Ride On ordered its first 40 foot buses in 1999 as an order of diesel powered Orion Vs. These buses started out at Silver Spring garage, but were ultimately transfered to Gaithersburg garage towards the end of their careers. As of late 2015, two remain in service; the rest have been retired.
1999 Orion V Interior
1999 Orion V Driiver's Area
Orion V 5705 at Bethesda, October 29, 2004
Orion V 5705 at White Flint, January 13, 2002
Orion V 5705 at White Flint, January 13, 2002
Orion V 5706 at Grosvenor, June 12, 2001
Orion V 5706 on Tuckerman Lane at Deborah Drive, June 12, 2001
Orion V 5706 at Friendship Heights, April 22, 2003
Orion V 5706 at Ride On's Silver Spring garage, August 11, 2003
Orion V 5707 at Ride On's Silver Spring garage, June 12, 2004. This bus was totaled in December of 1999 at Silver Spring and has since been stripped for parts over time as they have been needed.
Orion V 5711 on Wisconsin Avenue at Woodmont Avenue, August 1, 2016
Orion V 5711 on Wisconsin Avenue at Woodmont Avenue, August 1, 2016
Orion V 5712 at Ride On's Silver Spring garage, August 11, 2003
Orion V 5716 at Germantown Transit Center, March 20, 2009
Orion V 5720 at Ride On's Silver Spring garage, August 19, 2003
Orion V 5722 on Rockville Pike at Nicholson Lane with the banner in memory of Conrad Johnson, the Ride On driver shot during the Washington DC area sniper attacks of 2002, photo taken November 2, 2002
Orion V 5723 at Shady Grove, March 20, 2009
Orion V 5724 at Ride On's Silver Spring garage, August 11, 2003
Orion V 5725 at White Flint, January 14, 2002