CN Updates: June 2018

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What appears to be Q116 heading East through the MSU Campus with 2 UP SD70Ms UP 4090 leading
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Thank you Man o War
Man o' War wrote:including a long cut of loaded CSX coal hoppers (steam coal for boilers at an eastern Canadian industry).
It appears that they utilize several hundred loads+ a year, and loaded coal traffic NB on the MTC sub has been fairly steady in the past months.
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SB Intermodal by Royal Oak.

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UP Intermodal southbound past Otooles in Royal soak around 1945 entering Moterm.

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M384 past North Mount at 19:58. 3 CN units - long train.

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M385 past Clinton River bridge (MP 21.2 - MTC Sub) at 20:55. 3 CN units, 110 cars.

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Man o' War wrote:M385 past Clinton River bridge (MP 21.2 - MTC Sub) at 20:55. 3 CN units, 110 cars.

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Man o' War wrote:M384 past North Mount at 19:58. 3 CN units - long train.

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384: CN 5400, 2317, & 2231.
385: CN 2560, 2179, & 2615. A very nice K3L horn as well!

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L533N, CN 2448, flying through Mt. Clemens at 21:50.

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MtClemensRailFan wrote:
Man o' War wrote:M385 past Clinton River bridge (MP 21.2 - MTC Sub) at 20:55. 3 CN units, 110 cars.

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Man o' War wrote:M384 past North Mount at 19:58. 3 CN units - long train.

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384: CN 5400, 2317, & 2231.
385: CN 2560, 2179, & 2615. A very nice K3L horn as well!

Yup I got both these trains in Fraser!!!! 384 = CN SD60 #5400, CN ES44DCs #2317/2231 (first two locos were on yesterday's (6-20) train 385)! This one had 161 cars, 7:50 p.m. "Late" 385 = CN C44-9W #2560, CN C40-8W #2179, CN C44-9W #2615, 9:06 P.M.
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Wb manifest by 205 at 0644. 3 units. Last of which is rw&d bcol cowl

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L533S, CN 2448, by Mt. Clemens depot at 17:41 with 3 empty centerbeams and 32 containers.

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Wb manifest by 205 at 1344. 3 units. 2 cn sandwiching a former CSX.

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CN L502 clear Hope at 6:20PM.

CN 2521
GECX 7388.

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CN A451 clear Hope at 6:55PM

IC 2460
CN 5489.

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M385 through Belle River Valley (MTC 41.2) at 20:35. CN/CN/BNSF - 102 cars.

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I caught 391 at Williams Lake Rd, at 12:08 AM, CN 5258, BCOL 4642. Secondhand report of 352 axles at MP 34.2.

Just before going over to catch 391, I heard 502 give a markup prior to departing Pontiac.

CN 2521, (GECX?) 7388 (Not sure I got the reporting marks correct on the second engine)

76 cars, and 6391 feet long. 502 was good to go about 11:45 PM.
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Near Mile Post 32 on CN's Holly Subdivision

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I caught 116 at Williams Lake Rd at 2:55 AM CN 5627, CN 5423.
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CN Geo train to depart Homewood for Battle Creek around 10 EST

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R.E.A.P.E.R. wrote:CN Geo train to depart Homewood for Battle Creek around 10 EST
Will this be going beyond Battle Creek today or not until tomorrow?
Greg

Railfanning the nearly dead CSX Plymouth Sub and slightly more active CN Flint Sub.

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M382 by Mount Clemens depot at 12:13 with 168 cars. CN 2676/CN/CN.

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