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In short, yes. The cars leave the factory on Kansas City Southern and travel to Kansas City, MO. From there most are trucked to be transferred to another carrier most likely. Everything heading west seems to be trucked to Muncie KS (a 2 hour process) to be loaded onto a Union Pacific train. We've yet to see confirmation that some are trucked to other railyards in Kansas City, KS, e.g. Norfolk Southern in Birmingham. CSX is still a mystery since it seems to share the Kansas City Southern International Freight Gateway where everything is coming in from Mexico. Don't know what to tell our friends North of the border. Some suggested there was a CP terminal in Kansas City but I haven't looked for it. It's possible some may leave Kansas City on truck, but we've not seen that happen yet.

Oh, forgot to mention the KCS has a automotive facility in Houston as well. It seems reasonable that trains could stop there to unload vehicles. Might explain the early Texas deliveries.
What about those going to Chicago? Are they trucked from Kansas City to dealers in Chicagoland area or put on another train to distribution center closer to Chicago?
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looks like mine is on the same path with a build date of December 17th still awaiting shipment with a promise ETA January 28th my dealer is in Van Wert Ohio, Pals app shows Avon Lake pending
Yours is further along than mine. Mine doesn't even show up on the palsapp.
 

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Mine was scheduled for production week of Jan 03, there are no updates in the vin tracker update, however it DOES show in palsapp, as rail delivery to Jacksonville FL for further trucking delivery to Tampa, FL. dates are pending though. Hopefully there will be some updated info in the vin tracker app by the weekend. "Hopefully".
 


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New update!!

Car was shipped yesterday and is now In Transit! Same delivery estimate of Feb 23-Mar 1, which I don't believe is true given I'm in Austin. Wouldn't be surprise to see an end of January delivery date update soon based on the updated delivery times I'm seeing here!

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I KNEW IT!!! NEW UPDATE! JANUARY 26!!! So excited. Changed from March 1 ETA

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What about those going to Chicago? Are they trucked from Kansas City to dealers in Chicagoland area or put on another train to distribution center closer to Chicago?
I can't answer that question for certain, but it seems reasonable. A train can deliver 100's of cars more efficiently.
 

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Mine was scheduled for production week of Jan 03, there are no updates in the vin tracker update, however it DOES show in palsapp, as rail delivery to Jacksonville FL for further trucking delivery to Tampa, FL. dates are pending though. Hopefully there will be some updated info in the vin tracker app by the weekend. "Hopefully".
Can you please post the link for pals app??
 

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I can't answer that question for certain, but it seems reasonable. A train can deliver 100's of cars more efficiently.
There's a rather large and serious shortage of manpower at both railroad and trucking companies. An awful lot of what people are seeing delivery wise is because of that.
 

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My ETD was moved from 2/12 to 2/1 (on shop.ford) and 1/25 on ford.com but my dealer just told me that he's still seeing the car in Mexico and no ETA. Hard to tell who's got the most current information.
 

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I can't answer that question for certain, but it seems reasonable. A train can deliver 100's of cars more efficiently.
Thank you. If you do find out please let me know.
 

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I won't do this for everybody, but…

Shows up for me (3FMTK3R72MMA05918).
In ProductionAt PlantFord Mexico Cuautitlan Assembly, EMJan-07-2021, 00:00 ESTTBDTBDN/A
Awaiting ShipmentReleasedFord Mexico Cuautitlan Assembly, EMDec-30-2020, 00:00 ESTTBDTBDN/A

I'm not sure why this is reverted to In Production. Perhaps they identified some re-work that has to occur.

Looking for a little shipping detail information, if anyone has it. According to www.macheforum.com/site/pages/tracker my FE (VIN 3FMTK3SU4MMA07234) shipped on 12/31.
In Transit Shipped Rail - Railcar # BNSF314393 (Kansas City Southern De Mexico Sa De Cv )Ramp 5J, Lecheria Cuap, EMDec-31-2020, 12:00 CT #Jan-01-2021Jan-07-2021On Stopship
Awaiting ShipmentReleasedFord Mexico Cuautitlan Assembly, EMDec-30-2020, 00:00 EST#Jan-01-2021Jan-07-2021On Stopship

I'm not sure why it says "On Stopship"; there's nothing going on in the plant that I'm aware of. That ramp location indicates it's still in Cuautitlan-Izcalli as of January 7th. Sorry, that's the best I have unless you can find out where that rail car is.
 

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I won't do this for everybody, but…



In ProductionAt PlantFord Mexico Cuautitlan Assembly, EMJan-07-2021, 00:00 ESTTBDTBDN/A
Awaiting ShipmentReleasedFord Mexico Cuautitlan Assembly, EMDec-30-2020, 00:00 ESTTBDTBDN/A

I'm not sure why this is reverted to In Production. Perhaps they identified some re-work that has to occur.



In TransitShipped Rail - Railcar # BNSF314393 (Kansas City Southern De Mexico Sa De Cv )Ramp 5J, Lecheria Cuap, EMDec-31-2020, 12:00 CT#Jan-01-2021Jan-07-2021On Stopship
Awaiting ShipmentReleasedFord Mexico Cuautitlan Assembly, EMDec-30-2020, 00:00 EST#Jan-01-2021Jan-07-2021On Stopship

I'm not sure why it says "On Stopship"; there's nothing going on in the plant that I'm aware of. That ramp location indicates it's still in Cuautitlan-Izcalli as of January 7th. Sorry, that's the best I have unless you can find out where that rail car is.
That was VERY nice of you to do.
 

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Does anyone know how to find tracking information *after* the shipment to Kansas City? Based on the info I see on Palsapp and the timeline of my delivery, it looks like that tracking information is only for the journey from Mexico to Missouri. My shipping manifest appears to have been fully completed when they delivered the vehicle to the loading ramp in Argentine.

Based on my location and the rail routes, I'm fairly certain that my car is being moved by rail with BNSF to a hub in Oakland, but I haven't found any way of confirming that or monitoring the progress.
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