CN Updates: July 2018

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It was a busy night on the Holly last night. In addition to that lite GP38-2 drifted SB past MP 22.5 around 9 pm followed shortly afterwards by 502 going SB, sometime around 10 pm another SB went by that I did not see. Then the lite GP38-2 came by on its way back to Pontiac just before midnight.

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Eb st cory m2 0658. Couldn't see from the highway what it was

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CN 149 through MSU has a Citirail and a Blue GECX T4 leading for power
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M384, (CN 2130, CN 5613), with 104 cars met L533S (GTW 4626) at Mount Siding - 19:20.

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CN Shoreline Sub @ M.P. 44.5 main #1. BIG tree blocking track. Homewood calling out the troops.

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M385 by North Haven at 23:20. CN/CN, 104 cars.

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I did catch 391 at Williams Lake Rd. at 11:58 PM. CN 2034, CN 2440.
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What might be 116 cleared the detector MP 59.9 at 1:12 AM , with CN 2321 leading. 2982 feet long, 142 axles. For what it is worth 514 is just getting into Pontiac as I write this.
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L533N by Chesterfield (MTC MP 28) with a mile of containers at 01:25.

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kc8bdr wrote:What might be 116 cleared the detector MP 59.9 at 1:12 AM , with CN 2321 leading. 2982 feet long, 142 axles. For what it is worth 514 is just getting into Pontiac as I write this.

I did catch 116 at Williams Lake Rd. at 1:52 AM CN 2321 solo.
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E271 was by Mount Clemens depot at 05:00.

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2nd E271 today, SB by South Mount at 14:42. 1 CN, 81 empty racks.

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M385 by South Mount at 15:12. CN 2189, CN 5623, 74 cars.

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Man o' War wrote:2nd E271 today, SB by South Mount at 14:42. 1 CN, 81 empty racks.

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What was the "Power" on this train?
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451 had CN 8824 and CN 2321 out of Flat Rock this morning. Departed at 10:45am.

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Robertrains wrote:
Man o' War wrote:2nd E271 today, SB by South Mount at 14:42. 1 CN, 81 empty racks.

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What was the "Power" on this train?
Sorry Robert, I was too far away to get the engine number.

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L533S, GTW 4626, leaving Mount Clemens at 17:30 with one empty centerbeam and 93 containers.

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712 by 205 at 1808

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Wb by 205 at 1848. Guessing 451

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Eb by 205 with a single cn pulling. All auto racks except for a tank or two

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