It began bus operations in 1973.

Divisions

There are 9 divisions in the Metrobus system[1][2].

Division Location Capacity Fleet Assigned Peak Deployed Notes
Bladensburg DC 257 300 238 Largest garage and equipped for CNG operations
Heavy repair and overhaul facility for system
Northern DC 175 171 143 Planned for replacement[1]
Equipped with diesel, hybrid and articulated buses
Western DC 138 132 114 Equipped with diesel and hybrid buses
Southern Avenue MD 103 133 115 Planned for reconstruction[1]
Equipped only with diesel buses
Landover MD 210 173 142 Diesel bus only garage; no articulated units are assigned here
Montgomery MD 240 198 168 Allocated with diesel, hybrid and articulated buses serving Montgomery and Bowie
Four Mile Run VA 218 220 189 Allocated only with Orion VII CNG bus models
West Ox VA 100 90 78 Newest garage in system replacing Arlington Garage
Royal Street VA 83 65 55 Planned for replacement[1]
Allocated with diesel buses only
DC Village DC 250 N/A N/A Replacement for Southeastern Garage[1]

There are nine Metro Rail storage and overhaul facilities totalling more than 1.3 million square feet of workspace[2].

Facility Location Storage Service & inspection Heavy repair Overhaul Running repair
Brentwood DC          
Branch Avenue MD      
Greenbelt MD          
Glenmont MD  
New Carrollton MD      
Largo MD  
Shady Grove MD      
Alexandria VA      
West Falls Church VA      

Bus

Current roster

Fleet number range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Paint scheme(s) Engine Transmission Notes
9820-9835 File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 9830-a.JPG 1994 Flxible 40102-4D Metro "D"   Detroit Diesel S50 Voith D863.3
  • The last of the series remaining in the Fleet.
  • Being retired
9301-9413   1990 Flxible 40102-6C Metro "B"   Cummins L10 Voith D863.3 Being Retired
9481-9498 1990 Flxible 35102-6C Metro "B"   Cummins L10 Voith D863.3 Being Retired
4000-4104   1995 Flxible 40102-4D Metro "E"   Detroit Diesel S50 Allison VR731RH
4201-4412 File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority 4253-a.jpg 1997-98 OBI 05.501   Detroit Diesel S50 Allison B400R
3901-3950   1998 OBI 05.505   Detroit Diesel S50 Allison B400R
2100-2231   2000 OBI 05.501   Detroit Diesel S50 Allison B400R
2000-2099   2000 OBI 06.501   Detroit Diesel S50 Allison B400R
2300-2399   2001 NFI C40LF  File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg Cummins C Gas Plus Allison B400R Currently being rehabed/repainted in the new metro local scheme
2400-2459 2002 NFI C40LF  File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg Cummins C Gas Plus Allison B400R Currently being rehabed/repainted in the new metro local scheme
2460-2464 2002 NFI C40LF   John Deere 6081H Allison B400R
5301-5321   2002 Neoplan AN460  

File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg

Detroit Diesel S60 Allison B500R 5311 is repainted in the new metro local scheme
2501-2615   2005 OBI 07.501 CNG   Cummins C Gas Plus Voith D864.3
2616-2685, 2701-2730   2006 OBI 07.501 CNG File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Express paint-a.jpg

   

John Deere 6081H Voith D864.3
  • 2674-2685 are in the REX Paint scheme for the Richmond Highway Express limited stop line.
  • 2701-2730 have suburban style seating.
3001-3035   2006 OBI 07.503 CNG   Cummins C Gas Plus Voith D864.3
6001-6039   2006 NFI DE40LF   Cummins ISL Allison EP40
hybrid system
6040-6050   2006 NFI DE40LFR Cummins ISL Allison EP40
hybrid system 		Painted silver also called the "Silver Birds"
6101-6217   2006 NFI D40LFR File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Express paint-a.jpg

File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg  

Cummins ISM Voith D864.3
2801-2825   2007 NFI C40LFR File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Express paint-a.jpg

