Amazing photos of the damage can be seen.
On the morning of July 10, a train carrying a variety new vehicles was towed off-track in Lincoln County, Nevada. It spewed newJeep Gladiators Wranglers Chevrolet Silverado HDsAnd GMC Sierra HDsAcross the desert landscape. According to a report, the crash involved around 33 train cars. Some of them fell from a rock embankment onto nearby county roads. KSNV News, Las Vegas Union Pacific began an investigation into the incident and there were no injuries. Officials expect the cleanup to be completed by July 12.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department provided photos (below) of the train derailment that helped to show the extent of the damage. The tracks were broken by several train cars, which allowed the vehicles inside to roll free.
There are many vehicles that can cause damage. A white Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is ready to go. A Gladiator, which fell from the train car and ended on its roof, was at the other end. Another Jeep’s hood was bent to the windshield and a Silverado HD rolled onto a Sierra HD. This left the trucks in an extremely precarious situation.
These cars will likely end up at scrap yards. Even though the damage may not be immediately apparent on some of the vehicles, automakers won’t want to take the chance of delivering them back to dealers due to the possibility of legal liability if someone is hurt in a crash with one of these machines.