Loudoun County Transit

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Loudoun County Transit is a public-transportation service provided by the Loudoun County, Virginia government. The buses operate from Dulles, Leesburg, and Purcellville to Washington Metro stations as well as directly to Rosslyn, Virginia, The Pentagon, and Washington, D.C.. The service is attractive because the buses, unlike normal traffic, are permitted to travel on the express lanes of the Dulles Toll Road. This allows for a shorter trip and also bypasses commuter tolls. The Loudoun County Commuter Bus accepts payment via SmarTrip, a reloadable transit card issued by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.[1]

Loudoun County Transit buses also operates local bus service through Sterling, Ashburn, & Leesburg. The Silver Line is being extended to Dulles Airport and Ashburn (part of Phase Two), service is available from Park and Ride locations to the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station as well as the West Falls Church Station as part of Metro Connection service. Virginia Regional Transit only operates the Purcellville Connector that is part of local bus service. LC Transit uses long buses (seating around 50) with white and metal trim and display the LC Transit logo (shown above),[2][3] while VRT buses are short (seating around 15) and have a predominantly white and maroon color scheme, frequently without a logo.[4][5] Meanwhile, the local buses have buses that are around the same size as VRT buses & have the LC logo.

Fleet Roster

Active

Fleet Number(s) Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Notes
71025-71031 2006 MCI D4500CL Detroit Diesel Series 60 Used for LC Transit
71032-71035 2007-2008 D4500CT
71036-71045 2009-2010
71046-71050 2011-2012
71051-71052 2013 Cummins ISX12
71056-71084 2017-2019
73000-73004 2014 Gillig Low Floor 40' Cummins ISL9 Local buses
73005-73013 2016
74000-74004 2019 Ford
Starcraft
Transit
Starlite
Used for VRT service
74005-74010 2019 E-450
Allstar
74011-74036 2019 F-550
Allstar XL

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References

  1. ^ "SmarTrip. More than a smart card. It's pure genius". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
  2. ^ Dekatyou. "Loudoun County Transit 71023". Photobucket. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  3. ^ "Commuter Bus Service". Loudoun County Government. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  4. ^ Dekatyou. "Virginia Regional Transit 197". Photobucket. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  5. ^ "Local Bus Service: Virginia Regional Transit". Loudoun County Government. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  6. ^ "Loudoun County Transit - CPTDB Wiki". cptdb.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-16.