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Train 515 SB past MP 22.5 at 10:30 ahead of Amtrak 353 with 4929 and a rather long train of mostly lumber products.

Loram Rail Grinder making the turn south onto main one from the Holly at the Junction.

5706 and 2597 powering Train 451 past MP 22.5 at 12:32 pm. The SD sounds like it is ready to blow its turbocharger powering the train up the hill.

An eastbound through East Lansing at 12:41

IC 1017 & CN 2432

950, GTW 4619 worked Royal Oak Wastepaper before returning to Pontiac around 12:45pm.

And I heard 950 whistling NB through Pontiac around 1:15 pm

Dan Cluley wrote:An eastbound through East Lansing at 12:41

IC 1017 & CN 2432

This is 502. It was working Pontiac at around 4:30 PM.

CN A451 is getting ready to leave Cory Yard at 19:10PM EDT

CN 5706
CN 2597
IC/CN 3117. The Lansing area is getting or already has a new Cory Yard switcher. Ima find out in a few...

SD70ACe Fan wrote:CN A451 is getting ready to leave Cory Yard at 19:10PM EDT

CN 5706
CN 2597
IC/CN 3117. The Lansing area is getting or already has a new Cory Yard switcher. Ima find out in a few...

19:15 PM EDT. IC 3108 (IC PAINT)- NEW CORY YARD SWITCHER****

Train 391 NB past MP 22.5 at 7:32 pm.

IC 1017 and cowl CN 2432 leading a short 502 SB past MP 22.5 at 9 pm. Over and out.

384, CN 2876, is okay from Nolan to Tappan 2046. Radio blocking behind 533, CN 8808, who is clear of MP 17 as of 2041.

384 through New Haven at 9:42 with CN 2876, CN 2844, & 107 cars.

Tie Train working north of Milwaukee Jct on Main 2. Setting off ties for a replacement project soon.

I caught a southbound mixed train at Williams Lake around 3:00 PM.
CN 2011, GTW 4619 (GT blue paint) I don't have a guess for a train number.

kc8bdr wrote:I caught a southbound mixed train at Williams Lake around 3:00 PM.
CN 2011, GTW 4619 (GT blue paint) I don't have a guess for a train number.

4619 has been the power on 950 this week though I didn't see that train go by this morning and was out this afternoon. So something is up with the local power out of Pontiac if you saw it north of Pontiac on this unknown train.

Manistique wrote:

kc8bdr wrote:I caught a southbound mixed train at Williams Lake around 3:00 PM.
CN 2011, GTW 4619 (GT blue paint) I don't have a guess for a train number.

4619 has been the power on 950 this week though I didn't see that train go by this morning and was out this afternoon. So something is up with the local power out of Pontiac if you saw it north of Pontiac on this unknown train.

Yes, it was north of Pontiac. In watching ATCS I did see a train head around the High Wye and head south on the Holly. I suspect they may have run up to Flint some time this morning, and I caught the return trip.

451 is good to depart Pontiac northbound at 4:32 PM.
CN 5703
CN 2022
66 loads, 16 empty.
7366 feet long.

502 is waiting at Holly for 451.

Edit to add:

451 cleared the detector MP 34.2 northbound at 4:52 PM. 342 axels.

Southbound going through Linden at 8:11pm. Not sure what it is. Maybe a 280 or early 116?

391 went north past Pontiac Amtrak at 8:46 PM with CN 2432 and IC 1017.

116 cleared the detector MP 34.2 southbound at 3:02 AM. 288 axels, CN 8822.