01/03/22 Build Week Chat

[Tulsaboog]

Here is the website:

https://www.kcsouthern.com/en-us/

Screenshot of the contact numbers at the bottom. When you go through the short phone tree I think option 2 is Automotive. I just give them the railcar number and they are very helpful.

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[The Quiet Man]

Just got off the phone with KCS. very nice lady informed me that the freight car my MME traveled on from Mexico is empty as of the 13th. Car off loaded at the IFG site in Kansas City, Mo. IFG stands for International Freight Gateway.
Now if we can just thumb a ride on a transport heading North

 

[Larry Paul]

Mine also arrived last night in Laredo, TX. Departs tonight and will arrive in shreveport, LA, Departs on the 15th and arrives in Kansas City on 4/16. After that it goes by Convoy.

It goes via convoy from KC to So Cal? I thought it was a different train line from KC to the distribution center in Mira Loma (Ramp RH). From there I believe that it goes to each dealership via Convoy.

 

[Tulsaboog]

Just got off the phone with KCS. very nice lady informed me that the freight car my MME traveled on from Mexico is empty as of the 13th. Car off loaded at the IFG site in Kansas City, Mo. IFG stands for International Freight Gateway.
Now if we can just thumb a ride on a transport heading North

What was your Railcar number?

 

[The Quiet Man]

What was your Railcar number?

My rail car number is/was KCS #008384.

 

[Humblest]

It goes via convoy from KC to So Cal? I thought it was a different train line from KC to the distribution center in Mira Loma (Ramp RH). From there I believe that it goes to each dealership via Convoy.

I *believe* it is trucked from IFG (KC, MO) where it was offloaded from KCS to Muncie (KC, KS) where it would be loaded onto UP then transported via rail to Mira Loma.

 

[TGIF]

I’m right there with you…..
Called Ford yesterday and was told my ETA was changed to the 26th also ?

Must admit I’ve been checking the Ford Chat feature once a day, except yesterday. The ETA answer has varied between the 26th, by the 26th and between 20-26. I need to travel to get it so I’m trying to figure it out as closely as possible. I think ordertrack.app may be my best source of info at this point as it seems to update promptly. My dealer seems to be the last to know.

 

[MetrowestZ]

Been getting updates anytime my order changes status or a delay is updated. My CR1 is still "Pending" at Kansas City so I figured this was coming.

You inspired me to check reqbin and it is now showing 'Delivered' versus the last time I checked last week when it was 'Pending'. Now I have to go through and decipher the new lines to see what it all means (delivery date was pushed back from this past week to May 7th or so)

 

[OrchidMania]

You inspired me to check reqbin and it is now showing 'Delivered' versus the last time I checked last week when it was 'Pending'. Now I have to go through and decipher the new lines to see what it all means (delivery date was pushed back from this past week to May 7th or so)

Whats reqbin??

 

[MetrowestZ]

Basically someone rigged up an API that checks some delivery information. Not sure where it pulls from but seems to 'work'

Go to reqbin.com and in the field enter https://palsapp.com/Search/AnonymousVinStatus/<your VIN number> and press POST and it spits out a bunch of information that puts you deeper into the delivery rabbit hole. Not sure if it is only train based deliveries or not. Mine went from Pending to Delivered but I have no idea what it means. Just something else to obsess about that might or might not give you some more information.

 

[Larry Paul]

Basically someone rigged up an API that checks some delivery information. Not sure where it pulls from but seems to 'work'

Go to reqbin.com and in the field enter https://palsapp.com/Search/AnonymousVinStatus/<your VIN number> and press POST and it spits out a bunch of information that puts you deeper into the delivery rabbit hole. Not sure if it is only train based deliveries or not. Mine went from Pending to Delivered but I have no idea what it means. Just something else to obsess about that might or might not give you some more information.

Hmm...I get:

 

[OrchidMania]

Hmm...I get:

Me too, but I think I got nothing in Palsapp cause my car came via a totally different route.
I am one of the 213 ponies that came via Veracruz and the SS Alliance Fairfax. My VVR still says at Blount Island in Jacksonville port.......

 

[jimmythekid]

I'm getting that same error message on the reqbin site, though I've accessed it before and received information that my MME was delivered to Kansas City. I just got this from a chat rep on Ford.com. I'm in Southern California and I believe my MME will be shipped to Mira Loma before it's final leg to the dealership. Ford.com says estimated delivery April 22-28.

I see that your vehicle is currently in transit. It was shipped via Railcar # TTGX715863 (Union Pacific Railroad ). It arrived at Ramp 6U, in Muncie, KS on Apr-11-2022 and is expected to leave this location between Apr-22-2022 and Apr-28-2022.

Our system list this as the expected dates for it to leave its current location. Sometimes that is the same date the dealer provides as the delivery date but we would not be able to confirm that that's when it will be arriving at your dealership. I would recommend confirming this with your dealer again as they probably have a good idea as to when their shipments come in based off of the information they receive on their end.


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[Tulsaboog]

Just checked with KCS and Railcar KCS 008305 will be in Kansas City tonight!

 

[Colorado GT PE]

Just got off the phone with KCS. very nice lady informed me that the freight car my MME traveled on from Mexico is empty as of the 13th. Car off loaded at the IFG site in Kansas City, Mo. IFG stands for International Freight Gateway.
Now if we can just thumb a ride on a transport heading North

What was your ship date from Mexico, and how long in Laredo?

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