CN - July 2017

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No trains past MP 22.5 today, Fourth of July, on the Holly Sub. other than Amtrak. A rare holiday for the railroad out this way.

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Train 950 SB past MP 22.5 at 8 am. Missed the locomotive.

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503 north at Fern
515 south at MAL
950 north at Milwaukee Jct

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Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 at 11:21 am with 5760 and 2676.

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503 north at Fern
What is train 503? I don't recall anyone mentioning that number on the Holly Sub before.
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Train 950 with 4916 returned to Pontiac around 12:45 pm.

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Robertrains wrote::?: Does anybody know where "Gray" GTW SD40-3 #5947 is working now? is it still working out of Battle Creek? :?:
Ya, I think its still in BC, pretty sure I caught a glimpse of it in the middle of the yard in the last couple days.

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Train 391 (I presume) with 8813 and 2578 NB passing MP 22.5 at 8:38 pm.

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I photographed "Back to Back" northbound trains tonight, 7-5, Fraser! 533 crossing Masonic Road, 7:47 p.m., with "Class" CN SD70M-2 #8900 and 22 loaded "Well Car" sets!!!!
I rode my bike and caught 384 at 13 Mile, 8:00 p.m., with CN C44-9W #2601?, "Cowl" BCOL C40-8M #4626 and CN C40-8 #2100, 83 cars!!!!
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Robertrains wrote:I photographed "Back to Back" northbound trains tonight, 7-5, Fraser! 533 crossing Masonic Road, 7:47 p.m., with "Class" CN SD70M-2 #8900 and 22 loaded "Well Car" sets!!!!
I rode my bike and caught 384 at 13 Mile, 8:00 p.m., with CN C44-9W #2601?, "Cowl" BCOL C40-8M #4626 and CN C40-8 #2100, 83 cars!!!!
Does anyone know if this "Power" will be on southbound train 385 today, 7-6? It would be nice to see with CN C40-8 #2100 leading!!!! :mrgreen:
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Had a southbound pull into Pontiac around 8:30 this morning with CN 2902, 2419 and 2293. It had a block of cars for Pontiac Yard, and the remaining portion is a ballast train.

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Pair of Essexville trains sitting on the IC. First one has a pair of GEVOS and -9 DPU. Second one also has a pair of GEVOS but has a 70ACe DPU. BNSF 8564 is number.
Also saw a CH train. CN 2582 is the leader. Was curious if someone could get a symbol.
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A northbound on the Holly Sub sitting south of Pontiac Yard. They may be waiting for the track crew to clear at Johnson St.
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At 12:21 Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 with 5678 and 2681 and a pretty long train for the holiday.

At 12:39, just after 451 went by, a SB with 2902, 2419 and 2293 rolled past MP 22.5 with a train of all Herzog loaded ballast cars.

The Herzog Ballast is passing MP 22.5 on the Holly NB at 4:40 pm with the same power but empty cars. I noticed that behind my house and south on Main 2 is a nice stream of ballast on either side of the rails, not in the middle, that the passing train placed there as it went south this early afternoon. Must do this automatically as the train never stopped or slowed down much. Stopped dumping for the Opdyke Crossing and started again on the other side. Must be controlled by the cab of the locomotive or by GPS. Many of the ballast cars have a solar panel on the corners, maybe to power the dumping? Interesting.

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CN 2031 2611 and BC Rail 4606 NB from Shoreline on to Mt Clemens sub at 6:52.
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391, CN 2040 is at Ecorse.

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6:23pm, L950, GTW 4619, NB past Motern w/ train. L533, CN 8900, working inside Moterm.
950 moving at a pretty good clip. Kicking up dust from the ballast.
Same with Amtrak 355.

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Manistique wrote: At 12:39, just after 451 went by, a SB with 2902, 2419 and 2293 rolled past MP 22.5 with a train of all Herzog loaded ballast cars.

The Herzog Ballast is passing MP 22.5 on the Holly NB at 4:40 pm with the same power but empty cars. I noticed that behind my house and south on Main 2 is a nice stream of ballast on either side of the rails, not in the middle, that the passing train placed there as it went south this early afternoon. Must do this automatically as the train never stopped or slowed down much. Stopped dumping for the Opdyke Crossing and started again on the other side. Must be controlled by the cab of the locomotive or by GPS. Many of the ballast cars have a solar panel on the corners, maybe to power the dumping? Interesting.

:?: Where are they "Dumping Ballast" along the Holly Subdivision? How long of a "Time Period" will this take place? Where are they going to "Dump" next (if anyone knows)?
:?: This is a nice train to "Catch!!!!"
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Train 950 went NB past MP 22.5 on its way back to Pontiac around 7 pm or so with a fairly long train.

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Train 950 with 4619 SB past MP 22.5 at 10:06 with two or three cars.

Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 at 10:11 am with 8888 leading 2144.

Train 515 with 4929 SB past MP 22.5 at 11:20 am.

Work train with one gondola powered by an FL-1 NB past MP 22.5 at 11:25 am.

A lite 4619, Train 950, returning to Pontiac at 1:30 past MP 22.5.

Train 515 with 4929 NB past MP 22.5 returning to Pontiac at 5:55 pm.

That 2144 that was the trailing unit on 451 this afternoon just drifted lite SB past MP 22.5 at 6:15 pm. They must have wyed it in Pontiac. Maybe a 119 tonight out of Moterm?

Well, at 7:58 pm that 2144 plus 8900 (where did that one come from?) NB passing MP 22.5 with a Train 119 of containers.

At 9 pm a SB past MP 22.5 led by a black IC unit. Maybe 502? Haven't seen 391 yet.
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