EVERETT, Wash. — BNSF Railway on Thursday, March 16, delivered two Boeing 737 Max 8 fuselages to the aircraft manufacturer’s Everett Plant, the first such delivery up the Boeing Plant Spur, which features a 5.7% grade and is said to be the steepest active freight line in the U.S. (The line features three derails that downhill trains must stop and line as protection against runaways.)
Aviation journalist Jon Ostrower reported on Twitter that the move was a test of fuselage arrival and handling at the plant, as Boeing plans to add an additional 737 assembly line at the Everett facility, which previously has been the home of production for wide-body 747, 767, and 777 aircraft. The heavily wrapped fuselages exhibit starboard-side damage and were reportedly rejected from the primary 737 production line at Renton, Wash.
GP38-2s Nos. 2080 and 2081 handled delivery by BNSF’s Boeing Job. – David Honan.
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