HO scale aircraft?

[Mark Petersen]

Originally Posted by sgoti

Well, the Boeing 737 (at least the fuselage) would be a good choice:

Boeing 737 flat car load #1
Boeing 737 flat car load #2
Boeing 737 flat car load #3
Boeing 737 flat car load #4

These are all Next Generation (-700/800/900) aircraft, the older (-300/400/500) were shipped in two pieces.

Also, I can't find the link right now, but I know there's a picture of a P-8 Poseidon fuselage being shipped this way as well (similar to the -800 fuselage, just different windows/doors).

Edit: Just found this page.

(The Oddball 707 would be an excellent choice for a starting point for these!)

Also, the 757 cockpit assemblies were shipped by rail as well (have a picture... somewhere.

The Santa Fe Railway operated some DC-4 aircraft under the "Santa Fe Skyways" name (until federal regulators forced them to quit in 1947).

I once rad an article, in Air & Space iirc, about the trials and tribulations of moving 737 fuselages from Wichita to Renton. They would sometimes show up with bullet holes in them along with arrows of all things