bad day for bnsf

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Looks like they sent some 737s for a swim

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/29v8ul/went_rafting_saw_some_new_boeing_737_fuselages_in/

[eric220]

Ouch. They gots some 'splainin' to do.

That looks like a fun scene to model, though.

[Ike the BN Freak]

It was MRL, seen a bunch of it on the Northwestern Railfans page on Facebook.

[Lenny53]

http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/train-carrying-737-fuselages-derails-in-montana/26803140

[garethashenden]

And here we see the baby Boeings drinking from the river. They are so young that they haven't even grown wings yet.

[Lenny53]

From the article;

"Linda Frost, Montana Rail Link, told CBS-affiliate KPAX 19 cars derailed about 18 miles east of Superior around 4 p.m Thursday, July 3. Seven of the cars were carrying aircraft components, three cars soybeans, three cars with denatured alcohol and the other seven were empty"

I just don't get the new math 

[nkalanaga]

Maybe one of them was MILW's #1 or #2, the original plug door covered hopper?  Built for the MILW and BCOL, jointly, they had MILW reporting marks but both heralds.  Morning Sun's MILW Freight Car Color Guide Vol 2 has pictures, but I can't find any online.  With the right bulkheads it could have aircraft parts in one end and soybeans in the other...

Seriously, I try to keep up with Montana news, but have never had much faith in KPAX and it's affiliates.

"NBC Montana was told 19-cars derailed, 6 were empty and 13 had cargo."
http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/derailment-wreckage-to-be-pulled-from-the-clark-fork-sunday/26811714



They look like the cartoons one sees of "evolution", with the fish crawling out of the sea.  Looks like one changed its mind and is going back under.

[nkalanaga]

Here are the pictures of MILW 1/2, also known as BCOL 2126/2127.  These were originally posted on The Railwire in topic 21112 by Dave Schneider.



And, no, I don't think they could be used as both a boxcar and a covered hopper at the same time.  It was all one or all the other, not half-and-half.

[delamaize]

okay I am using speech to text to write this. On my way westbound going over Stevens Pass. Just passed a Norfolk and southern unit pulling enuf Boeing flatcars with the bulkheads eastbound. Looks like they're starting to send resources for cleanup. Did not get a picture went by too fast going the opposite direction.

[ednadolski]

They look like the cartoons one sees of "evolution", with the fish crawling out of the sea.

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/69/1c/51/691c51367c56f38d5e1cf403ac92b973.jpg

[rswinnerton]

So does that make it a train wreck or a plane crash?

[R L Smith]

So does that make it a train wreck or a plane crash?

According to the Weather Channel website the other day (always a good source for news  ) they thought it was a plane crash:

"Three planes plunge into Montana River."

[Philip H]

Best Pics I've seen yet:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/07/us/gallery/montana-train-derailment/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

[mike in bc]

What do you mean they dont float.
 
mike