CN Durand Train Symbols Help

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CN Durand Train Symbols Help

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I have a list of trains from awhile back in June from when I spent a day at Durand. If you know what symbol they have, I'd be grateful if you could let me know in the replies. I've taken out the ones I know like Amtrak and HESR. This is June 8th if that helps.

1. CN Autorack/Manifest WB
Consist:
- CN 5715
- CN 2615
- 15 cars [Autoracks]
- 103 cars [Mixed]
- -118 cars TOTAL
Location/Time:
- WB: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 8:52 EDT

2. CN EB Lite Power
Consist:
- BNSF 9190 [SD70ACe]
- BNSF 9105 [SD70ACe]
Location/Time:
- EB: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 10:22 EDT
*Comes back later with cars for Durand and picks up coal train*

3. CN EB Autorack/Manifest
Consist:
- CN 8842
- CN 8838
- 98 cars [Autorack with some Mixed]
Location/Time:
- EB: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 10:34 EDT

4. CN Loaded Coal
Consist:
- BNSF 8765 [SD70ACe]
- BNSF 9959 [SD70MAC]
- 130 cars [Loaded Coal Gons]
Location/Time:
- EB to SB: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 10:22 EDT

5. CN Manifest EB
Consist:
- CN 5734
- CN 2537
- 86 cars [Mixed]
Location/Time:
- CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 14:33 EDT

6. CN Manifest NB to WB
Consist:
- CN 2410
- CN 5743
- 21 cars [Mixed]
Location/Time:
- CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 15:43 EDT

7. CN Local/MTY Coal Train
Consist:
- BNSF 9105 [SD70ACe]
- BNSF 9190 [SD70ACe]
- 7 cars [Mixed, traffic for Durand]
- 130 cars [Empty Coal Gons from HESR, picked up at Durand for BNSF Chicago]
Location/Time:
- WB to SB: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 16:02 EDT
- NB: 16:29 EDT
- SB: 17:39 EDT
- NB to EB: 18:00 EDT
- WB Departure: 18:25 EDT

8. CN Manifest/Local
Consist:
- CN 2863
- CN 2855
- 21 cars [Mixed, setout in Durand Yard]
- ??? cars [Mixed, continues onto Holly Sub]
Location/Time:
- WB to SB setout: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 19:01 EDT
- NB setout: 19:10 EDT
- SB setout: 19:38 EDT
- NB to WB setout: 19:46 EDT
- WB to SB manifest: 20:23 EDT

9. CN Coal Loaded Coal Train
Consist:
- BNSF 5736 [ES44AC] *H2 paint*
- BNSF 8586 [SD70ACe]
- 130 cars [Loaded Coal Gons for HESR]
Location/Time:
- EB: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 19:55 EDT
- WB to NB: 20:24 EDT
- SB to EB: 22:00 EDT
*After setting out coal train, they depart back east for Flint*

10. CN EB Manifest
Consist:
- CN 2833
- CN 2940
- 112 cars [Mixed]
Location/Time:
- EB: CN Flint/Holly Subs, Durand, MI, Durand Union Station, on 6-8-15 at 20:16 EDT


Thanks in advance!
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Re: CN Durand Train Symbols Help

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Train #4, the Holly Sub loaded coal train, sounds like 766, and train #4, the northbound mixed freight, sounds like 451.

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Re: CN Durand Train Symbols Help

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T 1. M399.
T 2. M348.
T.3 C766.
T.4 HESR 702 (SB).
T.5 CN 398 (5734 E).
T.6 CN A451 (2410 N).
T.7 CN WB With D9/SD70M-2 - L501.
T.8 CN EB with cowl X2 - 332.
Hope this helps!

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