The official, my dealer is a tool and won't tell me my rail car number.

[Dark Knight Squatch]

The ETA won't be generated until the car is delivered to the UP. Currently there is a routing for the UP portion of the trip, but it's just as placeholder. Once the car is interchanged an actual schedule will be generated. The UP won't commit to anything until they have possession of the rail car.

Awesome, thank you so much I appreciate it.

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[cowman]

Ah figured. So I assume there’ll be no way for me to track it until it is interchanged to UP considering CSX isn’t giving good info?

They all start out on CSX so once they have it in their system they will follow it all the way.

 

[DUSTYcazOREGON]

punch it in instead of speaking, ex: TTGX is 81: T 81: T 41: G 92: X and then it’ll ask for the rest of the numbers
(Basically the number on your keypad that the letter falls under and the position of the letter under that number)

I did that too and it still would not recognize....tried it 3 times. Oh well, try again later.

 

[_brand13_]

This is a pretty incredible thread. A heartfelt thank you to all of you on here willing to research and share.

Yeah my husband laughed this morning “no one can escape you guys…you’re out there tracking trains!”

 

[BroncoRed1967]

@Kos Could you check again and see if there has been any change in my Bronco going to Ca instead of Texas
1FMDE5FP3MLA20716 4763
Thanks

 

[mpeugeot]

This mornings list

1FMDE5DH3MLA87439 - TTGX973526
1FMEE5BP7MLA86745 - TTGX996424
1FMEE5DP2MLA78646 - TTGX974164
1FMEE5DP9MLA81219 - TTGX991277
1FMDE5CH3MLA69069 - TTGX712214
1FMEE5DP5MLA89477 - TTGX157985
1FMEE5DP3MLA94354 - TTGX698045
1FMEE5DP2MLA90960 - TTGX983722
1FMDE5FP3MLA20716 - TTGX696435 -The tracker shows it was loaded on this railcar back on 10/30 and no different cars since then. It says it was passing Ft. Madison, IA earlier today.

 

[mpeugeot]

You can't do it the way I do it.

That's what she said!!!

 

[mpeugeot]

@Kos Could you check again and see if there has been any change in my Bronco going to Ca instead of Texas
1FMDE5FP3MLA20716 4763
Thanks

See Above

 

[icd70]

Could you check mine please?
1FMEE5DP3MLA93883 7360 Ship date 10/23/2021 according to aemservice

 

[Kos]

@Kos Could you check again and see if there has been any change in my Bronco going to Ca instead of Texas
1FMDE5FP3MLA20716 4763
Thanks

I have no visibility to your rail car and I also remembered that I had access to a system that I could search by VIN #. No record of you VIN # being transported by UP. If you're in Longview, I'm willing to bet the CSX kept it on their network. They could get it to Memphis and then just load it on a car hauler the rest of the way.

 

[Kos]

Could you check mine please?
1FMEE5DP3MLA93883 7360 Ship date 10/23/2021 according to aemservice

Are you sure it went by rail? Indiana I would expect it to go by truck.

 

[310BroncoTK]

This mornings list

1FMDE5DH3MLA87439 - TTGX973526
1FMEE5BP7MLA86745 - TTGX996424
1FMEE5DP2MLA78646 - TTGX974164
1FMEE5DP9MLA81219 - TTGX991277
1FMDE5CH3MLA69069 - TTGX712214
1FMEE5DP5MLA89477 - TTGX157985
1FMEE5DP3MLA94354 - TTGX698045
1FMEE5DP2MLA90960 - TTGX983722
1FMDE5FP3MLA20716 - TTGX696435 -The tracker shows it was loaded on this railcar back on 10/30 and no different cars since then. It says it was passing Ft. Madison, IA earlier today.

Thank you!!

 

[310BroncoTK]

Yep. Mines going to LA

@mpeugeot just posted my rail car#. Looks like we're on different trains. I think I'm likely a couple of days behind you. My rig got held up at MAP for something I think. Thankful it shipped but I was really hoping for a pre-Thanksgiving delivery which is looking very unlikely (estimated delivery window of 11/24-11/30).

 

[icd70]

Are you sure it went by rail? Indiana I would expect it to go by truck.

