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Speak of the devil. Another 274 ran early to Pontiac this morning. I’ll be opening up a Corrected Stand somewhere along the flint sub. This 274 was stacks and racks akin to a Q116. Not sure what they’re doing W these symbols right now but they might be changing. I read more about this on FB today. ...

I heard the dispatcher tell 251 they were waiting for 514 and 274 before departing. The train was intermodal and and 25 empty autoracks. I assume the guys working know the symbols so I went with it. 251 had CN 2257, BCOL 4611 and BCOL 4602. The GTW 5933 was setout at Pontiac also. 274 went to Sarni...

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Thu Dec 24, 2020 10:00 pm

SB D735 just cleared 7 Mile Rd. BNSF 5984+9309+167 cars. He actually called out D736. Perhaps the SB version of 735 is now 736 again as it was a few years ago.

Yes I have heard the SB use D736 for a month or two. These trains now sometimes work Chevy Yard, as does D714. Not sure why.

Also of note, Q200 and Q201 appear to be gone, but Q150 and Q151 have returned.

U756 at Emmons @ 11:05. CN 2420 3 of 3 I think you meant Emmett, MI on the Flint Sub. It may be somewhere down by Detroit. That sand train goes down the holly. Does anyone know where it ultimately goes? Emmons Rd is in Wyandotte. The 756 train goes to Toledo, then to Wheeling & Lake Erie I believe.

I saw a Q150 on Monday afternoon at Delray, heading to Livernois. All intermodal. Does this mean that Q150 and Q151 are back? If so, did they replace Q200/Q201? I'm also curious if Q508/Q509, Q567/Q568, and Q214/Q215 are all still regularly heading in and out of Rougemere?

EJE 676 just brought 3 hoppers on to the Lapeer siding. Currently running around cars near Mott Community College. 18:33. They are probably for Lapeer Industrial Railroad. There were a few cars to pick up right along the curve at the north end of the LIRR.

CN 8878 & 3176 going into Moterm. Possibly a long hood forward Intermodal going north later this afternoon...... Watching ATCS, something went south out of Moterm and is now lined north up the Mount Clemens Sub. Unless I wasn't paying close enough attention and something else completely different h...

I don't know about this train, just that CSX uses Z symbols to identify other companies' trains when they run on CSX-dispatched lines.

E275 ready to head west at West Tappan at 1945.

Heard Q131 on the scanner tonight. First time in months. Ran down the Lincoln Secondary. Cleared the Lincoln at Carleton at 00:09.

q32601 on duty chicago. q32701 gross MI. d70030 arrived holland 7am. d70201 working holland since 7:15am. d70730 arrived lansing 8am. d70801 set for noon lansing. w08127 wells MI ballast train. amtrak p37101 by porter IN 9:20am. n80030 left Chicago last night, unknown where died. n80002, n80101, e8...

Well there is another X-train out there. CN 2683 is leading train X-401. This might have been the 451 that I posted about earlier as I was not sure if it was truly 451 or not. 401 is a number they either discontinued or changed since the virus and it became 451 I think. Don't know where this train ...

NB engine set just turned east at Plymouth. CSX 5221 + 8839. UPDATE: they turned around and went back south with 5221 still leading. There was a CSX X253 that went north to Plymouth (from I don't know where) to turn around and grab an empty ballast train and take it south. This must have been the p...

NS 332 is back. Don't know if today is the first day, or if it has been back for a few days. Anyway, NB through Wyandotte at about 12:40 PM. Not sure if they have work at River Rouge.

When IORY is departing Flat Rock SB, I have been hearing them give a symbol of what sounds like I999 lately. Can anyone confirm? And does it have the same symbol going both north and south?

No CN: Only CP trains through the tunnel!

Here are the current trains I know of: - Transfer to CSX at Rougemere (T21) and return trip to Windsor (T20). Has been arriving at Rougemere in the early overnight hours lately. - Transfer to NS to at Oakwood (usually T27, sometimes has a T41 symbol) and return trip to Windsor (T28 or T40). Usually ...

The Highland Park Industrial Track no longer goes to Highland Park and hasn't for a very long time. CR, please change the name of this branch :lol: . Edit to add at 5:40 PM: Z673 did not go directly back to Livernois today. It just asked permission back on to CSX trackage at P Company with 6 cars, ...

LV-9, NS 5018 shoving back to Livernois with 2 cars from Kenwal Steel. CSX calls this train Z673. I wish CSX would use Conrail's symbols. Edit to add at 5:40 PM: Z673 did not go directly back to Livernois today. It just asked permission back on to CSX trackage at P Company with 6 cars, which means ...