Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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.
Bladensburg: The largest garage in the system located in Washington DC, also is a CNG bus facility.
Four Mile Run: This garage has a fleet of only Orion VII CNG located in Northern VA
Landover: This garage is based in MD and is a diesel only garage with hybrid's,and no artics.
Montgomery This division is located in MD and serves Montgomery county and Bowie. This garage has a fleet of diesels,hybrids,and artics.
Northern: This division is located in Washington DC and has a fleet of diesels,hybrids and artics.
Southern Avenue Annex: This division is based in the border line of Washington DC and MD and has a fleet of diesels.
Western: This division is located in Washington DC and has a fleet of diesels and hybrids.
West Ox: This division is located in VA replaced the Arlington division, and is also the newest garage in the system.
Royal Street: This division is located in VA and has a fleet of only diesels.
Bus
Current roster
Retired roster
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 |
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1101-1129 | 2004 | Van Hool | A330 | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3 | ||
1130-1143 | 2009 | Van Hool | A300K |
Rail
Current Metrorail (subway) roster
Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Propulsion system | Notes |
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1000-1299 | 1973-76 | 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 | 1984-88 | Breda | 3000-Series | Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters | Rehabilitated 2004-06 by Alstom | |
4000-4099 | 1991-93 | Breda | 4000-Series | Westinghouse 1462 DC motors with chopper controls | ||
5000-5191 | 2001-04 | CAF-AAI | 5000-Series | Bombardier Mitrac DR1000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters | ||
6000-6183 | 2005-08 | Alstom | 6000-Series | Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters |