Eastern Railroad Discussion > Toledo to Salt Lake City auto routing

I'm a western board guy with little knowledge of eastern railroads. I am currently awaiting delivery of a new Jeep SUV and am curious as to its likely rail routing. The SUV will be built at the Toledo North Assembly Plant in Ohio and will be shipped to the Union Pacific's Roper Yard in Salt Lake City. Do any of you know its likely routing and interchange point?

Dick
Roosevelt, Utah

2ebright Wrote:
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> I'm a western board guy with little knowledge of
> eastern railroads. I am currently awaiting
> delivery of a new Jeep SUV and am curious as to
> its likely rail routing. The SUV will be built at
> the Toledo North Assembly Plant in Ohio and will
> be shipped to the Union Pacific's Roper Yard in
> Salt Lake City. Do any of you know its likely
> routing and interchange point?
>

Both NS and CSX carry new Jeeps out of Toledo, so I'm not sure which railroad would handle your particular vehicle, but it seems likely to me that either would deliver to the IHB at Gibson Yard in Hammond, Ind., where its multilevel car would be classified into a UP block for Salt Lake City. The load should show as originating on the Ann Arbor, which switches the loading tracks at Toledo North and makes up blocks for NS and CSX.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 10/21/14 12:49 by toledopatch.

At one time Chrysler had a website where you could track your vehicle. Not sure if they still have it.

2ebright Wrote:
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> I'm a western board guy with little knowledge of
> eastern railroads. I am currently awaiting
> delivery of a new Jeep SUV and am curious as to
> its likely rail routing. The SUV will be built at
> the Toledo North Assembly Plant in Ohio and will
> be shipped to the Union Pacific's Roper Yard in
> Salt Lake City. Do any of you know its likely
> routing and interchange point?
>
> Dick
> Roosevelt, Utah

If it's CSX, it'll probably go to Selkirk,NY, down to Jacksonville then west to New Orleans for interchange.

rfprr

rfprr Wrote:
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> 2ebright Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I'm a western board guy with little knowledge
> of
> > eastern railroads. I am currently awaiting
> > delivery of a new Jeep SUV and am curious as to
> > its likely rail routing. The SUV will be built
> at
> > the Toledo North Assembly Plant in Ohio and
> will
> > be shipped to the Union Pacific's Roper Yard in
> > Salt Lake City. Do any of you know its likely
> > routing and interchange point?
> >
> > Dick
> > Roosevelt, Utah
>
> If it's CSX, it'll probably go to Selkirk,NY, down
> to Jacksonville then west to New Orleans for
> interchange.
>
> rfprr

Not even close. It would take Q209 from Walbridge to IHBs Gibson yard.

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If NS would it go to Fostoria mixing center first?

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rfprr Wrote:
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> 2ebright Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I'm a western board guy with little knowledge
> of
> > eastern railroads. I am currently awaiting
> > delivery of a new Jeep SUV and am curious as to
> > its likely rail routing. The SUV will be built
> at
> > the Toledo North Assembly Plant in Ohio and
> will
> > be shipped to the Union Pacific's Roper Yard in
> > Salt Lake City. Do any of you know its likely
> > routing and interchange point?
> >
> > Dick
> > Roosevelt, Utah
>
> If it's CSX, it'll probably go to Selkirk,NY, down
> to Jacksonville then west to New Orleans for
> interchange.
>
> rfprr

LOL!! I got it!

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It will become a antique if it rides NS out of Toledo to Chicago

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howeld Wrote:
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> If NS would it go to Fostoria mixing center first?
>

No. I believe the Fostoria Mixing Center is a Ford-dedicated facility.

NS train 31M (Detroit-IHB/Gibson) often picks up racks in Toledo that have come from the Ann Arbor. On some days, NS originates a 33M in Toledo to move that traffic.

And yes, I got the joke about CSX, too.

After I posted and read some of your reply's I called my dealer and he did a trace on his computer. My Jeep was on a train at Swanton, OH at 11:00Am this morning. Which RR would this be and where is it's route west next?

Thanks in advance, guys.

Dick
Roosevelt, Utah

If it was on a train in Swanton, OH, it would be on the NS Chicago Line. The train will most likely end up at IHB Gibson Yard near the Gary - Hammond, IN area.


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For the ride out west, it will most likely go on UP trains AGBCY (Autos Gibson IHB - Cheyenne) and then ACYRO (Autos Cheyenne - Salt Lake City Roper Yard).

Andrew

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P Wrote:
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> LOL!! I got it!
>
> Posted from BlackBerry

I'm glad someone got it! :-)

rfprr