CN Updates - December 2017

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Westbound through Durand right now. 3 CN engines leading.

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Super late 365 by 205 at 1045

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Q149 going through Durand at 12:04pm heading west.

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EB to SB doublestack rounding the Chicago Wye in Durand to head south on the Holly Sub right now. Single CN leading, Citi Rail DPU on the tail end.

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atrainguy60 wrote:EB to SB doublestack rounding the Chicago Wye in Durand to head south on the Holly Sub right now. Single CN leading, Citi Rail DPU on the tail end.
This same train cleared the detector MP 34.2 southbound at 2:10 PM. 352 axles, CN 8828 Leading.
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WB manifest going through Durand now. CN 2980, CN ????, and CN 2005 leading.

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L502 was rounding the Chicago Wye and heading south down the Holly Sub in Durand at 6:30pm. 2 CN engines leading.

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I caught 391 at Williams Lake Rd at 12:26 AM
Citirail 1505 Leading, CN 2875 Trailing.
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eb past 205 at 1013 with a mid train dpu

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Q116 was turning south on the Chicago Wye in Durand at 12:43am. Single CN unit leading, double stacks up front, autoracks in the middle, than some mixed.

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atrainguy60 wrote:Q116 was turning south on the Chicago Wye in Durand at 12:43am. Single CN unit leading, double stacks up front, autoracks in the middle, than some mixed.
Followed by L514 on High Wye with a grand total of 3 cars for Pontiac.
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149 has CN 5619 leading today. Just leaving Port Huron right now.

Edit: through Emmett at 1030. BCOL 4653 is 2nd of 2 locomotives.
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GreatLakesRailfan wrote:149 has CN 5619 leading today. Just leaving Port Huron right now.

Edit: through Emmett at 1030. BCOL 4653 is 2nd of 2 locomotives.
Q149 was going through Durand at 12:06pm. Flashing yellow indication on the other main indicating another westbound is following.

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Second westbound was going through Durand at 12:25pm. CN/BNSF/CN lashup. It still had a flashing yellow signal indication when it came through, and it was slowing down rapidly, so I'm guessing an eastbound is on the way.

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149 clear 205 at 1336. 628 axles and 2 units

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Train 451 with a UP unit leading a BNSF one then IC 6203 and GTW 4925 (two GP38-2s) NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 2 pm.

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wb by 205 at 1432 with the bnsf unit sandwiched between cn power. 674 axles and it looked like a side dumper towards the tail end of the train.

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Something went by Chesterfield on Mt. Clemens Sub. Didn’t see it though.
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L502 is currently switching the yard in Durand. Power is CN 5613, BC Rail 4645, CN 5666, CN 8856. I'll post when it heads south down the Holly if I see it.

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L502 was heading south down the Holly Sub at 5:35pm.

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