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Railroads: 737s


Boeing's Next Generation 737 fuselages are built in Wichita, Kansas and shipped by rail to Renton, Washington for final assembly at Boeing's Renton plant. Fuselages of other models are built at the Renton plant.

The fuselages move to Seattle on long-haul trains. In Seattle they are put in local trains that serve Renton. It is common to see one or two fuselages in a train, but many of these photos document the shipment of five fuselages at once.

Part of the transit through Renton is street running down the middle of Houser Way. On Vimeo is a video of such a 737 train on Houser Way.

Truncated 737
Truncated 737		 Made for high-speed cruising
Made for high-speed cruising		 Fish out of water?
Fish out of water?		 Crusing down Houser Way
Crusing down Houser Way		 Street traffic waits for part of an airplane
Street traffic waits for part of an airplane
Away it goes...
Away it goes...		 Five 737s approach Boeing's Renton plant
Five 737s approach Boeing's Renton plant		 737, framed
737, framed		 737, not touching the ground but not airborme either
737, not touching the ground but not airborme either		 Two supports for each fuselage
Two supports for each fuselage
No flashing rear-end device (FRED)
No flashing rear-end device (FRED)		 Muscle power
Muscle power		 Backing up to Boeing
Backing up to Boeing		 Death stare?
Death stare?		 Actual weight of tool = 520 lbs.
"Actual weight of tool = 520 lbs."
BNSF 2807 and BNSF 2127, backing up
BNSF 2807 and BNSF 2127, backing up		 Final shot of the fuselage train
Final shot of the fuselage train		 Freight cars and a missing siding
Freight cars and a missing siding

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