CN Updates March 2020

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Eb rack train by 205 at 2104 with 2 cn elephant style

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2155 eb manifest by 205 with 2 cn

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Super late 149? With 2 cn by 205 at 2214

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Very short eb manifest by 205 with 1 cn at 2239

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Wb rack train by 205 at 2306 with 2 cn

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Prince rupert extra, 190? 118? I'm not sure what they're calling it today. By 205 at 1511. Cn on both ends facing forward.

Last night around 10 pm two light GE's MU'ed went NB past MP 22.5 both running backwards. I presume they were from thus train and had dropped the train off at Moterm and were going to spend the night at Pontiac engine facilities. I was gone all day and night so never saw it go SB.

This morning at 5:30 am a SB went by MP 22.5 before Amtrak. I presume Train 402 but didn't get up to check.

And right now at 6:38 am Train 116 is SB with two GE's as power.

[David Lang]

Northbound 401 by Linden at 7:12am.

David Lang

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365 by 205 right on time at 0905

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Southbound 280-type autorack train by Linden at 10:28am with 1 BNSF unit, 104 cars, then 1 BNSF unit on the rear.

David Lang

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Eb bare table train by 205 at about 1045. I forgot to post immediately, it looks like hes stopped at mill waiting on 1. Train had 2 cn.

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Southbound 280-type autorack train by Linden at 10:28am with 1 BNSF unit, 104 cars, then 1 BNSF unit on the rear.

David Lang

It is going by MP 22.5 at 11:24 with BNSF 6096 as power. Must not have stopped in Pontiac.

Wait, he had BNSF 8052 on the rear end. First time I have seen a DPU on a 280-type train.

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Wb manifest by 205 at 1125. 3 cn

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Southbound 280-type autorack train by Linden at 10:28am with 1 BNSF unit, 104 cars, then 1 BNSF unit on the rear.

David Lang

It is going by MP 22.5 at 11:24 with BNSF 6096 as power. Must not have stopped in Pontiac.

Wait, he had BNSF 8052 on the rear end. First time I have seen a DPU on a 280-type train.

It might be a new trend. There was one into cory yard last week with a mid train dpu.

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Eb manifest by 205 at 1252. 3 cn. 2012 and 2126 trailing the latter of which is showing some pretty bad heat damage on the long hood. Pretty short train

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Eb manifest by 205 at 1416. 3 cn. A lot of empty beam cars in the mix. Some moves like that are confusing from the outside. A whole train of empty beam went west yesterday and today a half a train goes east...

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Short eb manifest by 205 at 1635 with cn 8929 solo

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Wb rack train with 2 cn elephant style by 205 at 1656

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At 5:10 pm Train 251 with two CN GE's was NB past MP 22.5. And a few minutes later Train 514 with 5413 and 5340 again was SB with a few containers.

And at 5:42 another NB is passing MP 22.5 with two GE's and mostly mixed freight including a big cut of new tank cars without the side markings painted on yet from what I could tell. Must be an extra as very few autoracks like a 251, mostly on the tail end. Very long train. Amtrak 355 passed it just now on Main 1.

[David Lang]

Northbound 251 by Linden at 6pm.

David Lang

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Amtrak 355 south through Royal Oak at 1800. Push/Pull chargers.