Routine service, Adult renewal:
Sent Priority Mail sent to Irving, Tx with money order (thought it would be faster). Put full name & Date of Birth on the front of Money Order. Pay to US Dept of State.
3/17 - mailed via priority mail, got acceptance receipt, no further tracking from USPS
3/20 Sunday evening - delivered Irving TX-received tracking confirmation
3/30 (evening) - Your passport application in process

3/31 - Money order cashed. Application locator number is 34

Applied for e-mail notifications. None received.

4/20 - (evening) Approved expect it on 4/26
'4/25 - Received NexGen Passport in mailbox, from AZ.

Interesting tidbit. I tried to verify status on my Chrome browser on my phone and computer. No status found. Firefox seems to work.