CN Updates- July 2019

[GTW6401]

502 is departing from Pontiac. BCOL 4618 and CN 8838.

Amtrak 354 is between Detroit and Royal Oak.

[kc8bdr]

116 met a northbound intermodal at Royal Oak. CN 2148 is leading the northbound,with 2 CN units trailing.

I caught this same train at Williams Lake Rd. 2:38 AM.


CN 2148
CN 2171
CN ???? Just missed catching the number.

[GTW6401]

X326, CN 2679 leading is at Durand. Should recrew this train at Pontiac.

[kc8bdr]

X326, CN 2679 leading is at Durand. Should recrew this train at Pontiac.

Thanks for a train number on that I was wondering.

X326 cleared the detector 59.9 at 4:31 AM 542 axles

[GTW6401]

116 ran light from Moterm to Pontiac. Train was all stacks earlier.

[kc8bdr]

I caught that x326 at Airport Rd. at 5:26 AM

CN 2679
CN 2186
CN ????

[Manistique]

What I presume was that X326 went SB down the Hill at 6 am. The DS must have delayed Amtrak at Pontiac station for it as Amtrak 351 just went by MP 22.5 at 6:13 am, about 15 minutes late.

[kc8bdr]

Train 280 is making the turn southbound at Durand at 6:22 AM.

BNSF 3794 leading.

Edit to add:
280 cleared the detector MP 59.9 at 6:40 AM. 256 axles

[Manistique]

Train 515 with a blue GP38 today (4912?) went SB past MP 22.5 at 9:40 am.

[Robertrains]

502 is departing from Pontiac. BCOL 4618 and CN 8838.

I caught this train in Holly! Is 502 train a "Re-route?" I hope it was since I have not caught any of those! I was in Pt. Huron yesterday, caught LSRC, but they will still be working for a while!!!!

[Manistique]

502 is departing from Pontiac. BCOL 4618 and CN 8838.

I caught this train in Holly! Is 502 train a "Re-route?" I hope it was since I have not caught any of those! I was in Pt. Huron yesterday, caught LSRC, but they will still be working for a while!!!!

Train 502 is a regular train on the Holly. It usually runs at night on the Holly. Did it have a BCRail Cowl as one of the units? That was X502 running yesterday afternoon which may have been run because of the Tunnel Incident.

[Manistique]

A very long train, about half autoracks the rest very mixed, just went SB past MP 22.5 at 3:06 pm. Missed the power.

Another reroute from the looks of it just went SB past MP 22.5 at 4:30 pm. Two CN on front and two in the middle. I never knew there were so many different types of tank cars, and covered hoppers, or that CN even had covered hoppers, and that there were still boxcars out there.

[blueheron13]

A very long train, about half autoracks the rest very mixed, just went SB past MP 22.5 at 3:06 pm. Missed the power.

Another reroute from the looks of it just went SB past MP 22.5 at 4:30 pm. Two CN on front and two in the middle. I never knew there were so many different types of tank cars, and covered hoppers, or that CN even had covered hoppers, and that there were still boxcars out there.

Per Facebook, the first train was an X116 and E280 combined in Pontiac. The second is a 328 re-route bound for Windsor and Toronto.

Also, it looks like M371 is on the move NB in Royal Oak as of 17:00.

[Robertrains]

» Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:47 am
502 is departing from Pontiac. BCOL 4618 and CN 8838.

I caught this train in Holly! Is 502 train a "Re-route?" I hope it was since I have not caught any of those! I was in Pt. Huron yesterday, caught LSRC, but they will still be working for a while!!!!

Train 502 is a regular train on the Holly. It usually runs at night on the Holly. Did it have a BCRail Cowl as one of the units? That was X502 running yesterday afternoon which may have been run because of the Tunnel Incident.

The lead engine was a BCRail "Cowl" unit leading, but in "CN" paint! Now, it came south through Holly around 7:18 p.m. It was a mixed train with mostly "Auto Racks!!!!"
This was train "502" as kc8bdr mentioned (quoted below) shortly after that train we saw! Gosh, we went out to Holly to get "Re-routes" but got there after a few passed!!!!

» Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:38 pm
502 is just getting into Pontiac with BCOL 4618 leading.

[Man o' War]

The daily MTC sub train, L533, just lugged his boxcars south to East Yard. He'll be back north soon, and the patina will reappear on the rails of the all too quiet subdivision...

Man o' War

[Manistique]

A NB is passing MP 22.5 at 9:08 pm with three CN's. It is 391's usual time but it looks more like one of those long Mount Clemens Sub. trains consist-wise. Maybe 391 doing double duty with reroute cars.

[kc8bdr]

I caught what I believe to be 502 at Airport Rd. at 8:57 PM.

CN 2309
CN 8945

[kc8bdr]

I caught 514 northbound at Williams Lake Rd. at 11:48 PM. all empty center beams. I would guess 40 plus cars.


CN 5459
CN ????

They will be meeting an X362 CN 8826 at Holly.

I have not heard of a 362 I am thinking this is a reroute but not recalling a 362 on the Flint Sub.

Edit to add:

I caught X362 at Airport Rd. at 12:54 AM

CN 8826
CN 8952
BNSF ????


514 cleared the detector MP 59.9 at 1:12 AM 308 axels.

[blueheron13]

A NB is passing MP 22.5 at 9:08 pm with three CN's. It is 391's usual time but it looks more like one of those long Mount Clemens Sub. trains consist-wise. Maybe 391 doing double duty with reroute cars.

This was another re-route train, 369. Caught this in Detroit. The last two engines were CN-painted IC units.

[blueheron13]

I caught an unknown northbound train at Williams Lake Rd. at 11:48 PM. all empty center beams. I would guess 40 plus cars.

CN 5459
CN ????

They will be meeting an X362 CN 8826 at Holly.

I have not heard of a 362 I am thinking this is a reroute but not recalling a 362 on the Flint Sub.

Saw an EB re-route turn south on the Durand cam. Had CN, CN, BNSF. This was at 22:48. May be the 362.