Same boat as you and in AZ as well. Hoping to change to built soon to have any hope of making the 5/8 - 5/14 deliveries window. Stay strong AZ peeps!
I work for the railroad and I can tell you first hand that is not the case. The big carriers implemented “precision scheduled railroading“ in which they proceeded to lay off two thirds of their employees. They tried to call back but people have moved on with skilled trade jobs being plentiful right now. So now we have trainees everywhere and the railroads are trying to do more with less by running very long trains with only one crew. My truck is going to NC and it took a week and a half by train. Two years ago it was a two day trip. Good luck to you. I think we are both near the end but im still cautiously optimistic.
It's amazing how many different colors it can look depending on the sky and surroundings.
Maybe (I’m sure) another dumb question, but what is happening when the train is just sitting somewhere ? Mine has been in Walbridge OH for 4 days and isn’t expected to leave for another 5 .. I know someone mentioned they could only use certain tracks certain days of the week? Of course I’ve never even thought about how things get from point A to point B until this ordeal
and I have 2 daughters that had zero interest in trains…
Yes, that's a Ford Ranger pickup behind your Bronco. They build them both on this line.Got my baby picture today too. Looks like two different wheels? Man they having some issues.
looks like a different type of Ford behind me as well?
Which dealership???
The train is sitting for days because the railroads don’t have enough employees to move the trains. Conductors and engineers fall under hours of service like truck drivers do. Sadly the class 1 railroads have furloughed tons of people and there is simply a shortage of rested crews to haul goods. We had 165 repairmen in my shop two years ago. Now we have 34. My truck sat for days at a time before it got to Petersburg VA to the auto distribution center. It’s been there since last Saturday. Took five days to unload the cars. We just don’t have the employees anymore and the railroads keep rewarding shareholders over customers. Hopefully mine will be on a hauler this weekend but who knows. Hope this helps..Maybe (I’m sure) another dumb question, but what is happening when the train is just sitting somewhere ? Mine has been in Walbridge OH for 4 days and isn’t expected to leave for another 5 .. I know someone mentioned they could only use certain tracks certain days of the week? Of course I’ve never even thought about how things get from point A to point B until this ordeal
I'm one of the glorious still on hold. Supposedly 05/05 to 05/11 delivery but I feel that's optimisticYoooo that's crazy how much progress we have received in the last month. Lots of people built , lots of people shipped , lots of people picking up the bronco. Finally receiving those baby pics. Simply insane. So it takes Ford 3 months after the bronco was produced to actually get active. @Ford Motor Company I do feel bad though for those people who are still on chip hold which I am assuming it's a small minority of us now ... Right ? Well let's hope we continue to be active and progress continues
Makes sense! Thanks for the explanation and I’m sorry for the stress that must cause at work, then waiting on your bronco just adds to it! Hope we all get them soon!
whats your blend?
Jan 19
