CN Train Location Updates - May 2024

[David Collins]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:19 CN x2

Waterford at 11:33

[LansingRailFan]

CN R934 brought 18 cars to jail yesterday.

11:40 - EB A492 by by the Charlotte cam
12:30 - EB Q116 with BNSF 7831 solo by the Charlotte cam
14:30 - EB X396 with CN 3138/CN 3036/CN 3912 by the Charlotte cam

14:44 - WB E271 with CN 8902/CN 2534 thru Charlotte
14:57 - WB E251with CN 3158/CN 2694 thru Charlotte
15:44 - WB M399 with CN ex-Citirail 3978/CN 8877/CN 2504 by the Charlotte cam
16:48 - EB M394 with CN 2037/CN 5765 and mid DPU CN 2796 thru Charlotte
17:10 - EB M302 thru Potterville
18:18 - WB A491 with CN 3911/CN 3077 thru Imlay City

22:50 - WB M397 with CNx2 by the Charlotte cam
23:20 - EB L542/L543/L500 with 17 loaded plastics hoppers and about 8 loads of lumber, all for Lansing - by the Charlotte cam
23:48 - EB Z148 with CN/NS by the Charlotte cam

[LansingRailFan]

02:42 - EB Q122 with CNx2 by the Charlotte cam

04:40 - NB>WB X119 with CN 8820/CN 8873 takes the Chicago Wye in Durand - Moterm to Prince Rupert, BC

05:25 - WB X119 with CN 8820/CN 8873 at Hope in Lansing

05:50 - WB X119 with CN 8820/CN 8873 by Charlotte SteelHighways cam

07:35 - EB L501 with CN 8867/CN 8868 thru Charlotte - They'll make a pickup in Lansing before continuing to Flint

08:07 - WB P365 departs Durand on time

08:51 - EB o926 with EJE 667 departed Battle Creek. They'll meet WB Z149 and WB P365 between BC and Walton.

[MtClemensRailFan]

M399 through Eckles Rd. @ 09:33. CN 2236, 3250, & BNSF 6038 with 179 cars. Lots of gondolas and tank cars today.

[LansingRailFan]

10:10 - WB E271 with CN 5606/CN 2550 thru Durand on M1

11:56 - EB o926 with EJE 667, weed sprayer train, is at Morrice at 11:38 and will be meeting WB M399 between Bancroft and Vernon. They will take M1 at Bancroft

11:50 - WB M399 with CN 2236/CN 3250/BNSF 6038 thru Durand on M2

12:45 - EB o998 with CN 8904 and CN 1501 thru Schoolcraft

[David Collins]

11:56 - EB o926 with EJE 667, weed sprayer train, is at Morrice at 11:38 and will be meeting WB M399 between Bancroft and Vernon. They will take M1 at Bancroft

The RDC car is in Michigan as well, Schoolcraft at 12:43pm

[LansingRailFan]

13:27 - EB Q116 with CN 8819/NS 9585 thru Charlotte

14:08 - WB M399 with CN 2236/CN 3250/BNSF 6038 thru Charlotte

14:56 - EB CSX L306/EB CN H710 with CSX 755 clear Imlay City

15:20 - EB o926 with EJE 667 clear Imlay City

15:23 - EB A492 with CN ex-CItirail 3964/UP 7501 by the Charlotte cam

[LansingRailFan]

16:06 - EB o998 with CN 8904 and the CN 1501 Track Evaluation Car clear Charlotte SteelHighways cam

- WB L542 is holding at Maple for EB O998

In Canada...

