✅ 5/30 Lightning Build Week Group

[Sam James]

Finally got my production line photo.

My railcar left Decatur IL heading towards KC instead of St. Louis. Now I'm trying to figure out if they will truck it from KC (about 200 miles away). Or ship it on BNSF Rail to OKC (about 150 miles away) and then truck it from there. Sticker says it is going to OKC. Dealer gets them trucked from either location.

Pretending this is mine until I get any sort of update.

 

[CVDUDE]

It is beautiful!

 

[vacasity]

How did you guys get notified when it had arrived at dealer? As far as I can tell, "Vehi-ship" offers no tracking capability.

The dealer notified me once they had possession

 

[vacasity]

I didn’t get great pics, as I still had to go into work, then got home and immediately installed my Charge Point evse.
I can’t believe I finally have it. Every good thing people say about it is true. Driving it just puts a big smile on my face.

 

[vacasity]

I didn’t get great pics, as I still had to go into work, then got home and immediately installed my Charge Point evse.
I can’t believe I finally have it. Every good thing people say about it is true. Driving it just puts a big smile on my face.

And I would like to say, the team over at Salinas Valley Ford was awesome. Absolutely no ADM, no dealer installed items, no pressure to add them, when they asked me about the extended warranty, I told them granger ford was offering $50 above markup and they matched it.
if you are around the Central Coast of California and need a dealer, talk with these gentlemen, especially Kevin. Class act dealership all the way. But they do have dealer owned Broncos withADM, but any special customer orders they won’t add anything.

 

[CoyoteJim]

Picked her up yesterday! Folsom Lake Ford did a great job - no dealer markup and no bogus dealer-installed options.

@TaxmanHog the delivery date estimate changed several times, the last one was 8/9-8/15. The truck came in on 8/6 but I picked it up 8/9, not sure which date you want to use.

 

[TaxmanHog]

Picked her up yesterday! Folsom Lake Ford did a great job - no dealer markup and no bogus dealer-installed options.

@TaxmanHog the delivery date estimate changed several times, the last one was 8/9-8/15. The truck came in on 8/6 but I picked it up 8/9, not sure which date you want to use.

I'm using 8/6, to measure production and delivery to dealer efficiency.
Congrats, that red looks fantastic!!

 

[Stlww18]

I waited 11 days for you to get on the train and you are taking a truck instead?

Well, it was too good to be true. Apparently the convoy took me to ramp 58 in Melvindale.

 

[Sam James]

Well, it was too good to be true. Apparently the convoy took me to ramp 58 in Melvindale.

Awesome! Now your truck can join mine in watching the 7/25 builds start to ship out!

Seriously though, sorry to hear about the detour. This waiting around sucks.

 

[p52Ranch]

Well, it was too good to be true. Apparently the convoy took me to ramp 58 in Melvindale.

The good news is once you get loaded onto a train at ramp 58, Norfolk Southern should get you St Louis within four days or so. Currently mine is in Kansas City. Here is my railcar stalking info from Ramp 58 to KC.
- Afternoon of 8/7 Lightning loaded onto a railcar at ramp 58.
- 8/7 @7:50 pm NS Oakwood Railyard (railyard at ramp 58).
- 8/8 @9:29 am Roanoke IN
- 8/8 @3:10 pm State Line IN
- 8/9 @ 5:10 am Decatur IL (the railcar spent a bunch of time in Decatur). Decatur is where the rail line splits to go to KC or to go to STL.
- 8/9 @6:26 pm Clapper MO
- 8/10 @1:15 am Arrive Voltz MO (the KC automobile railyard).
- 8/10 approx. 6:00 am my Lightning woke up and alerted my FordPass app. It still has to be on the railcar because my Lightning still thinks it is on the railroad tracks at Ramp 58 (no GPS signal inside the railcar).
- Still don't know if mine gets unloaded in KC or transferred to BNSF for train travel to OKC.

 

[Stlww18]

The good news is once you get loaded onto a train at ramp 58, Norfolk Southern should get you St Louis within four days or so. Currently mine is in Kansas City. Here is my railcar stalking info from Ramp 58 to KC.
- Afternoon of 8/7 Lightning loaded onto a railcar at ramp 58.
- 8/7 @7:50 pm NS Oakwood Railyard (railyard at ramp 58).
- 8/8 @9:29 am Roanoke IN
- 8/8 @3:10 pm State Line IN
- 8/9 @ 5:10 am Decatur IL (the railcar spent a bunch of time in Decatur). Decatur is where the rail line splits to go to KC or to go to STL.
- 8/9 @6:26 pm Clapper MO
- 8/10 @1:15 am Arrive Voltz MO (the KC automobile railyard).
- 8/10 approx. 6:00 am my Lightning woke up and alerted my FordPass app. It still has to be on the railcar because my Lightning still thinks it is on the railroad tracks at Ramp 58 (no GPS signal inside the railcar).
- Still don't know if mine gets unloaded in KC or transferred to BNSF for train travel to OKC.

Did you ever get any tracking info from United Road? My VIN has never returned any results.

 

[p52Ranch]

Did you ever get any tracking info from United Road? My VIN has never returned any results.

I don't think that United Road operates in Oklahoma so I'm SOL on that.

 

[p52Ranch]

My Lightning has been unloaded from the railcar in KC. Now it is here: So close.

Ford Chat gave me this tidbit:

My window sticker says ramp code CM6P (which I thought was OKC). But appears that KC has two different ramp code designations CA6P and CM6P. I think it will be shipped by Jack Cooper from KC to Bartlesville.

 

[asu2011]

My truck has landed at the dealership!!! Have to wait on the bedliner, but I will be picking it up Friday and I cannot wait.

 

[Sam James]

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