Arlington Transit Expands Low-Emission Fleet With CNG Buses From New Flyer

New Flyer of America Inc. (“New Flyer”), the U.S. subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc. (“NFI Group”), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, recently announced that Arlington Transit (“ART”) has awarded New Flyer with a contract for 13 Xcelsior compressed natural gas (CNG) forty-foot, heavy-duty transit buses, which will be converted from New Flyer’s option backlog to the firm order backlog.

The order is a new purchase based on a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) contract, and will deliver ART’s first New Flyer transit buses. The contract was produced by an assignment based on intergovernmental reciprocity agreement in the DC area.

“We are thrilled to deliver the first New Flyer buses to Arlington County,” said Wayne Joseph, President, New Flyer of America. “We appreciate the environmentally-conscious approach ART employs in providing public transportation, and are proud to be part of building a low emission community through CNG transit buses.”

Arlington Transit is a local bus system provided by Arlington County, Virginia, that supplements Metrobus with cross-County routes and neighborhood connections to Metrorail, including part of the Pike Ride service shared with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). ART is environmentally friendly, operating on clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG), and all ART buses are fully ADA accessible with wheelchair ramps and priority seating.

The NFI Group has over 50 years of experience in manufacturing zero-emission buses (ZEBs).