Western Railroad Discussion > Derailment Destroys New Automobiles

A derailment near the Utah-Nevada border today destroyed scores of new automobiles, according at a report on Fox 13 out of Salt Lake.

Here’s the link:

https://fox13now.com/2019/07/10/dozens-of-brand-new-cars-destroyed-in-spectacular-nevada-train-derailment/

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/19 17:27 by walstib.

Jeep Rubicon and others.

Is this in the Meadow Valley wash?

Posted from Android

Happened west (south) of Caliente,NV, supposedly near the siding at Boyd. That is right in the middle of what some people refer to as "Rainbow Canyon". It is fairly slow track in that area so derailing 33 cars may indicate something way more serious than a broken rail or wheel...

Allen

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/10/19 18:14 by bradleymckay.

Lackawanna484 Wrote:
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> Jeep Rubicon and others.
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> Is this in the Meadow Valley wash?
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> Posted from Android

Yes, sort of. MVW is generally considered to be between Moapa and the siding at Leith. Rainbow Canyon is between Caliente and Leith.

Excellent area for photography. One of my favorite places on the UP system.

Allen



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Wow - that's a doozy.  Going to be expensive.

Big dollar pickups and cars.

How much does the railroad get charged for these vehicles? Does Chrysler charge full MSRP of do they get some kind of discount?

bradleymckay Wrote:
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>  It is fairly slow track in that area so
> derailing 33 cars may indicate something way more
> serious than a broken rail or wheel...
>
> Allen
>
> Posted from Android

Ya think, Allen ?

 



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DevalDragon Wrote:
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> How much does the railroad get charged for these
> vehicles? Does Chrysler charge full MSRP of do
> they get some kind of discount?

Looks like the cars were of mixed manufacture as there were GMC pickups also.  Know of one wreck years back, all went to a wrecking yard that had any damage and scrapped.

BAB Wrote:
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> Looks like the cars were of mixed manufacture as
> there were GMC pickups also.  Know of one wreck
> years back, all went to a wrecking yard that had
> any damage and scrapped.

Every vehicle on board an autorack that derails has to be condemned, even if there's no visible damage.

toledopatch Wrote:
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> BAB Wrote:
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> > Looks like the cars were of mixed manufacture
> as
> > there were GMC pickups also.  Know of one
> wreck
> > years back, all went to a wrecking yard that
> had
> > any damage and scrapped.
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> Every vehicle on board an autorack that derails
> has to be condemned, even if there's no visible
> damage.

That includes all parts on the vehicle too.

Plowhandle Wrote:
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> bradleymckay Wrote:
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> >  It is fairly slow track in that area so
> > derailing 33 cars may indicate something way
> more
> > serious than a broken rail or wheel...
> >
> > Allen
> >
> > Posted from Android
>
> Ya think, Allen ?
>
> (Photos Cesar Cardona)

What, you want me to speculate as to the cause, then get hammered for speculation?? No thanks.

Allen

bradleymckay Wrote:
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> What, you want me to speculate as to the cause,
> then get hammered for speculation?? No thanks.
>
> Allen

Dude, this is Trainorders. You will get hammered no matter what you say.

Sometimes, it's just best to "get hammered" BEFORE you post.

has anybody heard about what caused this?

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toledopatch Wrote:
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> BAB Wrote:
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> > Looks like the cars were of mixed manufacture
> as
> > there were GMC pickups also.  Know of one
> wreck
> > years back, all went to a wrecking yard that
> had
> > any damage and scrapped.
>
> Every vehicle on board an autorack that derails
> has to be condemned, even if there's no visible
> damage.

If true that's pretty stupid and wasteful. Why but just write them off as totaled then auction to the highest bidder same as happens with cars wrecked in the road?

Posted from Android

One word......LIABILITY......??!!!

Thats not forget the world we all live in now......

With the increasing backlog of unsold cars in some models, the maker may be better off collecting insurance.

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in the early 90's i hauled new cars from auto plants, one day in Atlanta GA, the company i worked for, had to pay for 3 ford Taurus's, i was told they were charged the price to manufacture the car, not the msrp, a rep from ford inventoried the complete car, had them hauled away and witnessed them crushed as is, nothing removed. i was told this is to prevent schemes to buy and sell damaged cars as used, and warranty problems and liability issues by the way, that jeep looks like a wheel chock!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/19 17:15 by alco244.

Alco, that is correct.