CN Train Location Updates - November 2023

[amessmann]

12:14 - WB with 2902 + 3951 by MP 225 on M2. Long train of intermodal behind them. Been a while since I've seen a WB on M2 thru campus.
They had an advance approach to stop at Cedar, meeting an EB.
12:26 - EB with 3275 + 3227 by MP 225 leading manifest with racks mixed in. They were on M1 and their horns could be heard in Haslett after they cleared.

[Man o' War]

M383 by Mount Clemens depot at 09:30. CN/CN/CN , 2x1x0.

L515 with a huge train into Mount Clemens at 11:30. CN 5423 with near 40 cars. Problematic run today - stopped by the detector at MP10 with trouble around axle 133/134. Held up for some time while multiple experts at Homewood decided what to do. It was a Chrysler box so it will be left in MC after unloading for repairs.

M382 and M385 should be on the MTC sub radar soon...

Man o' War

[Manistique]

116 is rolling by MP 22.5 on Main 1 at 1:23 pm. Mostly autoracks.

Someone is lined NB on Main 2, either 251 or 515 so the afternoon parade has begun.

Edit: It was 251, passing slowly at 1:27 pm with a lot of sand hoppers and tank cars on the head end today.

[Man o' War]

L515 departed Mount Clemens at 13:25 with 31 cars. Will work CN CargoFlow/Polyterm and then Nolan Distribution. Also have some work to do at East Yard and Conrail interchange. Long day today.

Man o' War

[Man o' War]

M382 by North Mount at 14:22. CN/CN, 155 cars.

Man o' War

[Manistique]

L515 departed Mount Clemens at 13:25 with 31 cars. Will work CN CargoFlow/Polyterm and then Nolan Distribution. Also have some work to do at East Yard and Conrail interchange. Long day today.

Man o' War

Passed MP 22.5 at 3:38 pm with 36 cars, looked like the Conrail interchange was up front.

[Manistique]

508 passed MP 22.5 at 7:30 pm. NB 515 lite with 5423 just passed now at 7:34. I think I missed 507 earlier as the signal at Opdyke Road was lit for a NB which was probably it as I went out for a bit. That should be it for tonight unless Amtrak is running again.

[MtClemensRailFan]

M385 through Common Rd. @ 20:18. CN 5721, 2608, & 8802 with 133 cars. Lengthy train tonight with quite a few auto racks and frame flats.

[KC8RBK]

B731 clear 205 at 2146. 840 axles, 2 cn/former citi/204 empties/cn

[LansingRailFan]

NB S756 departed Lang Yard, Toledo with CN 3907/CN 2515 and 130 empty sand hoppers.

S75661 is the empty train. S75681 is the loaded train

Train will turn west at Durand and head to BC and eventually Wisconsin.

We also had an E260 with UP 5669 solo go to Flint. Tied up around 04:30 Saturday AM.

[Manistique]

Something snuck past me at 6:40 am, a southbound. Thought it might be Amtrak running again (an hour late) but the first two out of Pontiac are canceled again today as are the first two out of Chicago. So I am guessing a Saturday SB 515 with a short train? I never saw or heard that empty sand train go by last night.

[David Lang]

Nice to hear about empty S756 last night.

I saw Manistique's comment that he never saw/heard 756 go by him. If anyone knows if he is still coming North (I'm in Linden), please let me know, but I'm guessing he's long gone by now.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:26 CN x2

[Redwing9]

251 CN 8905 with all racks by Royal Oak 11:25

[bluewonderrails]

E251 along ChiWye NB>WB in Durand at 13:09. CN duo #8905 + #2617. Mostly auto as there was mixed manifest toward the front.

[Manistique]

Here is an odd sighting. At 1:50 pm a CN locomotive, maybe 4805 from the sound of, just went northbound past MP 22.5 with those two grey/green private charter cars, a dome and what looked like an open observation car. Those cars that are stored in Ann Arbor. This move may explain the train I heard at 6:40 am that sounded like a short train or lite power move, the locomotive heading south somewhere to pick up this train? Who knows but it was fun to see. I am guessing these cars are heading out tonight on Amtrak 355 since it is supposed to run finally. I will be in Pontiac around when it leaves to see.

[bluewonderrails]

Q116 south clear cpGaines at 14:17. Solo CN #5609. 57 autos and only autos

M396 east clear cpDurand at 15:02. CN duo #8877 + #8906

[Manistique]

116, sans any containers that makes it a 116 symbol, is past MP 22.5 at 3:17 pm.

[Manistique]

Here is an odd sighting. At 1:50 pm a CN locomotive, maybe 4805 from the sound of, just went northbound past MP 22.5 with those two grey/green private charter cars, a dome and what looked like an open observation car. Those cars that are stored in Ann Arbor. This move may explain the train I heard at 6:40 am that sounded like a short train or lite power move, the locomotive heading south somewhere to pick up this train? Who knows but it was fun to see. I am guessing these cars are heading out tonight on Amtrak 355 since it is supposed to run finally. I will be in Pontiac around when it leaves to see.

The private cars are tacked on the rear of Amtrak 355 which is leaving Pontiac right now at 5:27 pm.

[Manistique]

507 is flying past MP 22.5 at 6:23 pm.