Norfolk Southern Updates - August 2017

[ThomasACu]

Westbound Empty Sand Train 61F went by Chesterton, Indiana at 15:38 CDT.

Power was:
NS C44-9W #9836
CN C44-9W (EF-644e) #2661
IC SD70 #1027

The IC unit is still in "Death Star" black livery.

[KenB]

CP #141 Coming down to Delray from West Detroit @1359. Power is CP 8960, BNSF/ATSF 785
Will be going west on the Wabash.

[ThomasACu]

NS 20N-02 EB past Chesterton at 13:11 CDT

NS C44-9W #9885 leading the way.

[ogauge47]

21N just cleared Vinewood St in Wyandotte @ 4:34PM 8171 and 7277

[ogauge47]

CP 140 cleared Romulus at 6:50 PM with BNSF Warbonnet 785 trailing

[KenB]

CP w.b. departed Oakwood yard in Melvindale, MI @1219. Power is CP 8865, 2269. There is a nice CATX hopper back in the train.

[KenB]

NS 52M grain train s.b. On the Detroit, Line, OS Wyandotte, MI @1713. Power is NS 9690, 6920(veterans unit), and 9647.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

31M by Vinewood.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

NB Autorack Train thru Ecorse with CN leader. Should lead 31M or 121 tomorrow.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

20N by CP Mill. UP engine.

[ThomasACu]

I have decided to post a report from the Chesterton webcam this evening.

Times are in Central:

HH - NS Horsehead
Old NS - Older NS logo
Standard Red - Standard CP Paint Scheme without Golden Beaver
Flag - Current UP scheme with "Building America" slogan, and an American flag on the long hood
H2 - BNSF Heritage II

Train 1 - WB Mixed: 15:18
NS 7114 (GP60) - HH
NS 7136 (GP60) - Old NS
NS 7138 (GP60) - HH

Train 2 - WB Intermodal: 15:37
NS 8443 (C40-8W) - HH
NS 9440 (C44-9W) - Old NS

Train 3 - EB Local: 15:41 - B09
NS 3528 (SD40-2) - HH
NS 6792 (SD60M) - HH

Train 4 - WB Intermodal: 15:53
NS 9288 (C44-9W) - Old NS
NS 9293 (C44-9W) - Old NS

Train 5 - WB Mixed: 16:07
CP 9364 (ES44AC) - Standard Red - Had a rare K5HLB horn
UP 8129 (C45AH) - Flag

Train 6 - EB Intermodal: 16:35
NS 7560 (ES44DC) - HH
NS 6970 (SD60E) - HH
NS 8453 (C40-8W) - HH
BNSF 5107 (C44-9W) - H2

Thanks for reading and have a nice day!
- Thomas Boyer

[blueheron13]

NB train with two NS engines through Milwaukee Junction at 8:20 pm. Will be heading to CP Bonita then backing into North Yard. Didn't get symbol.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

NB train with two NS engines through Milwaukee Junction at 8:20 pm. Will be heading to CP Bonita then backing into North Yard. Didn't get symbol.

If autoracks, gons, boxcars, and tanks then NS 176.

[blueheron13]

NB train with two NS engines through Milwaukee Junction at 8:20 pm. Will be heading to CP Bonita then backing into North Yard. Didn't get symbol.

If autoracks, gons, boxcars, and tanks then NS 176.

Yep, that matches what I saw.

[M.D.Bentley]

NS 418 - NS 1068 (ERIE) wyed their power at Delray and is heading back to Oakwood yard via the Junction yard runner to get on their train (coke) to head south on the Detroitline.

[M.D.Bentley]

NS 418 w/NS 1068 (ERIE) waiting at Nobel st. in Monroe. With the NS 331 coming up behind them
Both are waiting on the NB NS 332. Track work has them down to a single track south of there.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

B34 waiting at Custer for Amtrak 350 before proceeding to Kalamazoo with tanks and covered hoppers.

[ThomasACu]

NS 20N-26 Eastbound by Chesterton, IN, at 10:03 AM CDT

NS SD70ACe #1071 (Central RR of New Jersey Heritage) leading the way!

[ogauge47]

20N just cleared Vinewood St in Wyandotte with NS 1071

[Burb8145]

BCOL 4614 (still in BC Rail colors) was near Swanton on the eastbound Chicago Line at 4:55 PM today.

NS 1111 (Barcode SD70ACe) was spotted heading south in Hamtramck on Sunday at 8 PM.