CN Updates - March 2018

[blueheron13]

Intermodal extra from Moterm turned west at Durand at 22:37. Clearly heard 343 on the Durand audio a couple of times, but I don't know any train 343. Anyone else hear this symbol?

[KC8RBK]

Wb mixed freight by 205 at 0711

[GTW]

I am hearing the new UP Double Stack will start soon to Motern from L.A. Don't know much more than that.

[Manistique]

Train 515 had IC 9560, a GP38, as power today, passing MP 22.2 at 8 pm NB. Don't think I have ever seen an IC GP38 assigned to Pontiac before. GP40, yes, but not a 38.

Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 at 8:15 pm, right behind 515.

Coming home from Menominee in the UP today, there was a SB/WB train ready to depart CN's old Soo Line yard at Gladstone with two BNSF units as power around 10 am. Interesting to see these units up there. Saw a report earlier of one of them on a train up there last week.

[KC8RBK]

Pretty sure it was a 764 by 205 at 2045. Forward facing dpu pushing.

[KC8RBK]

An by 205 at 2110. 2 units pulling. Mixed freight.

[Dan Cluley]

764 came through East Lansing at 21:27. The headend power is orange, and the DPU is green & cream.

[GTW6401]

451 has IC 1010 and BNSF 6908.

391 was behind 515 into Pontiac with CN 2542 and 8941.

X148 ran light from Pontiac and is heading for Port Huron now. CN 2668 and 2633.

The GTW 5831 and 5933 were also in Pontiac this afternoon. GTW 6223 is on 513.

Amtrak 350, 355, 352 had 32, 31, and 27 today.

[KC8RBK]

Eb by 205 at 2157. Single unit in the lead, mid-train dpu. Dpu was cn but I couldn't make out the leader.

[KC8RBK]

Wb by 205 at 2222, 2 units pulling, looks like mostly auto racks.

[kc8bdr]

451 has IC 1010 and BNSF 6908.

391 was behind 515 into Pontiac with CN 2542 and 8941.

I caught 391 at Williams Lake Rd. 10:00 PM


I caught a southbound at Williams Lake Rd at 9:25 PM. 2 CN units leading. (So I suppose this to be an X502?) This has CN 2177 leading.

I had the Durand scanner feed going on my phone and heard desk 8 talking to a 502 (This was heard just as 391 was passing me) with what sounded like UP47??. The plan was for 502 to meet 391 at Holly.

[KC8RBK]

116 getting passed by that last wb at olivet.

[KC8RBK]

Apparently the wb rack train was 451, 501 is just pulling up to the west end of cory to make a pickup.

[kc8bdr]

451 has IC 1010 and BNSF 6908.

I caught a southbound at Williams Lake Rd at 9:25 PM. 2 CN units leading. (So I suppose this to be an X502?) This has CN 2177 leading.

I had the Durand scanner feed going on my phone and heard desk 8 talking to a 502 (This was heard just as 391 was passing me) with what sounded like UP47??. The plan was for 502 to meet 391 at Holly.

I did catch 502 at Williams Lake Rd at 10:55 PM Leading was UP 4723. I missed catching he numbers off the trailing CN unit.

[kc8bdr]

I missed hearing 116 at the detector tonight. They are good to depart Pontiac at 1:57 PM BNSF 9623 leading.

[GTW6401]

It was UP 4723 and CN 2525.

[kc8bdr]

116 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 4:55 AM 626 axles. CN 5258 leading.

[Manistique]

That 116 is just rolling SB past MP 22.5 at 7:12 am. 5258 looked like an SD-40. A 5400 followed and then another unit.

[Manistique]

At 10:07 am a SB went by MP 22.5 with two of the ex-CSX lease units and a BNSF unit (4820?) and an entire train of short covered hoppers. Sand train extra?

At 11:10 am Train 515 SB past MP 22.5 with IC 9560 again and 18 cars, all but a few loaded bulkhead flats.

Train 515 returning to Pontiac past MP 22.5 at 5:43 pm.

A very late 451 with 2 CN GE's NB past MP 22.5 at 5:51 pm.

[kc8bdr]

A northbound cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 7:44 PM, with 300 axles. Possibly 451?