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Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 3:22 pm
by Manistique
Train 451 (I presume) NB past MP 22.5 at 3:20 pm with a CN unit leading a former UP lease unit in the freezing rain/ice storm we are having.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:18 pm
by KC8RBK
kc8bdr wrote:764 backing into the yard at Durand BNSF 6209, BNSF 8445.
Same time 765 departing westbound from Durand CN 8944, CN 8445.
765 by 205 at 1613
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:33 pm
by KC8RBK
Eb by 206 at 1833. Cn leader cefx trailing
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:13 pm
by kc8bdr
What I presume to be 451 is heading around the Chicago Wye at Durand at 7:10 PM CN 2283, EX-UP 9411 (I was unable to make out any reporting marks on camera)
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:14 pm
by Manistique
At 8 pm 4912 was NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with a couple cars and a depressed center flat car with four trucks and a large transformer load. A late Holly Local returning to Pontiac? Or a special move for the transformer?
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 9:39 pm
by kc8bdr
391 is good to depart Pontiac northbound. 0 loads 2 empty. IC 24?5 leading, CN 2166.
Edit to add:
391 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 9:45 PM 20 axles.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 2:11 am
by kc8bdr
116 cleared the Chicago wye there at Durand, around 1:57 AM. Had 270 axles at MP 59.9 2:08 AM
514 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 2:09 AM 20 axles, GTW 4916 Leading. Will meet 116 at Holly.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 4:33 am
by kc8bdr
Manistique wrote:At 8 pm 4912 was NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with a couple cars and a depressed center flat car with four trucks and a large transformer load. A late Holly Local returning to Pontiac? Or a special move for the transformer?
514 Took the depressed center flat car and set it off along with 2 other cars at Durand around 3:30 AM. GTW 4916 returned to Flint engine lite.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:26 am
by Manistique
Train 515 SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 10:25 am with 5847 as power, a former P&LE GP-38-2 if I remember correctly, still in blue.
Train 950 SB past MP 22.5 at 10:40 am with 4925.
Train 451 with a 5400 leading a 5600 NB past MP 22.5 at 1 pm.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:36 am
by kc8bdr
Westbound windmill train cleared the Diamond at Durand 1:35 AM. 2 CN engines I don't have numbers.
Edit to add:
I am about 75% sure that CN 8021 is leading.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 3:28 am
by kc8bdr
148 cleared the detector MP 257.1 Flint Sub. at 3:21 AM, 232 axles.
514 cleared the detector MP 34.2 Holly sub, northbound, at 3:27 AM 75 axles.
GTW 4626 leading.
Edit to add:
505 departed Durand westbound @ 4:20 AM
BCOL 4652
CN ??41,
60 loads, 20 empty.
5663 feet long.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:43 am
by Manistique
Train 950 with 4925 SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 9:25 am.
Train 515 with 5847 again SB past MP 22.5 at 11:11 am.
Train 451 with two CN road units leading GP38 (not a dash 2 I think) 5817, an older one, past MP 22.5 at noon.
Train 515 returning to Pontiac past MP 22.5 with 5817 and a pretty long train and really barking up the Hill at about 35 mph.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 9:57 am
by Manistique
Train 950 south out of Pontiac at 9:55 pm past MP 22.5 with different power today: GP9r 4626.
Train 515 south out of Pontiac passed at 10:20 am with 5817 as power again.
Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 approaching Pontiac with two UP units trailing a CN one at 11:19 am.
Train 950 with 4626 returning lite to Pontiac past MP 22.5 at 1:15 pm.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:30 pm
by GTW6401
451 was by Holly at 3pm. CN 2989, CN 2913, UP 4381 and UP 3861.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:15 pm
by AARR
I think this is the train I saw working Pontiac Yard. It had a long block of auto racks.
GTW6401 wrote:451 was by Holly at 3pm. CN 2989, CN 2913, UP 4381 and UP 3861.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:18 pm
by KC8RBK
AARR wrote:I think this is the train I saw working Pontiac Yard. It had a long block of auto racks.
GTW6401 wrote:451 was by Holly at 3pm. CN 2989, CN 2913, UP 4381 and UP 3861.
They were just at cory in the last 20m.
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 8:10 pm
by KC8RBK
451 clear 205 at 2008. 10600' train
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 11:27 am
by Robertrains
OK, these CN SD60F units were going for "Scrap" I read!!!!
Re: CN Updates - April 2018
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:04 pm
by Manistique
A SB mixed freight out of Pontiac just went past MP 22.5 at 1:04 pm with two CN units.
Train 950 returning to Pontiac past MP 22.5 with 4916 today instead of 4626 like yesterday at 3:53 pm.
Train 515 returning to Pontiac NB past MP 22.5 with 5847 at 4:45 pm.