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NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629

Was watching Eyewitness News (ABC-7) at 4 earlier and was watching a report on a massive bus garage fire in Philadelphia.

At least 40 SEPTA buses were either destroyed and heavily damaged.

Footage was quite dramatic, to see the least; this fire was anything BUT "minor"......

"NYO

["SEPTA"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 3:37 pm Post subject:

Further..........

Reports say that the buses involved were decommissioned; this blaze, of course, will not affect regular service.

Some of these were electric buses; SEPTA employees moved as many buses as they could away from the blaze; over 150 firefighters battled the flames.

Fire was in the yard in the Nicetown area................

"NYO"

["SEPTA"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:10 pm Post subject:

Also.............

Recall, back in 1976, a 10-alarm blaze consumed SEPTA's (ex-PTC) Woodland car house, destroying a number of PCCs.

The building was constructed with wooden timbers supporting the roof, which was also of wooden contruction.............

"NYO"

["2533"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 9:40 pm Post subject:

Of interest............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA_City_Transit_Division_bus_routes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPTA_Suburban_Division_bus_routes

["6 CHELTENHAM"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 9:45 pm Post subject:

SEPTA bus depots/bus types/route assignments...........

https://philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/current-assignments/

Photo gallery:

https://philadelphiatransitvehicles.info/Gallery/

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2025 11:46 pm Post subject:

From CBS news.............

https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/philadelphia-fire-septa-bus-nicetown-today/

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:53 pm Post subject:

See also:

https://www.phillyvoice.com/fire-septa-bus-depot-nicetown/

The cause of fire (at the Midvale depot) is still under investigation.

Note: the electric buses involved in the fire had been in revenue service, at the time of the fire....

"NYO"

["8221"]

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 12:08 am Post subject:

UPDATE:

Probable cause of the massive SEPTA bus depot fire appears to have been caused by a PROTERRA battery (I've NEVER trusted these battery buses to begin with, and am thankful I no longer ride ANY bus, these days)........... Sad

"NYO"

NEW YORK OMNIBUS 2629 · Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 11:36 pm Post subject:

Here is an interesting article from 2024............

https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/proterra-electric-buses-nhtsa-recall-fire-hazard/729959/

["SEPTA"]