Going to Granger in Iowa. never got a call back with the tracking info. I know they are slammed so I was hoping I could get it here if possible If not I can wait it shouldn't be to much longer...
Thanks for the your time!

 

[DaveR5658]

PLEASE, Ask your dealer first, some are really great about this!!!


Turns out, my dealer is a tool and won't tell me my rail car number!!!

RULE NUMBER ONE: IF YOU DM YOUR REQUEST I WILL NOT PROCESS IT
RULE NUMBER TWO: IF YOU ARE NOT SHIPPED AND RELEASED I WILL NOT PROCESS IT
RULE NUMBER THREE: I WILL ONLY GET YOUR RAIL CAR ONCE ***
RULE NUMBER FOUR: I WILL ONLY ATTEND TO REQUESTS WITH VIN#, ORDER#, and SHIP DATE

If you don't follow the above simple rules, rinse, repeat, try again.
​

FAQ
1. I have limited access and limited time to help, but I will do my best!
2. Feel free to help out
3. Anything that helps make it easier for me to get the list together at the end of the day helps
4. Don't make it harder for me.
5. There are a lot of great links below!

*** The one rail car request rule is for my help only (mpeugeot), only because I really don't have the access to get more information and I am relying on others to help out.


Otherwise, hit this thread up. Either I or someone else will try to answer!!! Hack the planet...

Seriously, we are lucky that a few members of this forum can help with resolving where your Bronco might be. Any request that ends up here is fair game, if you know how to help out, feel free to do so. Sometimes, I get lucky and sometimes I need to ask people who have helped me before.

I don't want anyone to risk their reputations, livelihood, or anything else getting information out there. PLEASE, don't access data that you are not allowed to access or do anything illegal.

Let's work together to help our fellow enthusiasts out!

REMEMBER: VIN and ORDER NUMBER
Post them to the list and do not DM them to me!

HELPFUL LINKS TO CHECK:

AEM tracking links to see if you have been built and shipped:

https://shop.ford.com/aemservices/shop/vot/api/customerorder/?vin=YOURVIN#&orderNumber=YOURORDER#

https://shop.ford.com/aemservices/s...utes=BP2.*vin=YOURVIN#&orderNumber=YOURORDER#

https://shop.ford.com/aemservices/s...es=BP2_.*&vin=YOURVIN#&orderNumber=YOURORDER#


Already shipped?!?

https://www.palsapp.com/
https://www.cassens.com/#/delivery-receipt
https://www.unitedroad.com/delivery-receipt


Is posting my VIN safe?

That is for you to decide. It's not hard to get the VIN number for any particular vehicle. Your VIN number is publicly displayed everywhere you go on your vehicle... anytime you park, your VIN number is exposed to anyone who wants it. Hell, given the advancements in Satellite technology, I would be surprised if the damn things can't be read from orbit at this point.

Now, this is not supposed to be the primary way to get your rail car, this is a last resort when your dealer won't help you out. I even provide a number of links up front for people to do their own digging in the first post.

Now regarding VIN numbers:

ALL 2021 Bronco VINs start with either 1FMDE5 or 1FMEE5 (2 doors are always 1FMDE5)
So that takes care the first 6 locations
The 7th location is A, B, C, D, E, or F.
The 8th location is P or H.
The 9th location is 0 - 9 or X.
The 10th-12th locations are MLA or MLB
The last 5 locations are 00000-99999 (with large blocks of numbers excluded)
All two door FE's start with 2XXXX (and near as I can tell less than 1000 were built, so really 20XXX)
All four door FE's start with 4XXXX with 43250 near the highest I have seen.
Almost all production Bronco numbers start with MLA6XXXX-MLA9XXXX or MLB0XXXX.

So really, figuring out a VIN, not that hard. You are at best hiding 5 digits as a unique identifier, potentially a lot less, especially if I know your blend date.

Also, if I have your VIN, I can likely get your order number without much hassle either... These things are just publicly available and are not secret (although I know that people would prefer them to be - they just aren't).

Texted my sales guy asking if he could give me my rail car number and he hit with a "that's not possible" so...

1FMEE5DP0MLA90245

A dealer can tell you your rail car number easily by just accessing the "vehicle visibility" section in FMC Dealer if you have your order number or vin number

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