23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona

[Buyer2021]

Condolences to anyone who might suffer delivery delay related to this .... ?

23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona | AP News

Photo by Coconino County Emergency Management via AP News

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[z-man]

Condolences to anyone who might suffer delivery delay related to this .... ?

23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona | AP News

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I think that truck needs some wheel well liners.

 

[780]

Or... was tihis a cover up? Tell customers their vehicles are done and shipped meanwhile they were sent missing options and chips... Nice try Ford...

 

[HammaMan]

These derailments are starting to get out of hand. The avg is 3 a day now?

 

[thebigdu]

And after repair, most will probably be sold as new with no Carfax history...

 

[z-man]

And after repair, most will probably be sold as new with no Carfax history...

They need trainfax that is why.

 

[powerboatr]

Condolences to anyone who might suffer delivery delay related to this .... ?

23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona | AP News

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that picture could make you cry


are we sure thats not the new convertible f150 for 2025 doing load testing

 

[Pedaldude]

 

[JJSnell]

Wow, that 4th pic... is that someones house?
"Honey Ill be in the backyard, Im gonna go check things out. New rims, tires and seats for Christmas!"

 

[Pedaldude]

Wow, that 4th pic... is that someones house?

Looks like! The other side is a logging operation and it’s lucky that it’s just cars and nothing flammable.

A 100+ year old bridge was heavily damaged a few years ago when a wheel bearing failed and caught the train cargo on fire as well as a partial derailment; all in the middle of a city park.

I don’t think it’s anything to do with sabotage and more to do with the private operators skipping maintenance as well as infrastructure issues. Tons of money is spent to subsidize air travel; while the rail network is largely ignored and just like mining companies; the rail companies have found ways to shirk their financial responsibility when shit goes wrong.

 

[JJSnell]

Looks like! The other side is a logging operation and it’s lucky that it’s just cars and nothing flammable.

A 100+ year old bridge was heavily damaged a few years ago when a wheel bearing failed and caught the train cargo on fire as well as a partial derailment; all in the middle of a city park.

I don’t think it’s anything to do with sabotage and more to do with the private operators skipping maintenance as well as infrastructure issues. Tons of money is spent to subsidize air travel; while the rail network is largely ignored and just like mining companies; the rail companies have found ways to shirk their financial responsibility when shit goes wrong.

Just seems like so many, recently. Like Hamma said above, its seems almost weekly, we hear something.

 

[Kodiak]

Letting industry write their own safety regulations never ends well for the public. They serve a different master.

 

[JExpedition07]

There is a rail bridge about 10 minutes from my house with “1909” stamped in the concrete/stone. There are cracks about an inch wide in the base, and the steel columns in the middle are rotted completely gone and I can stick my fingers through it with no effort. Trains use it every day.

 

[Grafx36510]

Train derailments aren’t uncommon at all. Most of them happen in the yards and receive no media coverage. Mainline derailments do happen and every one has received intense scrutiny since the East Palestine, OH derailment.
EDIT TO ADD: my sympathy to anyone who may have had a vehicle on this particular train.

 

[TruckBubba]

OMG! I just bought my 2023 F150 last evening after waiting since I placed my order in January. It would break my heart to have my long awaited truck totaled on its way to the dealer!

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