JayJay85 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 29, 2012 I was on bus 2040 on X31 going to staten Island to vist someone, then the bus got caught on on I-495 in New Jersey i will upload pictures later. http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources/traffic&id=8718472 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 29, 2012 You were on the bus? Jeez, that's gotta be crazy. Looking forward to pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted June 29, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 29, 2012 YIkes. Looks like the fire was on the side? Hard to tell from the pics. Does the fire suppression system only work in the engine compartment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 29, 2012 2040... That bus should've been retired a long time ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick44 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 29, 2012 The number on top of the bus in the picture says 7475. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #6 Posted June 29, 2012 The number on top of the bus in the picture says 7475. The bus in the photo is a NJT MCI, the NJT paint scheme can be seen on the side of the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 29, 2012 Can't they get an accurate photo??? That's definitely NOT an express bus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted June 29, 2012 Share #8 Posted June 29, 2012 I thought the Orion VII OG CNGs (pieces of crap as they are) were the 7400s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted June 29, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 29, 2012 I thought the Orion VII OG CNGs (pieces of crap as they are) were the 7400s. Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHV9218 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 29, 2012 I thought the Orion VII OG CNGs (pieces of crap as they are) were the 7400s. They're actually quite good buses, some of my favorites and mechanically pretty sound, and they're 7500-7800s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted June 29, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 29, 2012 NJT's 7475 was the other bus that caught fire today. But MTA's 2040 was the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay85 Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted June 29, 2012 here is the picture i took of 2040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User Posted June 29, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 29, 2012 So 2040 gets scrapped now or you think they'll fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #14 Posted June 29, 2012 So 2040 gets scrapped now or you think they'll fix it? Probably scrapped IIRC, that's the oldest active MCI as 1860 - 2039 was recently retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick44 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #15 Posted June 29, 2012 Whoa! (That's a better picture) This is unfortunate, but I'm glad there were no injuries. Side Note: I might go busfanning today, since I'm so bored today, and it's a nice day for pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciboii22 Posted June 29, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 29, 2012 Wow , bus probably over heated or had no ventilation . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted June 30, 2012 Share #17 Posted June 30, 2012 Wow , bus probably over heated or had no ventilation . When buses overheat, the engine just shuts down. The cause of most bus fires is usually electrical. Improperly routed 12v and 24v wires rub together and rub each others insulation off, rub against a sharp edge and have their insulation damaged, or are strewn across something hot and the insulation melts. Once you have a bare wire touching something that's grounded or another bare wire, sparks start to fly and the sound insulation is usually the first to burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarob1020 Posted July 11, 2012 Share #18 Posted July 11, 2012 2040 is still in service. Spotted by me on the expressway deadheading to Eltingville Transit Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threxx Posted July 11, 2012 Share #19 Posted July 11, 2012 That bus should be retired after something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted July 11, 2012 Share #20 Posted July 11, 2012 That bus should be retired after something like that... Why? There are buses that have more extensive fire damage that get repaired and put back in service. Plus with the mass (and premature) retirement of the 1860-2039 batch of MCIs there aren't alot of spares around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted July 12, 2012 Share #21 Posted July 12, 2012 As long as the bus is repaired with the proper parts. It will look like new and you will never even know it had a fire. Why would you get rid of the bus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BZGuy Posted July 12, 2012 Share #22 Posted July 12, 2012 Whatever it happened it was minor because I heard this bus is already back in service. There are quite a few "fire" buses running around the city and unless somebody told you, you would never know. Like QM1 said, as long as they used the proper parts the bus will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Concourse Posted July 12, 2012 Share #23 Posted July 12, 2012 As long as the bus is repaired with the proper parts. It will look like new and you will never even know it had a fire. Why would you get rid of the bus? It's kinda understandable to think it would've been scrapped due to its age, but that's sorta news to me about there being a shortage. Obviously I default to the subways as an example. Take the case about the R42 that hit the bumper at Chambers St's tail track some years back. The MTA promptly retired the entire train rather than to assess at least the last 4 cars if anything was wrong with them. But because the R42s were to be retired, that was it for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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