There will be a slight delay on your new automobile

I'm sure the scratches will "buff out".  

ahhh, maybe my new SUV too!

not to be mean, but those are some bad pictures.

Ouch - this one hurts! I sell cars for a living. Hopefully there were no customer orders on those racks, just dealer inventory.

Those must be Nastycars.... Rubbin is Racing

Hammer it to shape, file it to fit, paint it to match!

Yikes.....that's a bummer.

The report said 14 of 33 cars derailed, looks like the double stacks stayed on the rails:

 

http://wavy.com/2014/07/14/off...wytheville-virginia/

Oooooh, that's good!  Those are the important ones.  They're the latest shipments from China holding all the Lionel, MTH, WBB, Atlas, etc. goodies heading for the LHS near you!!!

 

The 1:1 stuff may be toast, but the 1:48 survived!!!

 

KD

 

Oh yeah. Your priorities are definitely in the right place!

What a mess, I hope that they are all Smart cars! I hate Smart cars , I hate them!!!!

 

Rich in NH

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've seen photos of derailed autoracks sitting on their sides with the cars within securely strapped to the decks, apparently undamaged and still anchored in the middle of the deck.

 

If the tie-downs are still robust enough to keep the cargo from levitating, the cars might not be more than somewhat jostled around, though that doesn't guarantee that the engine oil/coolant didn't end up someplace it's not supposed to be, and the cars themselves may not be saleable as new (or any other condition) after such a trup through the funhouse.

 

---PCJ 

very cool!-jim

Its OK to have fun with this one since

 

No injuries have been reported.

 

And I agree about SmartCars, I just don't see the point in them, when just about every large established car manufacturer has a small four door, four seat compact entry-level car for a reasonable price.

 

 

Bob, Everyone in New England does not drive a "smart car"

I drive a large SUV with 4WD, and many others do as well.

The Weather up here ensures those smart cars don't fare well in winter.

So the only ones here driving them are the Retired Snowbirds who flee south for winter.

You sure they weren't carrying Gremlins?

 

must have been caused by those plastic screws Lionel is using on those couplers

 

 

 

I heard all politicians drove Smart Cars.?

"Sorry sir but your new car delivery will be a little late".

Defect in the track was found in April.

 

http://www.wsls.com/story/2602...ad-before-derailment

 

Scott Smith

 

 

I'm actually looking for a good used smart car.  I need a new lawnmower, and I want one with AC.  LOL

Shame on you!  The smart car manufacturers will be furious for not thinking of this first.  Secondary uses for their product.  Think of how this would have been advertised.  

Politicians don't drive Smart cars or use Smartphones, they don't want to be associated with anything that has more common sense than they do.

Expensive accident. Not as expensive as 737 fuselages dumped into a river, though.

 

Do you think they might be recalls going back for repairs?

If they weren't,  they probably are now.

All of the autos on the derailed cars will be scrapped. This comes from conductor school back in 2007.

 

Scott R. Conforto

I'd rather have a dumb car.  I couldn't stand it if my car was smarter than me. Especially one with navigation...I'd rather just drive around for hours til I found my way to where ever I'm headed. 

 

Rick

If you do get one of these, please check the steering carefully.

 

They say that 90% of all car problems are due to the nut that holds the steering wheel. 

If I recall correctly, all, if not most, of the rail transportation companies like BNSF, CSX, UP, etc. are self-insured.

I drove a 1976 Ford Pinto as my daily driver in Northern Michigan for 5 years. The car basically rusted away from the engine and transmission...

 

Jeff C

We had a '74 Pinto station wagon.  We got rid of it three years later because we had to tie the doors closed with ropes.  No joke.  Windows would no longer up (we wound them down, and there they stayed).  The headlights were held in with duct-tape and the tailgate was likewise held shut with the same material.  

 

Although I never had a Pinto, I still miss my old Ex-Police '79 Dodge Diplomat. That was the first car which I bought when I moved to the USA many years ago. I was a wonderfully powerful old battleship on wheels. It had 2 little quirks that took some getting used to though. There was so much power going to the rear wheels that it was almost impossible to pull away in a straight line if there was even a hint of moisture on the road (I'm sure that the badge on the front of the car was a warning more than a brand name!), and the air-conditioner had the strange habit of producing an in-car snow-storm on humid days.

Believe me, Bob, my Pinto was grateful for the crusher by the time I was done with it.

 

Jeff C

Hi Nicole, I like the nut joke. Hope your feeling well.