This would be a strange scene to model:
Hi Graffen:
I was going to say there was nothing after the colon, but it took a while for the picture to show up. All is fine!
Where the heck is that? Are those plane fuselages?
Dave
Bozeman Montana, I think…
Edit:
http://www.king5.com/news/Train-derails-with-aircraft-parts-265866171.html
“Well Hoskins, that certainly screwed the No Claims Bonus.”
Which begs the question did someone from Boeing visit the wreck and declare them ok to use since they stayed upright or did the rr claims department tell them it was minor to avoid the claim?
I would think these would be treated just like new automobiles and be shredded for scrap metal. Can you imagine the liability is there was an accident or death and the auto or airplane fusilage was proven to have been in a train wreck? I used to accompany representatives from GM, Ford, Etc. to witness the destruction of new automobiles at St Louis Auto Shredding. They had been picked up at derailment sites with a clamshell bucket and placed in gondolas.
Charlie
It looks like they’re still attached to their cradles, so they should be ok.
Do you seriously think those will be allowed to be declared air worthy after this? Would you agree to fly in one of those planes after it is assembled assuming they repaired them and then finished construction? I would imaging there is too much risk of some compromise the the air frame that it wouldn’t be worth the risk. I doubt any would be allowed to be used after that. No way.
JFC, I was just kidding
Such high value shipments are frequently insured separately, probably by Boeing rather than by the railroad.
ROAR
Definitely a million dollar+ wreck, which is probably common enough these days I suppose, but this one is really gonna cost. Anyone hear a cause yet?
I suspect those fuselage’s are scrap, too. Glad I don’t have to explain this one to the boss. In addition to the damage from the accident, there will be costs involved with delayed delivery, depending on whether Boeing has enough slack to push airframes designated for later customers back to get the one’s covered under contract out the door to replace these.
There used to be a company in Milwaukee called “Railroad Salvage” and I have seen buildings with old and faded signs showing similar names in Chicago and other big cities. I assume they were in the business of selling off loaded goods from wrecked freight cars (and trucks), and presumably bought them from the insurer that paid the claim. Primarily I think they were a furniture store, and presumably sold “as is.”
As indicated above, not many airlines are interested in buying an aircraft that is marked “as is.”
The cost of extricating these beasts should be substantial in and of itself. And I assume whatever governmental agency has jurisdiction over that creek or river will have a cleanup to do, or at least an analysis, that will cost plenty as well.
The original news article that is linked has other very interesting photos of the scene.
Dave Nelson
That’s a strange scene in real life.
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the fuselages are for 737s fabricated by Spirit Aviation in Wichita, KS. The article mentioned that this is not the first time Boeing has experienced train derailments with fuselages. Apparently they lost a couple of fuselages in Nebraska to a tornado induced derailment in the past. Interesting supply chain problem for Boeing.
no, Superior MT, that’s the Clark Fork river. Occurred on the MRL traCkage, which was originally NP