CN Updates - March 2018

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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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Folkz, yesterday (3-15) I missed an awesome train 385!!!! It had a Gevo leading, a "Cowl" CN, another CN GE─with three CN GMD1u engines! I'm so mad that I didn't even go to the tracks! I checked my "FB" this morning only to find out I missed this train!!!! :evil: :evil: :evil: Did anyone here catch 385 yesterday?
Also, does anyone know where these GMD1u locos are headed?
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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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I think the C of G heritage unit is on a westbound freight that was sitting on the west end of the yard at Port Huron about half an hour ago. It's not leading, but there's another (normal) NS unit behind it. The leader was somewhere under the I-94 overpass, out of my field of vision.
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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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CN 3065 and NS 8101 (Central of Georgia heritage unit) were leading a westbound manifest through Durand at 1:01pm.

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E280 by 205 at 1347

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764 by 205 at 1426, no pusher today. Also a manifest by ahead of him a few minutes ago. That one is stopped by cory, 397 with that central of Georgia heritage unit is stopped on m1 at potterville

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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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Q116 by MP 136.0 @ 17:15 w/NS #6813 solo unit.

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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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What looked like a Train 280 with two BNSF units elephant style SB past MP 22.5 with some mixed freight then all autoracks at 6:30 pm. Haven't seen a 280-type train on the Holly in a while.

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I believe 116 with a ns leader just passed 219 although I didn't see any stacks when it came by here so it either was something else with ns power, they don't have any today or I whimped out because of the cold and missed them. Maybe 451 by 205 at 2128. I believe its the train that was doing a pickup at cory when I came home a bit ago.

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That Q116 mentioned above was going through Durand turning south into the Holly Sub at 10:38pm. NS triclops 6813 and a BNSF H2 unit leading. Some mixed up front and intermodal on the end.

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Eb just passing 205, I can't see what it is. Not a real long train. 2 units pulling. 2306
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Eb by 205 with 3 units. Middle one is a cowl, 2415.

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502 by 205 at 1240 with a single citx leader

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Westbound going through Durand at 2:00pm with two CN's and a BC Rail cowl for power. An eastbound is going through as well. I missed the power but I'm assuming it's the EB that KC8RBK mentioned earlier as going by 205 at 12:28pm.

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CN W.B. @Holly, MI @1456. Power is GTW 5847, 5933.

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397 by 205 at 1530. 3 units in the lead. 3rd is bcol red white and blue

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Eb by 205 at 1640, 2 cn units pulling. Flat car with an excavator on it part way back.

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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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At 4:30 pm a lite GE locomotive drifted southward past MP 22.2 on the Holly pointing south. Maybe an extra stack train tonight? If so I wonder if they will send it running in reverse or wye it at Milwaukee Junction.

The weekend local train with 6223 just went flying NB past MP 22.5 on its return to Pontiac at 5:37 pm.

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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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I photographed southbound train 533 with CN C40-8 #2009, CN SD60 #5478, 124 cars!!!! It cleared 13 Mile, Roseville at 7:11 p.m.
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Re: CN Updates - March 2018

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116 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 5:42 AM, 552 axels, CN 5442 leading.
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116 went SB past MP 22.5 at 6:35 am. Long train with some mixed freight up front.

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