CN Updates: June 2018

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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L533N flying through Mt. Clemens with a good sized stack train at 22:10.

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Wb manifest by 205 at 0619. Bnsf pumpkin leading, executive trailing

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M382 past North Mount at 12:38.

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WC 3018 in the yard in Battle Creek.

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PatAzo wrote:WC 3018 in the yard in Battle Creek.
Thanks for that update. Is it shootable where it's at?

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NSSD60M wrote:
PatAzo wrote:WC 3018 in the yard in Battle Creek.
Thanks for that update. Is it shootable where it's at?
If you hiked over the edge of the right of way between the water plant and the substation. At least a few hours ago

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PatAzo wrote:
NSSD60M wrote:
PatAzo wrote:WC 3018 in the yard in Battle Creek.
Thanks for that update. Is it shootable where it's at?
If you hiked over the edge of the right of way between the water plant and the substation. At least a few hours ago
Thanks Pat

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L533S, CN 2568, by North Mount at 17:06, after switching a few Mt. Clemens customers.

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PatAzo wrote:» Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:56 pm
WC 3018 in the yard in Battle Creek.
:?: Was it still connected to the "Weed Train?" :?: Does anyone know where it will go from here? Please help with "Updates" of WC GP40 #3018─I sure want to get this train!!!!

Northbound 382 with CN SD70M-2 #8019, CN C44-9W #2616, 88 cars, cleared 14 Mile, Fraser, at 12:30 p.m. I photographed it from that good old "Tree!!!!" :shock:
Southbound train 533 had CN C44-9W #2568, 5:08 p.m. It had 17 cars with some boxcars, empty "Center Beam" flatcars and mostly loaded "Well Car" sets!!!!
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eb manifest by 205 at 2143

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eb by 205 at 2158. so far all racks. 2 units pulling, on the camera the leader looked like a cp unit.

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533N through Chesterfield at track speed, 21:59.

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short eb by 205 at 2225. this one and the last one both came by here on restrictive signals

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Sounds like there's a long wb waiting at cedar. The last eb just called approach maple, also had approach st potterville. Sounds like the signals are giving them fits tonight. Track light on at Walton currently. 2244

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Eb manifest by 205 at 0845. 3 units pulling, middle one is a red white and blue bc engine. Video up soon

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Eb by 205 at 1150 with 2 cn units pulling, an 8 axle deep well flat car, some brand new tanks and some guns of new ties among other interesting cars

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E271 was SB through Mt. Clemens at 03:22. In addition to the racks, there were roughly 20 sand hoppers on the head end.

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149 by 205 at about 1230.

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765 by 205 at 1420 with 2 cn units for power. Cn power on empty coal trains had been getting more common place this year than in the past.

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Small CN yard west Lansing, near Creyts Rd., loaded coal train consist, no engines.

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