This ever happen to anybody?

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

I was checking my ups package and got this

Package Progress

Location Date Local Time Description

MESQUITE,

TX, US 03/05/2008 3:00 P.M. TRAIN DERAILMENT

SYLMAR,

CA, US 03/04/2008 12:08 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN

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[tRidiot 10+ year member]

It means there was a train derailment that caused a delay in shipping.

 

[bumpinaintEZ 10+ year member]

Sounds like the train it was on derailed, as in came off the rails and landed on our package.

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

kind of self explanitory really....

 

[tRidiot 10+ year member]

Your package might not actually have been on the train that derailed, but when a train derails, it cases delays way on down the line... many other shipments get diverted, etc.

Or your package has nothing to do with this, but UPS decided to use this as an excuse for all their packages in the area and they've consequently taken the day off to BBQ. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[2002XLT 5,000+ posts]

i have had train delays before, not derailments though.

 

[Tacosys 10+ year member]

I work for a railroad, this happens A LOT more than you would think. A derailment can cause several days of delays.

 

[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

I work for a railroad, this happens A LOT more than you would think. A derailment can cause several days of delays.

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[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

I didnt think UPS did shipment by train,but maybe they do

or possibly yeah a train derailed causing the ups truck to sit behind them