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[XLTLUXRED]

I now have the following transcript from Union Pacific automated tracking:

MARCH 16 7:55 am
Equipment TTGX 850666 loaded
placed at industry March 16 7:49 am
this shipment has a current status of "held to unload"
received Gateway Yard Illinois March 14 3:05 am
origen ramp dindester so
ramp parking information is not available for this shipment.

Can anyone interpret the meaning of "placed at industry" and "current status of "held to unload""?

A rail car will either will be put into a yard hold, placed at industry or delivered in interchange.

Yard Hold means it's waiting for another train. Delivered in interchange means it's on a new train. Placed at industry, I think, is between those two. It's not just sitting, and it hasn't moved on yet; but it's in position for the next thing to happen soon. If your Maverick has been "unloaded" from the train, then what it's waiting for is a car hauler to pick it up and take it to your dealership! If your dealer contacts you about financing, you are likely a just a day or few away from delivery.

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[Meintc]

Our Maverick hybrid pickup truck has arrived at the dealership!!
They need a day to add on our after-market items, and
we pick it up on St. Patrick's Day! My Irish luck finally worked!!

I love it when people get their trucks.

 

[XLTLUXRED]

Well my truck finally was "delivered" at the final ramp in Dolton Junction, Illinois however I have no idea if it's still there or on its way to Virginia yet because all three company tracking phone lines just say "load delivered at ramp" with no additional info. Is it possible that my rail car was changed as well so that I can continue to track it? I thought the rail car number was supposed to stay the same even when it changed hands from UP to CSX so I'm a bit confused.

If your Maverick has made it to the final ramp, you will hear (at least via CSX) that it was "unloaded." If you try to search the rail car number after your Maverick is unloaded, you will be following an "empty" rail car back to a rail yard.

The hardest part for me was the last leg of the trip, because I wasn't able to track it and just had to wait. Five days later (yesterday) our dealer called to say it was delivered!

 

[BB0]

A rail car will either will be put into a yard hold, placed at industry or delivered in interchange.

Yard Hold means it's waiting for another train. Delivered in interchange means it's on a new train. Placed at industry, I think, is between those two. It's not just sitting, and it hasn't moved on yet; but it's in position for the next thing to happen soon. If your Maverick has been "unloaded" from the train, then what it's waiting for is a car hauler to pick it up and take it to your dealership! If your dealer contacts you about financing, you are likely a just a day or few away from delivery.

If it says “delivered at interchange” and is on a new train like you said, does the tracking number stay the same? Sorry for the dumb question!

 

[XLTLUXRED]

If it says “delivered at interchange” and is on a new train like you said, does the tracking number stay the same? Sorry for the dumb question!

Happily, it does stay the same!

Definitely NOT a dumb question. So little of this process has made sense!

 

[NotAnonymous]

If it says “delivered at interchange” and is on a new train like you said, does the tracking number stay the same? Sorry for the dumb question!

My last update was delivered at interchange too, so now I just need to track down which rail line it's on now. "Where's Waldo?"

 

[TooManyVehicles]

My Mav has made it to Sandusky Ohio as of this morning. It did seem to back track between my Sunday post (Indiana) and yesterday (it was back in Illinois). Two steps forward, one step back?

Last update, as of late last night in Conway PA. This is a large Conrail yard NW of Pittsburgh (where I was born and raised). No status change today (so far), but eventually it should continue east (most likely through Pittsburgh then towards Altoona and the famous horseshoe curve). Great train watching in this area.

 

[BB0]

Happily, it does stay the same!

Definitely NOT a dumb question. So little of this process has made sense!

Thank you so much for putting my heart at ease!

My last update was delivered at interchange too, so now I just need to track down which rail line it's on now. "Where's Waldo?"

Same here, I totally get you! I hope we both see movement tomorrow

 

[XLTLUXRED]

My last update was delivered at interchange too, so now I just need to track down which rail line it's on now. "Where's Waldo?"

Oh, not likely a different rail line. Could simply be a different grouping of cars with a fresh engine, but the same rail line. Being in Indiana, you'll likely have CSX the whole way, until dropped at the ramp for pickup by a car hauler.

 

[XLTLUXRED]

Thank you so much for putting my heart at ease!


Same here, I totally get you! I hope we both see movement tomorrow

We Maverick folks gotta stick together!

Can't wait to hear that everyone on this thread has their Mav!!

 

[XLTLUXRED]

Last update, as of late last night in Conway PA. This is a large Conrail yard NW of Pittsburgh (where I was born and raised). No status change today (so far), but eventually it should continue east (most likely through Pittsburgh then towards Altoona and the famous horseshoe curve). Great train watching in this area.

What part of upstate NY are you in? I'm in NW VT and my Maverick went through St. Louis MO to East St. Louis, IL to Indianapolis, IN then south to Louisville, KY before heading up through Cleveland, past Erie to Buffalo, then across NY to Selkirk, NY, where it was unloaded to ramp. 5 days later a car hauler picked it up and it was delivered yesterday.

 

[NotAnonymous]

The truck is back on yet another flatcar in Illinois as of this morning, so the 2022 Grand Midwest Tour is heading for its next unannounced venue!

In all seriousness, I know I'm fortunate to have it eventually arrive as I know there are many of my fellow June order folks who don't even have a build date yet.

 

[Chris_G]

The truck is back on yet another flatcar in Illinois as of this morning, so the 2022 Grand Midwest Tour is heading for its next unannounced venue!

In all seriousness, I know I'm fortunate to have it eventually arrive as I know there are many of my fellow June order folks who don't even have a build date yet.

This is when time slows to a crawl.

 

[BB0]

This is when time slows to a crawl.

Agreed; every hour mine stays in Illinois it cuts a week off my lifespan.

 

[Chris_G]

Agreed; every hour mine stays in Illinois it cuts a week off my lifespan.

Mine made it to Conway, PA

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