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- Randy
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I’m a conductor for a short line railroad. We get auto trains from Union Pacific and “spot” them for unloading at the Rail USA UP auto facility in Midwest City OKLA. We get all kinds but tons of Broncos. First off the Bronco train goes from MWC to the Ford loading facility. I see cars leave on Monday and the same car back on Friday, that quickly. When we spot the cars unloading starts immediately guys are standing and waiting. They unload them same day, as many as 88 train cars and we take empty’s out the following day back to UP.
A lesson on auto rack cars. There’s no first on first off. When we get the train we walk it, look inside to see which way cars inside are facing as they have to be driven off not backed. If they’re all mixed we switch cars to get 5 facing one way. When we spot them they need to be 38”-46” door to door to allow ramps to work between the cars. A car at the front may end up at the back but the whole thing is unloaded in less than 8 hours so doesn’t really matter.
Generally the auto carrier trucks start showing the following day. There has been a custom ordered bronco sitting for over a week and hasn’t moved no idea the issue. The only thing I’ve seen delay things is a train car billing issue and kids stole keys out of vehicles. They are all shipped unlocked with keys inside and the rail car can be opened with a pair of pliers. That’s it on my end hope it helps!
A lesson on auto rack cars. There’s no first on first off. When we get the train we walk it, look inside to see which way cars inside are facing as they have to be driven off not backed. If they’re all mixed we switch cars to get 5 facing one way. When we spot them they need to be 38”-46” door to door to allow ramps to work between the cars. A car at the front may end up at the back but the whole thing is unloaded in less than 8 hours so doesn’t really matter.
Generally the auto carrier trucks start showing the following day. There has been a custom ordered bronco sitting for over a week and hasn’t moved no idea the issue. The only thing I’ve seen delay things is a train car billing issue and kids stole keys out of vehicles. They are all shipped unlocked with keys inside and the rail car can be opened with a pair of pliers. That’s it on my end hope it helps!
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