CN Updates - November 2017

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116 through East Lansing at 01:25

CN 2585 & 2280

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148 by about 02:05
CN 2270 & 8822

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2310 solo with a westbound rack train by East Lansing at 03:09

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119 with CN 2225 on the head end & IC 1008 (CN paint) on the rear of the train by East Lansing at 03:50

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505 by East Lansing about 04:20. Single engine CN 2621. They came through on track 1 but did meet another train

As of 04:30, there is an eastbound past Potterville, and a westbound past Durand, probably 391.

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CN 3113 & 2979 east met 391 in East Lansing at 05:05.

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383 w/ CN 2814, CN 2576 & BCOL 4620 S/B. @ YD on the Shoreline sub.

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116? at Coolidge. 2 CNs.

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L515 still with CN/GTW 6223 NB on MTC main at CP Aubin at 1145. Still had discussion with Flint/Detroit yardmaster prior to making move through Sugarhouse Wye. New dwarf signal gave red over yellow aspect, then changed to red over red.
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Eb with a bcol red white and blue leader past 205 at 1156

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Train 451/503 NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with UP 4123 and UP 8608 as power. These two units were on a 280 yesterday. Working hard up the Hill so long train.

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Manistique wrote:Train 451/503 NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with UP 4123 and UP 8608 as power. These two units were on a 280 yesterday. Working hard up the Hill so long train.
I saw those two UPs yesterday on a SB CN on the Old Main. It had a lot of autoracks, but also some other types of cars. I thought E280 was all autoracks? Or can it have other freight sometimes?
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blueheron13 wrote:
Manistique wrote:Train 451/503 NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with UP 4123 and UP 8608 as power. These two units were on a 280 yesterday. Working hard up the Hill so long train.
I saw those two UPs yesterday on a SB CN on the Old Main. It had a lot of autoracks, but also some other types of cars. I thought E280 was all autoracks? Or can it have other freight sometimes?

I noticed all the extra freight on that train too but I put two and two together and a train mostly of autoracks with UP power was probably a 280-type train just filled out tonnage wise. May have been something else but I think 280 was the best description for it. I usually don't listen to a scanner so just do my best to describe the trains I see by their consists.

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Just before noon, L515 went around the Sugarhouse Wye and crossed over from the MTC main to the MTC east thoroughfare at Aubin. R950 was on the main waiting SB at Aubin and had to get talked past the new signal by dispatch. Then R950 went around the Sugarhouse Wye heading for Metro and Gage.
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CN 2018 and 2567 leading A451 at Beaubien at 1238.
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That 451 is just passing MP 22.5 south of Pontiac. Only 2018 was running and it didn't sound too good, like it was having trouble loading, though the train is moving at a decent speed up the Hill.

Just as soon as 451 passed my house returning 950 with 4904 went NB, probably on the other main track it was so soon afterwards.

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Eb manifest by cp hope at 1549

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Late 451 with NS 9944 in between a CN 5400 series and BCRail 4606 NB past MP 22.5 at 5 pm.

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The 515 is heading back up the Holly Sub. Had to get talked by the signal at Aubin again. They must me having some problems with that signal.
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Probable M391 NB at Greendale St in Detroit at 20:10. 4 CN engines and a fairly short train.
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East bound by the 205 with 4 units at 1045. 3rd unit looked like a cowl through the fog and 4th maybe an sd42. Beautiful train at any rate.

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