CN Updates November 2015

[ogauge47]

CN 533 with SD70M-2 8843 waiting to turn the unit at Milwaukee Jct

[ConrailDetr​oit]

451, CN 2223 & 2026 was by Pontiac at 2:30pm.

950, CN Painted 4626 returned to Pontiac Yard at 3:30pm with a Boxcar and Tanker.

502, CN 5639 & CN (BCOL) 4618 set off a Loaded Centerbeam in Pontiac around 5pm then tied down for a recrew.

[GTWwatcher]

A long eastbound is almost to Davison right now. Not sure which units are leading. This is on the Flint Sub.

[GTWwatcher]

A westbound freight was at South Kearlsey Jct. at 10:54. Didn't catch the units.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Noticed a westbound intermodal (149?) backed into the yard at Port Huron about 11:35 this morning. I wasn't sure if it had locomotive problems or not, as there was power on the west end of the train, but at least one unit was not connected to the rest of the power. The west end of the train was on Track 1, with the rest of the cars in the yard either picking up cars or setting some out. When I recrossed the tracks a little after noon, there was a blue and white leaser sitting on the west end of track 1, and no intermodal in sight. I think the remaining loco was #2269. The first observation was made from the Michigan Road overpass, the second from eastbound I-94, and I was lucky to see the engine number. I didn't catch the company name on the long hood, but it looked like it could've been a LLPX paint job. I did note that the only unit I could see actually attached to the intermodal was one of the ex-CNW Dash 8s CN picked up a few years ago (2000 series).

[iKJames]

When I recrossed the tracks a little after noon, there was a blue and white leaser sitting on the west end of track 1, and no intermodal in sight. I think the remaining loco was #2269. The first observation was made from the Michigan Road overpass, the second from eastbound I-94, and I was lucky to see the engine number. I didn't catch the company name on the long hood, but it looked like it could've been a LLPX paint job.

Sounds like it was GMTX 2269, which is ex-LLPX 2269, exx-IC 3114, exxx-IC 3027 that you saw

[GTW6401]

Q144, CN 5688 is operating to Port Huron via Durand and Flint this afternoon. They were by Royal Oak at 3:43pm.

[GTWwatcher]

A westbound freight passed through Belsay at 4:55. Could've been the train mentioned above.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Eastbound waiting at East Durand, has 4 locomotives on the point. Sounds like 398(?).

2928 and 2971 (f/r) eastbound, at Durand, to head south on the Holly Sub.

[Evan]

A westbound freight passed through Belsay at 4:55. Could've been the train mentioned above.

No it wouldn't have been. If Q144 was WB on the Flint sub this morning, it wouldn't have been it. Was a mixed freight that passed Durand about 10 minutes ago.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

398 apparently has a EOT problem. Supposed to be getting a replacement right now. From the sound of things, 398's actually somewhere near the siding at Lapeer. Sounds like there's a CSX train close to 398's rear end. As a result of 398's problems, there are at least 4 trains on the Flint Sub stopped. Desk 8 suggested pulling the train to Imlay City to replace the EOT, which led us to believe 398's actually in Lapeer. I suspect the train reported at E Durand is actually 394.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

CSX 125 leading eastbound coal loads at Imlay City. 398 in siding getting EOT work.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Q144 eastbound Imlay City. 56 axles.

[Robertrains]

Today, 11-8, I went to work the M.T.M.® station in Mt. Clemens! Northbound train 524 was on the siding! It went north at 1:20 p.m. with CN painted GTW GP9r #4616 and two cars!!!! Later, at 3:23 p.m., came southbound train 533! It had CN C40-8 #2108 and 13 loaded "Well Car" sets!!!!

Also, at the old vacant Gulf Oil® factory on Mary street, there was a deer running around! It was within the fens, then "Busted" through and ran north up the tracks!!!!

[GreatLakesRailfan]

4616 was on yesterday's L524 as well, but they had 4 TBOX cars when they got back to Port Huron.

[GTWwatcher]

A westbound freight passed through Belsay at 4:55. Could've been the train mentioned above.

No it wouldn't have been. If Q144 was WB on the Flint sub this morning, it wouldn't have been it. Was a mixed freight that passed Durand about 10 minutes ago.

Sorry, I meant to put eastbound, not westbound. Understood, I didn't know that that train was WB this morning.

[KenB]

CN #451 N.B. on the CN Holly Subdivision, OS Hilton St, in Ferndale, MI @ 1347 on Nov 09, 2015. Two locomotives, back to back. Trailling unit is a wide body with strips.

[GTWwatcher]

GTW 4925 (CN paint) is switching Flint Yard.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Circus Train is at Birmingham.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

116, CN 2141 & 2606 is at Royal Oak with intermodal for Moterm.