Neoplan USA AN440

The **Neoplan USA AN440** was a 40-foot (12m), high-floor transit bus sold in the United States. The first buses were built for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Between 1982 and 1989, they would amass the largest fleet of AN440 buses.

## Design

 File:Regional Transit Service 1128.JPG  The AN440 used an electrically welded, integral steel structure. Carbon steel was used for the majority with stainless steel used for areas such as the wheel housings, engine bay, and stepwells. The galvanized steel roof and body panels were either welded or adhered to the frame. The front and rear of the bus were moulded from fibreglass.

A three-axle version of the AN440 was available, it was denoted as the AN440/3. These buses, built for the Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD), had one door and mainly forward facing seats that were raised towards the rear.

The AN440 is available with two doors. Initially offering plug-type doors, slide glide and flip out doors would later become options. A wheelchair lift could be specified at the front door.

Over the course of production, the appearance of the AN440's front end changed little over time. In the mid-1990s, the rear of the AN440 was revised. The original rear design had more pronounced louvres and an engine door that wrapped around the rear quarters of the bus with the tail lights arranged horizontally over the bumper.

## Operators

### United States

* ABQ RIDE - Albuquerque, NM
* AC Transit - Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, CA
* Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA) - Reading, PA
* Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) - Johnstown, Cambria County & Somerset County, PA
* Central Florida Regional Transit Authority (LYNX) - Orlando, FL
* Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (Centro) - Syracuse, NY
* Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) - State College, PA
* City of Commerce Transit - Commerce, CA
* Columbia Transit System (ColumBus) - Columbia, MD
* County of Lackawanna Transit System - Scranton, PA
* Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) - Dallas, TX
* Denver Regional Transit District - Denver, CO
* Eau Claire Transit - Eau Claire, WI
* Erie Metropolitan Transportation Authority (EMTA) - Erie, PA
* Green Bay Transit - Green Bay, WI
* Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Jacksonville, FL
* Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) - Allentown & Lehigh Valley, PA
* Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) - Los Angeles, CA
* Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) - Wilkes-Barre & Luzerne County, PA
* Maryland Transit Administration - Baltimore, MD
* Massport - Boston, MA
* Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
* Monroe County Transit Authority - Monroe County, PA
* Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority - Nashville, TN
* Omnitrans - San Bernardino County, CA
* Pioneer Valley Transit Authority - Springfield, MA
* Port Authority of Allegheny County (PA Transit) - Pittsburgh, PA
* Red Rose Transit Authority - Lancaster, PA
* Regional Transit Service - Riverside, CA
* Regional Transportation District - Denver, CO
* Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) - Rhode Island
* Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) - Aspen, CO
* St. Louis Metro - St. Louis, MO
* San Francisco MUNI - San Francisco, CA
* Sonoma County Transit - Sonoma County, CA
* Southern California Rapid Transit District (SCRTD) - Los Angeles, CA
* Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) - Philadelphia, PA
* Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) - Cincinnati, OH
* Summit Stage - Summit County, CO
* Sun Tran - Tucson, AZ
* Transit Systems - Sun Valley, CA
* Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) - Washington, DC
* Westmoreland County Transit Authority - Westmoreland County, PA

## References

neoplanusa.com (archive.org)

1. ↑ talk.nycsubway.org