File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg    

Cummins C Gas Plus Voith D864.3
  • Frameless Windows
  • 2801-2814 are painted in the Metro Extra scheme for the 79 Limited Stop route.
  • 2816,2817,& 2818 are painted in the express scheme and has a new green LED.
  • 2823 is painted in the new local scheme. The rest are in the regular scheme.
5401-5422 File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 5410-a.JPG 2008 NABI 60-BRT CNG File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg Cummins Westport ISL G Allison B500R
5431-5452   2009 NFI DE60LFA File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg Cummins ISL Allison EP-50
6301-6461   2008-2009 NFI DE40LFA File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Express paint-a.jpg

File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg

Cummins ISL Allison EP40
hybrid system
3751-3770   2009 NFI DE35LFA File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg Cummins ISL Allison EP40
hybrid system
6462-6509 2010 NFI DE40LFA File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Local-a.jpg Cummins ISL Allison EP40
hybrid system
6510-6709 2010-2011 NFI DE40LFA Cummins ISL9 Allison EP40
hybrid system

Retired roster

Fleet number range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Paint scheme(s) Engine Transmission Notes
3701-3742   1999-2000 OBI Orion II 02.501   Cummins B5.9 Allison AT-545
101-112 1977 Flxible 53096-8-1 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 Suburban config without rear door.
2641-2655 1968 Flxible 111CD-D5-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730 Formerly Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach Company 641-655.
4000-4008 1968 Flxible 111CC-D5-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730 Ex NYCMTA ?. Bought in ?.
5051-5070 1978 Flxible 35096-6-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
5101-5133 1983 MAN SG-310
5151-5185 1989 Flxible Metro "B" (30096-6T) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
6800-6884 1968 Flxible 111CD-D5-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730 Formerly DC Transit System 6800-6884.
7000-7499 1974 AMG 9640-8
7500-7619 1974 AMG 9635-6
8000-8144 1976 Flxible 53096-8-1 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
8201-8312 1977 Flxible 53096-6-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
8313-8327 1977 Flxible 53096-8-1 Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730
8401-8661 1978 Flxible 53096-6-1 Detroit Diesel 6V71N Allison V730
9001-9115   1979 GMC RTS Detroit Diesel DDEC 6V92TA Allison Allison V-730
8700-8774, 8800-8874 1986 Flxible Metro "A" (40102-6T) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
8775-8799, 8875-8970 1987 Flxible Metro "A" (40102-6T) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
9201-9239 1988 Flxible Metro "B" (40102-6T) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731
9421-9463 1990 Flxible Metro "B" (40096-6C) Cummins L10 Voith D863.3
9601-9660 1992 BIA Orion V 05.501 Detroit Diesel S50 EGR Voith D863.3
9701-9785 File:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 9701-a.JPG 1993-94 Flxible Metro "D" 40102-6C   Cummins L10 Voith D863.3
  • Retired in 2009
9801-9819 1993-94 Flxible Metro "D" 40102-6C Cummins M11E Voith D863.3
  • Retired in 2009
5201-5245   1995 American Ikarus 436.06   Cummins M11E Voith D863.4

DC Circulator

DC Circulator is a downtown circulator bus system in Washington, D.C. operated by First Transit. It is owned by a public-private partnership by DC Department of Transit, WMATA, and DC Surface Transit.

Fleet number range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
1101-1129   2003-04 Van Hool A330 Cummins ISL Voith D864.3
1130-1143 2009 Van Hool A300K
xxxx 2010 Van Hool A300L Cummins ISL Voith D864.5

Rail

Current Metrorail (subway) roster

Fleet number range Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Propulsion system Notes
1000-1300 1974-78 Rohr 1000-Series GE AC Traction with GTO Inverters Rehabilitated 1993-96 by WMATA Brentwood Shop/Breda
2000-2075 1981-83 Breda 2000-Series Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters Rehabilitated 2002-04 by Alstom
3000-3289 1983-88 Breda 3000-Series Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters Rehabilitated 2004-06 by Alstom
4000-4099 1991-94 Breda 4000-Series Westinghouse 1462 DC motors with chopper controls
5000-5192 2001-04 CAF-AAI 5000-Series Bombardier Mitrac DR1000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters
6000-6184 2006-08 Alstom 6000-Series Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters
7000-7428 2013-2016 Kawasaki 7000-Series

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 WMATA Bus Fleet Plan 2010, wmata.com, retrieved 30-10-2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 WMATA 2011-2020 Capital Needs Inventory, wmata.com, retrieved 30-10-2010
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