CN Updates: August 2018

[KC8RBK]

502 working cory 1405

[kc8bdr]

502 working cory 1405

502 is done at Durand and ready to head south. 35 loads 20 empty. CN 2201, CN 2586.

[Man o' War]

L533N finished working Mount Clemens and headed for Detroit and Ferndale at 19:05.

M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 20:00. CN/BNSF, 121 cars, including long cut of IORY empty grain hoppers.

Man o' War

[MQT1223]

The Blue Water clear Belsay EB...

[MQT1223]

WB freight approaching Kearsley Jct on the Flint Sub. SD70M-2 leading an IC SD70

[GTW6401]

L505, BCOL 4622 is at Kearsley with work at Flint.

[KC8RBK]

Mixed freight with bcol leader and cn trailing WB by 205 at 0710

[KC8RBK]

149 by 205 at 0847. Cn leading, ic trailing elephant style

[KC8RBK]

365 by 205 at 0933

[MQT1223]

SB freight clear Davisburg on the Holly Sub. UP/CSX Gevo’s leading.

[Wabash1070]

SB freight clear Davisburg on the Holly Sub. UP/CSX Gevo’s leading.

That would be CN L502

[Robertrains]

I went trackside at Dearborn Amtrak station to catch the "Dome Car" on train 355 yesterday, Aug. 18!!!! It did not have this car, just regular AMTK! One Railfan said that GTW took the dome car to Durand for LSRC (by way of HESR)! What is going on? How long will it be there? I thought this car was going on Amtrak "Wolverine!" Does anyone know when it will come back to Pontiac for the Amtrak trip? I actually would rather see GTW hauling this car more than Amtrak! Where can I find out if/when it will head south from Durand to catch it? It looks like are upcoming trips for this car! Any help is appreciated!

NP "Dome Car" site: https://squareup.com/store/paxrail

[Man o' War]

LORAM Rail Grinder working NB on the Mount Clemens sub today - by South Mount at 09:20.

M383 by Mount Clemens depot at 09:45, with mid-train DPU today.

Man o' War

[Robertrains]

LORAM Rail Grinder working NB on the Mount Clemens sub today - by South Mount at 09:20.

M383 by Mount Clemens depot at 09:45, with mid-train DPU today.

Man o' War

I rode my bike to the tracks, Masonic Road, Fraser this morning! I saw the southbound LORAM "Rail Grinder" approaching!!!! I went to the platform in back since I didn't have my normal good "Zoom" lens! The "Grinder" stopped short of Masonic at 9:00 a.m. It soon backed up and kept going north! Why did it do that? I thought it may then stop on a siding in Mt. Clemens to let a train pass─soon came back with the lens! I got southbound train 383, CN SD70M-2 #8883, CN C40-8W #2162, CN SD75I #5770, 154 cars with a CN ES44DC "DPU" in middle, cleared Masonic Road, 10:00 a.m.

Does anyone know what the "Rail Grinder" will do today (8-19)? I want to catch the whole thing pass─especially since I hardly ever see it!!!!!
Please help track its "Whereabouts!!!!"

[KC8RBK]

Eb mixed freight by 205 at 1237. Cn followed by crex elephant style.

Edit, this train was 502 and left cory around 2 give or take 30m.

[Man o' War]

Rail Grinder is currently tied up and blue flagged in MOUNT siding. Several LORAM trucks at the CN Engineering office making repairs and working on the grinding apparatus. Don't know when they will get back out on the main. Sounds like a 271 and possible extra intermodal, along with the manifests and local - MTC sub should be quite busy after dark...

Man o' War

[Man o' War]

L533S by South Mount at 15:45. ex CSX, 1 centerbeam.

Man o' War

[Wabash1070]

M391 clear North through North Greening same power as Yesterday's 502 but in reverse 3 cars

[kc8bdr]

Westbound loaded windmill train 8:21 PM, CN 2702 Solo.

[Robertrains]

Does anyone know if the LORAM Rail Grinder will be "Grinding" tommorow (8-20) morning on the Mt. Clemens Sub? It should still be "Tied Down" on the siding in Mt. Clemens! I may go to the tracks early in the morning hoping to catch it "Grinding!!!!" "Be on the Lookout!!!!"