CN Updates Febuary 2017

[kc8bdr]

502 clear of detector MP 34.2 southbound at 6:10PM. CN 2515 Leading.

They have a set off of 12, pick up of 2. After they are done with the work back to the train and tie it down, as 391 is going to be awhile. (Per south yard 391 has not made it on to the shared assets yet)

[kc8bdr]

502 clear of detector MP 34.2 southbound at 6:10PM. CN 2515 Leading.

They have a set off of 12, pick up of 2. After they are done with the work back to the train and tie it down, as 391 is going to be awhile. (Per south yard 391 has not made it on to the shared assets yet)

502 is good to depart Pontiac southbound, at 8:15 PM

CN 2515 leading.
CN 2152 trailing.
15 loads, 31 empty.
4026 feet long.

I have not confirmed this yet, but I am believing that 391 is at Pontiac. (I am going solely on what south yard told the inbound crew on 502)

[kc8bdr]

391 is good to depart Pontiac , northbound, at 9:23 PM.

CN 2558
CN 2760?

[Robertrains]

I photographed northbound train 382 in Fraser, 10:12 a.m. It was led by CN ES44DC #2259, CN SD70I #5617, CN C40-8W #21XX and CN C40-8 #21XX with 100 cars!!!!
Now, the "New Signal Masts" are installed (northwest corner of Utica Road)! This shall be "Cool!!!!" Today I shall see the ones "Installed" in Mt. Clemens!!!!

[Robertrains]

Now, the "New Signal Masts" are installed (northwest corner of Utica Road)! This shall be "Cool!!!!" Today I shall see the ones "Installed" in Mt. Clemens!!!!

OK, I went to the MTM station, Mt. Clemens! The "New Signal Masts" are installed (2 on each side of tracks) south of Hubbard and north of Church Street! All the Signal Masts I saw today are turned "Inward!" Well, soon the Mt. Clemens Sub. will be "Signaled!!!!" Southbound train 533 came at 2:34 p.m. It had CN SD70M-2 #8920 and 12 loaded "Well Car" sets!!!!

[kc8bdr]

502 cleared the detector MP 34.2 southbound at 8:12 PM, 380 axels.

Edit to add:
CN 5415 leading. Says to take train down to Johnson Ave. and turn over train to the replacement crew. Don't know if any work at Pontiac for 502, but did not sound like it.

[kc8bdr]

502 cleared the detector MP 34.2 southbound at 8:12 PM, 380 axels.

Edit to add:
CN 5415 leading. Says to take train down to Johnson Ave. and turn over train to the replacement crew. Don't know if any work at Pontiac for 502, but did not sound like it.

502 an 391 are both good to depart Pontiac. "at 9:45 PM" (Forgot to add the time)

502 has CN 5415 leading and IC 1026 Trailing. If I heard it correctly they have 80 Loads, No empties.

I was not able to hear the crew for 391, so no numbers.

Edit to add:

I caught 391 at Williams Lake Rd. at 10:12 PM

CN 2152 Leading & CN 2515 trailing.

[Manistique]

Last night around 3:10 am a SB rolled past MP 22.5. I presume it was 116.

Just now at 9:37 am Train 950 with 8 cars SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly.

At 10:21 Train 515 with 3129 and about a dozen cars SB past MP 22.5. They ran him ahead of Amtrak again.

At 1:46 pm a SB Train 280 powered by single UP 7159 passing MP 22.5.

At 3:30 Train 451 went NB past MP 22.5 Holly with 1017 leading.

At 3:45 Train 950 went NB on its way back to Pontiac.

At 5:42 Train 515 went flying NB at speed past MP 22.5 on its way back to Pontiac with 15 empties.

[kc8bdr]

I caught 502 at Airport Rd at 6:56 PM, I missed getting unit numbers on first 2 but engine number 3 was a CN 9574.

Edit to add 502 has CN 8874 Leading. If I catch the middle unit # I will post it.

[Dan Cluley]

Sources say that 502 dropped off GTW 5936 for local power at Lansing this afternoon.

[kc8bdr]

502 is good to depart Pontiac southbound. I wan not able to hear the crew on my radio here at the house, so I am unable to verify unit numbers.

[SD70ACe Fan]

Sources say that 502 dropped off GTW 5936 for local power at Lansing this afternoon.

Wooo!!! She's back on the Capitol turf now!!!

[kc8bdr]

391 is good to head north from Pontiac, CN 5415 leading.

edit to add:

391 cleared detector MP 34.2 northbound, at 10:10 PM

[kc8bdr]

514 by the detector MP 34.2 southbound, at 12:44 AM, 88 axels. GTW 4901 leading.

[Manistique]

Train 950 with 4929 SB past MP 22.5 at 10:15 am

Train 515 with 3129 SB past MP 22.5 at 10:30 am

[Todd_F]

Sources say that 502 dropped off GTW 5936 for local power at Lansing this afternoon.

One of you "sources" also got a couple badass shots of 5936 while he was working Autoport and Cory in gorgeous evening sun.

[Manistique]

Train 451 rolling past MP 22.5 NB on the Holly with 5424, 5783, BNSF 4213, UP 7759 and ex-DT&I GP38 6225 at 1:38 pm.

[atrainguy60]

Train 451 rolling past MP 22.5 NB on the Holly with 5424, 5783, BNSF 4213, UP 7759 and ex-DT&I GP38 6225 at 1:38 pm.

Only pictures of a BNSF 4213 show a short nosed engine still in blue and yellow Santa Fe paint. Is that the one you saw, or is it a newer, more typical, engine that just isn't coming up in Google Images?

[SD80MAC]

Train 451 rolling past MP 22.5 NB on the Holly with 5424, 5783, BNSF 4213, UP 7759 and ex-DT&I GP38 6225 at 1:38 pm.

Only pictures of a BNSF 4213 show a short nosed engine still in blue and yellow Santa Fe paint. Is that the one you saw, or is it a newer, more typical, engine that just isn't coming up in Google Images?

BNSF 4213 was at one time the number assigned to a former Santa Fe B23-7. That engine has long since been retired. BNSF 4213 is a newer GE ES44C4 now.

[atrainguy60]

Train 451 rolling past MP 22.5 NB on the Holly with 5424, 5783, BNSF 4213, UP 7759 and ex-DT&I GP38 6225 at 1:38 pm.

Only pictures of a BNSF 4213 show a short nosed engine still in blue and yellow Santa Fe paint. Is that the one you saw, or is it a newer, more typical, engine that just isn't coming up in Google Images?

BNSF 4213 was at one time the number assigned to a former Santa Fe B23-7. That engine has long since been retired. BNSF 4213 is a newer GE ES44C4 now.

Ahh, ok, thanks for the explanation. Makes more sense, although it would have been great to have an old Santa Fe B23-7 come up the line.