Eastern Railroad Discussion > Fedex delivery via Rail

 A recent purchase found out using rail for my delivery as follows:

Los Angles Ca.- Fedex        P/U 1740    1/14
Los Angles Ca.- BNSF        DP  1649    1/15
Pico Rivera Ca.- BNSF       PS  1855    1/15
Kingman Az.- BNSF            PS  0810    1/16
Jarles NM- BNSF                PS  2019    1/16
Alva OK- BNSF                   PS  0920    1/17
Carrollton Mo.- BNSF          PS  2134    1/17
Chicago Il.- BNSF/CSX       AR  0952     1/18
N. Baltimore Oh.- CSX        AR  0117     1/19
N. Baltimore Oh.- FEDEX    DP  0136    1/19
Findlay Oh.- FEDEX             DP  1544   1/19
Grove City Oh.- FEDEX       DP  2020   1/19
Vandalia Oh.- FEDEX           AR  0716   1/20
Vandalia Oh.- FEDEX           DP 0725    1/20
Delivred Oh.- FEDEX            DL 1230     1/20

At least it was NOT shipped via UP as the container would have been ripped & stripped off at LA!!!!!!!!

Hates off to easy on the eyes at Katy CEO BNSF.

I make that 80 hours and 36 minutes from the train's LA departure to the return to FedEx at N Baltimore.  That be good service.

Yes, that does seem pretty good, though by my calculations it was 77 hours 28 minutes from train departure Los Angeles to train arrival at N Baltimore.

Thanks for sharing this info!

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Interesting numbers, it didn't take the train 2 hours to run from Hobart to Pico Rivera, 
I wouldn't think.

Out

Excuse my fat fingers, i ment hurray to easy on the eyes CEO BNSF ass kickin Texas Katey

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77' 28" is correct to "arrival N Baltimore", and 77' 36" to "release to Fedex". 
The 80 hour figure would be the "clock time" - not adjusted for the time zone change.

arelpy Wrote:
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> 77' 28" is correct to "arrival N Baltimore", and
> 77' 36" to "release to Fedex". 
> The 80 hour figure would be the "clock time" - not
> adjusted for the time zone change.

I'm so ashamed.  I forgot to adjust for the time zones.  
But that is moving it.

I'm trying to convert this to an average speed, but missing a piece of information... where would this train most likely have been handed off to CSX, or alternately, would there have been a rubber-tire component to this journey out of Willow Springs?

DivergingClear Wrote:
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> I'm trying to convert this to an average speed,
> but missing a piece of information... where would
> this train most likely have been handed off to
> CSX, or alternately, would there have been a
> rubber-tire component to this journey out of
> Willow Springs?

Direct interchange between BNSF and CSX through the connection at Brighton Park.

Typhoon Wrote:
> Direct interchange between BNSF and CSX through
> the connection at Brighton Park.

Thank you! With that, I've calculated 2315 miles total along the BNSF Southern Transcon from L.A. to the CSX interchange at Ash St, then along the B&OCT and former B&O to North Baltimore on CSX.

I fully admit I may have made a mistake - but the number seems "close", regardless.  This would result in an average speed of 29.9 MPH for this trip.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/23/22 17:46 by DivergingClear.