The DC government funded the purchase of Gillig Phantoms in the late 1980s. These buses ran solely within the District of Columbia until their retirement in 2001.
Gillig Phantom 5081 and Gillig Phantom 5090 at Anacostia Station, July 2000
Gillig Phantoms 5081 and 5085 at Congress Heights, January 13, 2001
Gillig Phantom 5085 at Congress Heights, January 13, 2001
Gillig Phantom 5081 at Congress Heights, January 13, 2001