CN Updates - April 2018

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Re: CN Updates - April 2018

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kc8bdr wrote:502 is ready to depart Durand.

451 is stoped at Gains with an unknown problem. Once 451 gets things sorted out and clear of the Holly, 502 will head south.

451 is back underway again, the problem was a dragging cable to a traction motor on one of the trailing engines. CN 2804 is leading 451.

Edit to add:

451 cleared the Chicago wye at 6:02 PM. 502 did the same at 6:12 PM.

another edit to add: 502 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 7:02 PM. 204 axles
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764 by 205 at 1900. No dpu

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Around 5:30 pm GT 5847 went SB with a few cars past MP 22.5. I presume a Sunday evening Train 513.

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In Battle Creek yard, loaded Herzog ballast train with CN power has been tied down for the weekend parked near the old GTW Loco shop.

CN 2534 2109 8846 5752 look to be leaving the yard w/b with a big train.

CN 1031 leads CITX 142 backing some autoracks down the yard but will probably head east.

BNSF 5137 and 6238 resting in the yard as was crm/grn BNSF 9826, blue GTW 4911, CN 5289, and CN 5410.

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Wb by 205 at 0805 with 7 units. All cn except 1 CSX 5 deep. He was working pretty hard considering the train wasn't super long. Knowing cn they probably only had 1 online.

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At 11:40 am while having lunch on my patio a SB all sand train went by with three CN engines. As soon at it cleared 451 came NB with leased CREX 142 leading a CN locomotive and a long train of mostly autoracks.

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397cleared the diamond at Durand at 1:45 PM. Had 632 axles at 232 axles.

CN 2995
CN 2938

397 will be taking the siding at Shaftsburg to meet an eastbound.
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What should be 451 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at2:46 PM, with 316 axles. Gitx 142 (?)
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kc8bdr wrote:What should be 451 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at2:46 PM, with 316 axles. Gitx 142 (?)
CITX* it's currently being leased by CN
I'm here

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Wabash1070 wrote:
kc8bdr wrote:What should be 451 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at2:46 PM, with 316 axles. Gitx 142 (?)
CITX* it's currently being leased by CN
Ha Thanks, I knew I was miss hearing that.
451 is making the turn west at Durand
CITX 142
IC 1031 (CN paint)
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Train 515 returning to Pontiac past MP 22.5 at 4:55 pm. Long train today, 42 cars, and that 5847 was really barking up the Hill, doing a respectable 35 mph or so. A fair number of hi-cubes, probably from the CR interchange, but going to where?

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CN A451 passed Millet at MP 216 at 6:35PM.

CITX 142
IC 1031 (in CN Paint).

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