737 fuselages at Boeing Seattle

[bassist118]

Hi guys and gals

As some may know I'm currently making a Seattle and surrounds route and wouldn't mind to include the Boeing factory to the east. On Google Earth there are some 737 fuselages on very long and extremely articulated wagons. Just a few questions about these beasts.

1. What wagons are used to transport them?
2. It says they are made in Wichita is there any ristrictions on what route they can take, hight ristrictions or tight corners they are 117ft long
3. Has anyone made either the wagons or the fuselages as a product.
4. Is the line that continues to the north of the Boeing plant still used?

All help appreiciated, I'm sure you can all hear a gimmie-pig in the distance lol but if I try to learn Blender propoply I don't think I'll ever get a route finished I have about 6 foute building projects unfinished.

Thanks again



Andy

 

[evan123]

I used to live 10 minutes from the Boeing plant in Mukulteo. BNSF used to carry out many aircraft parts to & from the plant using heavy duty flat cars. You'll also see that the plant has it's own turntable, and the track that runs up to the plant sits on like 3% grade as well.

 

[hope5]

You could try asking vulcan if he could make a Boeing 737 fuselage since he has made a rather impressive Boeing 737

 

[bassist118]

Thanks for the help guys



Andy

 

[jadebullet]

There you go. I first saw these things empty on the first day of my trip to Montana. I had no idea what they were, and it really confused me. I didn't find out until I was leaving for the airport, and passed a train with the fuselages on it.

 

[bassist118]

Thanks for the great pic Jadebullet, jealous of the blue sky tho, havn't seen a blue sky in the UK for weeks now lol



Andy

 

[Nevada40]

Andy,

Thought I'd help out here, I live on the eastside of Lake Washington, and have seen the cars multiple times, but have only recently seen them in action.

1. They're custom cars, that's about all I know. As far as I can tell, there are around three types. There is the low car the fuselages actually ride, the idlers that sit behind the tail, and I believe another type that is just used for holding parts.

2. As far as I can tell, not really, since the cars the fuselages ride on are built to be low-riding. I have a series of pictures (somewhere) that my Mom and I took of them exiting the "new" Cascade Tunnel and heading west towards Seattle, and we even saw them sitting at Livingston, MT while exploring there before I had to go back to college this summer. So I'd say they use the old Northern Pacific mainline to Spokane, and then BNSF's line over Stevens Pass.

3. That I would not know, but because it is such a unique product, I'd assume not.

4. Which plant do you mean? Paine Field? I'm not sure, but I know that the 737's actually go to Renton, which is south of Seattle. There is a "belt-line" that runs from Renton to Bellevue to Kirkland to Woodinville to Snohomish, but since the expansion of I-405 in Bellevue has been cut in two there. They use to get off at Snohomish, but now go through Seattle and up.

If I can actually remember how to get photos back online again, I'll show you some pictures. If you have any more questions, I'll either try my best to answer them or find someone back home who knows!

Hope this helps,
Mike

 

[jadebullet]

Vulcan has recently made this for trs.

 

[evan123]

There is a "belt-line" that runs from Renton to Bellevue to Kirkland to Woodinville to Snohomish

You're thinking of "Eastside Freight Rail", owned by the GNP Railway (on paper) but operated by some contractor.

 

[seeseeme]

Vulcan has recently made this for trs.

Yes he has and they are on the DLS, just look under Vulcan for them. The flatcar and fuselage.

Craig

 

[bassist118]

Yes he has and they are on the DLS, just look under Vulcan for them. The flatcar and fuselage.

Craig

Yep it's me that asked him to make em, thanks tho

And to everyone for their help and advice, what a lovely community we have here.

Happy remainder of Christmas and have a top new year everyone

:Y::Y:

Andy

 

[uracco]

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Hi everyone one, could someone such as Vulcan create something like a range of Boeing aircraft and maybe programme them to be unloaded at the factory if there is a factory on TS2009.

Ta
Uracco