Montana Train Wreck Ditches New 737 Hulls Into The River.
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Boeing new airframes in derailment in MN
Boeing fuselages derailed on MRL....
Not a lot of details yet, but a westbound BNSF train has derailed on MRL near Lothrop, MT. Cars carrying Boeing fuselages and parts are involved in the derailment.
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Not a lot of details yet, but a westbound BNSF train has derailed on MRL near Lothrop, MT. Cars carrying Boeing fuselages and parts are involved in the derailment.
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Some discussion:
Boeing fuselages derailed on MRL....
BNSF is Warren Buffett's choochoo.
Sorta messes up the JIT theory.
Boeing fuselages derailed on MRL....
BNSF is Warren Buffett's choochoo.
Sorta messes up the JIT theory.
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Lothrop, MT is about 27 miles west north-west of Missoula, MT on the river. MRL is Montana Rail Link.
I suspect the derailment is more a non-story as first report is 10 hours ago and no news and no additional news since... and it's now 11AM there.
I suspect the derailment is more a non-story as first report is 10 hours ago and no news and no additional news since... and it's now 11AM there.
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Montana Train Wreck Ditches New 737 Hulls Into The River.
Montana Rail Link Train Derails Near Superior
photo courtesy of Montana Rail Link
19 cars of a westbound Montana Rail Link train carrying aircraft parts, soybeans and denatured alcohol derailed near Superior yesterday.
Spokeswoman for Rain Link Lynda Frost, said the derailment occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 18 miles east of Superior.
“Those cars contained aircraft components, denatured alcohol and soybeans, most of which were the aircraft components,” Frost said. “The crews have worked through the night, and it looks like that main line will be closed until tomorrow evening.”
Frost said three of the cars containing aircraft components slid down a steep embankment and ended up in the Clark Fork River.
“Three of those loaded cars did end up in the river, and we’re working hard to get those back up on the bank,” Frost said. “The three cars containing denatured alcohol did not rupture, and as of this morning had already been offloaded to other cars. The shipment of aircraft parts originated in Kansas City and was headed for Renton, Washington.”
Frost said there were no injuries and the investigation into the derailment is ongoing by Montana Rail Link personnel and other agencies. Train derailments in the United States fall under federal jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railway Administration.
photo courtesy of Montana Rail Link 19 cars of a westbound Montana Rail Link train carrying aircraft parts, soybeans and denatured alcohol derailed near Superior yesterday.
Spokeswoman for Rain Link Lynda Frost, said the derailment occurred at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 18 miles east of Superior.
“Those cars contained aircraft components, denatured alcohol and soybeans, most of which were the aircraft components,” Frost said. “The crews have worked through the night, and it looks like that main line will be closed until tomorrow evening.”
Frost said three of the cars containing aircraft components slid down a steep embankment and ended up in the Clark Fork River.
“Three of those loaded cars did end up in the river, and we’re working hard to get those back up on the bank,” Frost said. “The three cars containing denatured alcohol did not rupture, and as of this morning had already been offloaded to other cars. The shipment of aircraft parts originated in Kansas City and was headed for Renton, Washington.”
Frost said there were no injuries and the investigation into the derailment is ongoing by Montana Rail Link personnel and other agencies. Train derailments in the United States fall under federal jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railway Administration.
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Some enterprising fast food chain owner might pick up a couple of ready-made and rather eye-catching restaurants he could place on the outskirts of some mid west towns. Don't think they'll be of much use for anything else apart from scrap metal.
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Having seen some of the disasters that the Boeing repair team have got back into the air I wouldn't write them off just yet, it may come down to cost of repair versus insured value.
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737s seem to have a great affinity to water. Usually you see them looking like that with a runway behind them and a beach in between. 
Replace those Fir trees with Palm trees and it could be any one of a number of airfields.
Replace those Fir trees with Palm trees and it could be any one of a number of airfields.
Well not a very nice end to a very short career for those poor 738's
Fortunately they are basically empty shells and would have been fitted out at Renton, so no Flight deck stuff fitted.
Fortunately they are basically empty shells and would have been fitted out at Renton, so no Flight deck stuff fitted.