CN Updates-May 2019

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149 by 205 at 0802 with 2 cn

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Wb m2 at maple. Tail end was racks. All I could see from i69

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Wb m2 at maple. Tail end was racks. All I could see from i69

Manifest wb by 205 at 0845 with 2 cn. Trailing unit looked pretty new

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An extra container train is rolling NB past MP 22.5 at 6:30 am with the power off of yesterday's 116, Citi 1512 and a CN.

By 205 at 0922

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Wb unit grain by 205 at 1246. 3 cn. Last unit was a zebra cowl

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Eb manifest by 205 at 1334. 2 cn. Some beam cars of fresh tires in the mix along with a cut of orange potash cars on the tail

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280 type train by 205 with a single orange bnsf at 1356

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280 type train by 205 with a single orange bnsf at 1356

Looks like it was a 270. Putting the train away with the help of 933 at cory 1455

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Eb manifest with 5 cn road units by 205 at 1540

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Yet another eb manifest past 205 at 1554. 2 cn. A little on the short side so maybe 502?

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Another 280 type train by 205 at 1629. 2 orange bnsf units elephant style

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Lite CN SD60 5459 SB past MP 22.5 at 4:50 pm. Maybe a 513 working the Holly south of Pontiac tonight? Odd time.

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A single CN SD60 south through royal oak at 1711 heading into moterm.

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L533S waiting in MOUNT siding for M385 and E271 to run ahead of him to Detroit. Should be getting a signal to depart shortly.

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M391 north through Royal Oak at 19:12 with a Gevo leading

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At 7:00 pm that SD60 5459 I reported heading lite SB out of Pontiac earlier this afternoon was northbound at MP 22.0 with a container train, the second "extra" NB container train today. It was the sole power.

At 8 pm there is what appears to be an all autorack train stopped at Charing Cross in Bloomfield Hills. I could not see the power but it wasn't moving. Odd spot to stop but it ain't blocking any roads there. From the signals at Opdyke it looked like it was on Main 1, which means it is blocking Amtrak 352 heading to Pontiac until it moves north or south further. Amtrak is shown as an hour late arriving at Troy, maybe because of this?

What I presume is 391 is passing MP 22.5 at 8:48 pm with five units, the second being CP 8703 and the last being GT 4626, the last rebuilt GP9R. It has a long train with a lot of headend cars for Pontiac and a ton of autoracks so I am presuming this was the stopped train I saw at Charing Cross an hour ago, on its way again.

Edit: I bet the above train was a late 371 and not 391. It looked more like it except for its late time. No 391 yet.

At 9:47 pm a two or three unit set of lite locomotives went SB past MP 22.5. Stay tuned. Strange evening on the Holly.

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2048 364 by 205

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L533S waiting in MOUNT siding for M385 and E271 to run ahead of him to Detroit. Should be getting a signal to depart shortly.

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Desk 8 held L533S for yet one more train at MOUNT - M384. 533 left for East Yard and Moterm at 22:05.

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I saw 391 in Royal Oak just before 11pm, and they are now going by Gaines with 516 axles.

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0620 unit grain west by 205 with 3 cn