Tomorrow's E271 in Michigan with CN 8847/CN 5626 departed Belleville, ON
- CN 8847 led an X276 61 from Flint to Montreal on Wednesday
A WB B731 with CN 3243/CN 3031/CN 3873 and rear DPU CN 2771 departed Coteau, QC

[LansingRailFan]

17:03 - EB M394 with CN 3170/CN 3849 and mid DPU CN 2813 by the Charlotte cam

17:05 - EB A492 with CN ex-CItirail 3964/UP 7501 thru Durand on M2

17:25 - EB M302 with CN 3290/CN 3305 and mid DPU CN 3161 by the Charlotte cam - sound is back on BTW

[Graham Halverson]

CN E251 has BNSF Ace leader, with Ex-Citirail trailing 4th. Leaving Flat Rock about now

[LansingRailFan]

17:36 - 17:48 - EB>SB O998 with CN 8904 and the Track Evaluation Car stop in two places along the Chicago Wye in Durand before proceeding SB on the Holly Sub.

17:42 - WB L542 or L543 with CN 2329/CN 8816 by the Charlotte cam with 6 asphalt tank cars and four autoracks

17:50 - NB E251 departing Flat Rock with BNSF 9065/BNSF 7831/CN 2320/CN 3931 - 9065 came off of an E270, 7831 led Q116 yesterday and 2320/3931 were on an x273 or x383

17:54 - O998 with CN 8904 the TEC train has shoved into Durand Yard

18:00 - O998 with CN 8904 proceeds south out of Durand and onto the Holly Sub

18:12 - NB GLC "OSTN" with 329/383/384 and five empty plastics hoppers from Rhetech is NB across the Durand diamond. They held in the south pass for SB CN o998.

18:35 -EB M394 with CN 3170/CN 3849 and mid DPU CN 2813 thru Durand on M2

18:54 - EB M302 with CN 3290/CN 3305 and mid DPU CN 3161 thru Durand on M2

[LansingRailFan]

One more train from this morning that got lost in the shuffle but I found notable. CN ran another EB X396 (Flint-Durand-Toronto)

06:30-06:52, EB X396 pulls a unit grain train of soybeans from ZFS/GLC and heads to Toronto. CN 3912/CN 3074 for power.

Since the Port Huron Wye is oos, they pulled down the Holly sub and then shoved back on the Chicago Wye before proceeding east on M2.

[Delray]

O998 NB through Troy

With IC 9636

[Graham Halverson]

CN M302 leaving BC soon with 3115 (BC Rail HU)
as Mid-DPU.

[CSXBOY]

Saturday Morning review
1. Westbound CN stack train Z149 passes the Charlotte cam at 4:50 am
2. Westbound CN auto rack train with some tankers up front passes the Charlotte cam at 7:27 am. CN 8867 is the leader
3. Westbound CN mixed freight train A491 passes through okemos 7:50 am
4. Eastbound CN mixed freight train M396 passes through Perry at 8:25 am CN 2715 leads a CN SD75I
One more eastbound is near Lansing right now

[Graham Halverson]

CN L575 by the Fort St cam at 8:38. Zebra Striped SD40-2W 5331.

[LansingRailFan]

Saturday Morning review
1. Westbound CN stack train Z149 passes the Charlotte cam at 4:50 am
2. Westbound CN auto rack train with some tankers up front passes the Charlotte cam at 7:27 am. CN 8867 is the leader
3. Westbound CN mixed freight train A491 passes through okemos 7:50 am
4. Eastbound CN mixed freight train M396 passes through Perry at 8:25 am CN 2715 leads a CN SD75I
One more eastbound is near Lansing right now

2. WB L501 with CN 8867/CN 8868

4. EB M396 with IC 2715/CN sd75i

Your next EB is Z148 with CN 3911 leading another CN. Q122 will follow with a citirail leader. Then probably the EB L501 turn. Then X396 and then Q116.


later on Saturday, light power K276 from Pontiac with CN 2875/CN 2502 cleared the High Wye in Durand at 12:08 - They would go to Flint and pick up a whole lotta loaded autoracks for eastern Canada and then proceed east to Port Huron as X276.

[CSXBOY]

Good lord Z148 and Q122 are so darn late. This might be the first time I see Z148 in daylight since the summer of 2022

[LansingRailFan]

EB Z148 clear Durand with CN 3911/CN

[CSXBOY]

CN 2322 leading a mixed freight through Durand currently