artthouwill Posted Sunday at 12:58 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:58 AM 19 hours ago, Erin Mishkin Jr. said: # 8660 is potentially retired after this bus went up in flames just after 3:00 PM this afternoon on the 66. The engine caught on fire on this cold day. If 8594 is being repaired then 8660 will be first to be retired. Video of the firemen putting out the flames: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7R-5zOV-F1A This happened on 8144, 8340, and now 8660. Something seems to be up with the Novas. Thanks for the video. From the outside it looks like the bus is intact but I don't know if there's any structural damage to the frame. CTA might try to get a replacement bus from Nova. If unsuccessful they may opt for retirement (LTH). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted Sunday at 05:13 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 05:13 AM 4 hours ago, artthouwill said: Thanks for the video. From the outside it looks like the bus is intact but I don't know if there's any structural damage to the frame. CTA might try to get a replacement bus from Nova. If unsuccessful they may opt for retirement (LTH). Exactly just like what happened with the other novas that caught on fire they sit in the boneyard now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted Monday at 08:29 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 08:29 PM Just got some insight on #8660 and the overall damage is mainly to the engine and rear electrical components with the HVAC. With CFD getting to the scene as quickly as they did to diminish any further damage to the bus. The interior near the rear has no fire damage at all, seats were left undamaged among other miscellaneous parts on the interior. Even with bus being under warranty the debate of whether or not it get repaired is mute at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Mishkin Jr. Posted Monday at 09:45 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:45 PM This is how the rear end looks now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzLoganTRANSIT Posted yesterday at 01:30 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:30 AM On 8/12/2021 at 8:45 PM, Policeman said: From the looks of it, probably not Same for the 2019 sub-series, the 8325-series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzLoganTRANSIT Posted yesterday at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:32 AM On 10/19/2024 at 12:50 PM, YoungBusLover said: Well it's an end to interesting Era to say the very least for the LFS in regards to CTA. The 6400s will always be my favorite series out of all. At least you have the 8350s. That's what replaced the 6400s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon tahoeppv Posted yesterday at 06:05 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 06:05 AM 9 hours ago, YoungBusLover said: Just got some insight on #8660 and the overall damage is mainly to the engine and rear electrical components with the HVAC. With CFD getting to the scene as quickly as they did to diminish any further damage to the bus. The interior near the rear has no fire damage at all, seats were left undamaged among other miscellaneous parts on the interior. Even with bus being under warranty the debate of whether or not it get repaired is mute at this point. Well it has a chance of getting fixed see 8194 got fixed like 6510 did also I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted yesterday at 07:02 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:02 AM 42 minutes ago, Shannon tahoeppv said: Well it has a chance of getting fixed see 8194 got fixed like 6510 did also I think Yeah it'll probably be a few years but more than likely it will be placed on LTH until then. These #7900 - #8900s remind me of the #4400s and #5800s which were fire prone buses of the past especially the #4400s post rehab. I don't know what the issues are when it concerns the LFS though. I've always had my gripes about them while operating them and when that high exhaust temp light goes off on the dashboard I get a bit nervous more often then not now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted yesterday at 07:14 PM Report Share Posted yesterday at 07:14 PM #8867 and #8890 are at SS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon tahoeppv Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago On 2/18/2025 at 1:02 AM, YoungBusLover said: Yeah it'll probably be a few years but more than likely it will be placed on LTH until then. These #7900 - #8900s remind me of the #4400s and #5800s which were fire prone buses of the past especially the #4400s post rehab. I don't know what the issues are when it concerns the LFS though. I've always had my gripes about them while operating them and when that high exhaust temp light goes off on the dashboard I get a bit nervous more often then not now. It i think it some kinda defect from the factory maybe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon tahoeppv Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago On 2/18/2025 at 1:02 AM, YoungBusLover said: Yeah it'll probably be a few years but more than likely it will be placed on LTH until then. These #7900 - #8900s remind me of the #4400s and #5800s which were fire prone buses of the past especially the #4400s post rehab. I don't know what the issues are when it concerns the LFS though. I've always had my gripes about them while operating them and when that high exhaust temp light goes off on the dashboard I get a bit nervous more often then not now. I don't remember the it's catching first u came in the world 3 years after they were new the 5800's I didn't learn about them until like 05-06 when me & og went north cause to her friend house cause we never lived on P turf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBusLover Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 2 hours ago, Shannon tahoeppv said: I don't remember the it's catching first u came in the world 3 years after they were new the 5800's I didn't learn about them until like 05-06 when me & og went north cause to her friend house cause we never lived on P turf Oh yeah I was a youngin when they were active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bus1883 Posted 2 minutes ago Report Share Posted 2 minutes ago Only bus in my knowledge that hasn’t caught fire are the #4000s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.