CN Updates- April 2019

[Dan Cluley]

148 with CN 2193 plus 1 through Lansing at 02:36.

[bctrainfan]

Earlier w/b autorack came into Battle Creek yard with CN/Ferromex/UP/UP/Ex-Soo CEFX 6007 as power. Appears they broke up this interesting lash-up, but picked up the Track Test set (with the test car and 3 cabooses CN, ICG, and Algoma Central) as it is now w/b out of BC with CN 2720, Ferromex 4681, CN 5788, CN 5748, and CN 5463 on the headend.

[Manistique]

They ran a 513 local out of Pontiac to Detroit last night. It had 6223 and it actually had a train and not a light engine. Went SB past MP 22.5 around 9 pm.

[Robertrains]

Earlier w/b autorack came into Battle Creek yard with CN/Ferromex/UP/UP/Ex-Soo CEFX 6007 as power. Appears they broke up this interesting lash-up, but picked up the Track Test set (with the test car and 3 cabooses CN, ICG, and Algoma Central) as it is now w/b out of BC with CN 2720, Ferromex 4681, CN 5788, CN 5748, and CN 5463 on the headend.

Well I guess the "PTC Test" equipment is headed elsewhere!!!!! Oh man, I wanted them here "Testing" longer!!!! The "CN" caboose is actually "GTW 79197!!!!"
Well let's see where Ex-Soo CEFX 6007 SD60 goes now!!!!

"Original" SOO SD60 #6007, © G Poulos, Bensenville Diesel House 9-24-91:
https://www.deviantart.com/eyepilot13/a ... -434884797

[Manistique]

Train 515 SB with 9473 past MP 22.5 at 9:30 am.

Train 371 went NB past MP 22.5 at 4:15 pm with a blue BC Rail leading two CN's and a long train.

And 515 just went NB past MP 22.5 at 5:56 pm with 30 cars for Pontiac.

[Dan Cluley]

BCOL 4613 & 2 CN engines east through Lansing at 20:56.

Based on radio chatter this is either train 502 or 504.

Amtrak 364 with 33 6 cars & 37 through at 21:04.

A westbound with 2 CN engines through Lansing at 21:16.

[Manistique]

Train 515 was SB past MP 22.2 at 9:15 am with two locomotives today. I was too far to read numbers clearly but the lead looked like GP38-2 6223 (which has been stationed at Pontiac) and the other may have been an SD-40-2 (possibly 5933?). It had a pretty long train, maybe the reason for two locomotives.

Train 371 is following a late Amtrak 350 into Pontiac passing MP 22.5 at 3:47 pm with a CN leading a BNSF.

And as soon as 371 got into Pontiac a SB with a few stacks on the head end and the rest racks is going SB past MP 22.5 with two leased ex-UP locomotives, one with "Electromotive" painted on the long hood.

[bnsfben]

M391 north through Royal Oak at 20:22. CN Gevo and BCOL C40-8M trailing in BCOL paint.

[Man o' War]

It appears that L533S split up into two separate trains while working Mount Clemens earlier in the evening, with the carload traffic and one engine left in MOUNT siding and the remaining intermodal traffic heading off to Moterm with one engine. L533N just blew through Mount Clemens at 50mph passing the other train which now has their engine on the north end, and apparently waiting for a crew. Sounds on the radio like this might be an L524 now. Not sure what is going on - maybe a new plan? MTC pretty well plugged up tonight with tampers, ballast regulators and trains occupying all available tracks.

Man o' War

[KC8RBK]

Wb by 205 at 0000. 2 units and lots of racks.

[Man o' War]

M385 by Grove Park (MTC 22.5) at 23:04.

M384 by North Mount at 00:23.

Man o' War

[KC8RBK]

764 by 205 at 0040. Single orange bnsf pulling, executive scheme pushing.

[Manistique]

SB out of Pontiac this morning passing MP 22.5 around 5:30 am ahead of Amtrak 351. Didn't get up to see what it was.

At 8:40 am another SB went by MP 22.5. Missed it too.

At 9:22 am Train 515 was SB with 9473 today.

[Yodonvito4]

Looks like an M371 about to depart Flat Rock- lead unit is an EMD demonstrator SD70AH-T4 (160?) on the point, UP AC4400CW trailing. They were holding at Alice (DT&I wye)

[Man o' War]

E271 by Mount Clemens depot at 13:20. CN/CN, 111 empty racks for Flat Rock.

Man o' War

[Manistique]

Two light UP locomotives just drifted SB past MP 22.5 at 1:44 pm. Maybe for an extra double-stack train this evening out of Moterm?

Train 515 returning to Pontiac just went past MP 22.5 at 3:33 pm.

[Man o' War]

L533S departing Mount Clemens at 15:48. CN 5459, 15 boxcars and centerbeams, 18 containers for Ferndale.

Man o' War

[Manistique]

Looks like an M371 about to depart Flat Rock- lead unit is an EMD demonstrator SD70AH-T4 (160?) on the point, UP AC4400CW trailing. They were holding at Alice (DT&I wye)

371 is just passing MP 22.5 at 6:03 pm. Took quite awhile to get this far!

[Manistique]

Two light UP locomotives just drifted SB past MP 22.5 at 1:44 pm. Maybe for an extra double-stack train this evening out of Moterm?

Train 515 returning to Pontiac just went past MP 22.5 at 3:33 pm.

Those two light UP locomotives just passed MP 22.5 NB right behind 371 at 6:23 pm. They were working hard but I cannot see any train they are pulling in the ditch from my house so it must be a long train of empty well cars from Moterm heading back west.

[GTW6401]

Those two light UP locomotives just passed MP 22.5 NB right behind 371 at 6:23 pm. They were working hard but I cannot see any train they are pulling in the ditch from my house so it must be a long train of empty well cars from Moterm heading back west.

X533 baretables, UP 7990 and 5292. Also have 391, CN 2202 and 2655 coming up now.

371 has EMDX 1605 and GECX 9130.