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Dan Cluley wrote: » Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:55 pm
Santa train by Durand about 13:45
Edit -
Power is GTW 5930 & IC 9614. Both in CN paint.

Dan Cluley wrote: » Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:56 pm

KC8RBK wrote:1307 eb by 205 with 5 units up front and a midtrain dpu. I'm guessing 396.

By Durand at 14:52

I photographed both of these trains at Durand with "Railfan Dalton!!!!" I got the CN "Santa Train" passing the station from the west side of the tracks where it connects to the Flint Sub. Now, I've been going to Durand since April 16/17, 1993! I was 9 back then! I also saw the new ATCS display for us "Railfans" and met (again) "Great Lakes Railfan!!!!" Now at Durand it looks like we won't miss a train without knowing anymore!!!! I did not catch the locomotive numbers of eastbound train (#396?)!!!! Does anyone know what they were? The engines were "Standard" CN SD70M-2/GE "Widecabs." It had 77 cars with the "DPU" being a CN SD70M-2 (my first time catching one like this at Durand)! This day "Railfan Dalton" and I also followed PM 2-8-4 "Berkshire" #1225 and their "Polar Express™" train of 14 passenger cars, three cabooses and GLC GP38-2 #398!!!! WOW I got awesome pix of that train at night in the snow!!!! This was SRI's last train of the year too!!!!

Here's a picture my Dad (RCJ I) took during our "First" time at Durand, 4-17-1993 (Canon® 35mm S.L.R.):

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2506447

Here's the "Railfan Meet 2011," 5-21-2011 showing me (I have beard now) at lower right (Mom (Susan)) photographed me with my Mamiya medium format film camera):

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2570704

Not all of the power on that massive eastbound were widecabs. CN 2022 was 3rd of the 5. The DPU was 8895. I'll check my pictures later and update this post with the rest of the numbers.

It was great to see you again Robert. It's good to see you guys were able to catch the last 1225 run as well.

EDIT: Power on the eastbound was:
CN 2872 f
CN 5664 f
CN 2022 r
IC 2720 r
CN 8833 r

DPU:
CN 8895 r

Robertrains wrote: At least there'll be another year to get PM 1225 in snow!!!!

Unless they sell it for scrap in the spring...

At 6:40 am SB Train 116 past MP 22.5. Just a few mixed freight cars on the head end and a short train. Three locomotives, the middle is CP 6248, an uncommon Canadian visitor on CN trains (maybe only like the fifth or sixth time I have seen one go by my house in the 29 years I have lived here and watched trains).

GreatLakesRailfan wrote:Not all of the power on that massive eastbound were widecabs. CN 2022 was 3rd of the 5. The DPU was 8895. I'll check my pictures later and update this post with the rest of the numbers.

It was great to see you again Robert. It's good to see you guys were able to catch the last 1225 run as well.

Thanx GreatLakesRailfan!!!! OK, the train was going fast and I didn't notice the C-40-8! I had a great time, but didn't have time to wait for the westbound! We saw 1225 in Owosso shortly after leaving at 4 p.m.! Stupidly my camera was "Locked" so I didn't get the train good there! At least there'll be another year to get PM 1225 in snow!!!!

Train 451/503 NB past MP 22.5 at 1:30 with three locomotives (a Citi lease unit, a BNSF and a UP) and a very short train. There were two 280-type all autorack trains yesterday and I suspect that the BNSF and the UP units were off of each of those.

Eastbound through East Lansing at 21:01.

CN 5722, 5702 third unit is a leaser. Ex Santa Fe warbonnet. #202, didn't catch the initials.

Just as they cleared the depot, a westbound came by on track 1.
CN 2333 & 8935.
Should be meeting Amtrak 364 at Cedar.

712 meeting one at potterville 2237. 712 has a forward facing tail end dpu

Train at Potterville was the 451 mentioned earlier with a citx leader. by 205 at 2257

391 by East Lansing at 1:12

CN 2535 & 2642

116 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 2:16 AM, 272 axels. IC 1033 leading.

149 by 205 at 0841. Moving kinda slow since another wb was by here maybe 15m ago. 149 has a citx unit trailing

Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 1:28 pm really working hard. That IC 1033 that came in this morning on 116 is the trailing unit so quick turn-around of power today.

Amtrak 351 left Pontiac a half-hour late this morning.

Looks like a really late 116 by 205 at 0900. 3 units the last of which is a cowl unit. A hand full of mixed freight on the head end and a lot of intermodal. Near the middle of the train was 2 wells with 10' containers on the bottom. 2 sets of 2 just behind some single stack tanks. I've never noticed those on a train before so I thought it was worth noting. I didn't realize fast enough what they were to read the name so I could look the company up. 518 axles

451 by Coolidge. CN 4621 Canadian Cab & 2559.

A late 515 SB past MP 22.2 at 1 pm. Another long (20 + cars, mostly lumber) local today.

A very late 116 SB past MP 22.5 on Main 1 at 1:20 pm with those three units including the trailing cowl.

And at 1:40 pm Train 451 is NB past MP 22.5 with the freshly repainted ex-BCR 4621 cowl unit leading on Main 2.

And passing 451 on Main 1 SB in my backyard at the same time is a very late 950.

Busy early afternoon on the Holly! Four trains and two meets in 40 minutes.

CN L502 clear turning south in Durand CN 2875 single unit

364 past 205 at 2032. Also hears glc on the radio in Durand area waiting on that 502.

Wabash1070 wrote:CN L502 clear turning south in Durand CN 2875 single unit

I caught 502 at Airport Rd. 9:24 PM.

391 cleared the detector MP 34.2 northbound at 10:35 PM
CN ?801 (I believe it was 3801)
I did hear some of mark up, there was Reference to a trailing engine # 1027 I am guessing that to be an IC unit.