CUE Bus

CUE Bus (City-University-Energysaver[4]) is a bus service operated by the City of Fairfax, Virginia, and is completely separate from the Fairfax Connector bus service run by Fairfax County.

CUE (City-University-Energysaver)
LocaleCity of Fairfax
Service typebus service
Routes2
Stops186 [1]
FleetGillig[2]
Annual ridership716,900 (2015)[3]
Fuel typeDiesel, Diesel-electric
OperatorCity of Fairfax, Virginia
WebsiteCue Bus
A CUE Gillig Phantom bus waits at the Vienna Metro station. This photo was taken before all of the CUE's Gillig Phantom buses were retired in the fall of 2015.

Routes and services

CUE operates two loop routes between George Mason University and the Vienna Metro station, each running in both directions for a total of four named routes. The Green loop, consisting of routes Green 1 (clockwise) and Green 2 (counterclockwise) operates on the east side of Fairfax, while the Gold loop, consisting of routes Gold 1 (clockwise) and Gold 2 (counterclockwise) operates on the west side.

In addition to providing service to GMU and Vienna Metro, the CUE serves all major activity centers in the City of Fairfax, including downtown, Kamp Washington, Old Town Fairfax, Fairfax Circle and Fair City Mall.

In 2009, the City of Fairfax partnered with Montgomery County, Maryland, in the purchase of new buses. As a result, six 35-foot, low-floor Gillig Hybrid buses were added to the fleet in August 2009. These new buses are expected to consume much less fuel, as they operate off an electric engine when operated at 35 MPH or lower, and 35 MPH is the maximum speed limit in Fairfax.[5] The CUE Bus system owns and operates six additional 35-foot, low-floor Gillig clean diesel buses in its fleet, all of which replaced the remaining 30-foot Gillig Phantom buses in the fall of 2015. Six more new 35-foot, low-floor Gillig clean diesel buses will enter service in the spring/summer of 2022.

Fleet
Image Builder and
model		 Model year Length Numbers
(Total)		 Vehicles
in service		 Fuel type Notes
Gillig
Low Floor BRT		 2009 35 ft (11 m) 827–832
(6 buses)		 6 Diesel hybrid
2015 833–838
(6 buses)		 6 Diesel

On Order
Builder and model Length Year Fleet number Fuel type Notes
Gillig
Low Floor BRT		 35 ft 2022 839-844 Diesel

Retired fleet
Year Builder and model Numbers Year
retired		 Picture Notes
1982 Transportation Manufacturing Corporation
T-30 CityCruiser		 801–803 1997
1986–87 Bus Industries of America
Orion I (01.502)		 804–809 1998
  • 804–808 were 1986 models, 809 was a 1987 model.
1990 810–814 2003
1997–98 Gillig
Phantom 30'		 815–820 2009–2010
  • 815–816 were 1997 models, 817–820 were 1998 models.
2003 821–826 2015

References
  1. "Appendix A: Listing of Bus Stops and Shelters". Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  2. "Fairfax CUE Transit Development Plan: Fiscal Years 2011-2016" (PDF). Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2015" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  4. "City of Fairfax, VA : CUE Bus Rider Information". City of Fairfax, Virginia. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  5. "CUE Bus Adds Six Hybrid Buses to Fleet". City of Fairfax, Virginia. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved June 27, 2016.


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