ice-capades Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) New Ford Vehicles Heavily Damaged in Arizona Derailment https://fordauthority.com/2023/06/new-ford-vehicles-heavily-damaged-in-arizona-derailment/ Incidents involving trains are certainly nothing new, but in recent months, these types of problems have seemingly been rearing their ugly heads more often than usual. Regardless, we’ve seen more than one train derailment result in damage to new Ford vehicles, including an incident in 2020 that destroyed a slew of Ford Explorer and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers, as well as another in 2021 that smashed up a bunch of Ford F-150 pickups. Now, it has happened yet again, as around 20 train cars have derailed in Coconino County, Arizona, according to ABC 15 news. According to BNSF Railway, the incident happened late Wednesday night, though it’s unclear what might have caused the derailment, as an investigation is currently underway. However, we do know that the cars were carrying a variety of new Ford vehicles, along with other models, all of which sustained heavy damage as a result of the crash. Luckily, there have been no reports of injuries at this time, at least. “BNSF Railway can confirm that at approximately 11:20 pm on June 7th, approximately 20 automobile cars derailed in Williams, AZ (35 miles west of Flagstaff, AZ),” the company said in a statement. “No injuries or hazmat involved. Cause is under investigation.” It’s unclear how long it will take to clean up this giant mess, but judging from the photos provided by Coconino County Emergency Management, it won’t be an easy task by any measure. In these pictures, we can see a number of Ford Transit vans and Ford F-150 pickups, meaning that there are likely many other new Ford vehicles buried in this massive wreckage, though it’s unclear just how many total vehicles were onboard the 20 or so cars at the time of the derailment. Edited June 9, 2023 by ice-capades Additional Content 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Look how weak that F150 roof is - can’t even hold up a train car……. ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2sys Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, akirby said: Look how weak that F150 roof is - can’t even hold up a train car……. ? I know, right? What kind of a pickup truck cannot stand up to a (potentially still loaded) Autorack on its wheels as it lays helplessly on its roof? This Transit is hardly recognizable... Edited June 9, 2023 by j2sys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, j2sys said: I know, right? What kind of a pickup truck cannot stand up to a (potentially still loaded) Autorack on its wheels as it lays helplessly on its roof? Lawsuit in the making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Relax sir, it’ll buff out…… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 It seems like Ford has had the worst luck with these types of accidents. More so than the other manufacturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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