CN Updates March 2021

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GTW6401 wrote:
Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:01 pm
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Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:14 pm
251 at Pontiac at 15:00. CN 8898, IC 2456, CN 5788, and GTW 4919.
251 is also picking up four engines brought in earlier. Those are CN 5685 5613 2609 and BNSF 4043.
Do you know when 251 will be departing Pontiac?

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M397, 3-unit led by CN 2253 by Durand at 5:07 PM

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Man. E251 gonna be a banger.

Is the IC or GTW in non-CN paint scheme?

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:13 pm
Man. E251 gonna be a banger.

Is the IC or GTW in non-CN paint scheme?
IC is in blue, GTW is in CN.ca.

401 south at Birmingham on main 1 at 17:15.
513 south at Birmingham on main 2 at 17:20.

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There is a Ballast train w Herzog cars coming East.

Was in Griffith, IN at 12:38. Now in South Bend at 5:50 PM EST. They had to call mechanical.

CN 5713/BNSF 6091 is the power. Symbol is O490, that’s O as in Orange.
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Cn 3210 eb by 205 at 1735 with mixed freight. Meeting one at Trowbridge.

That one off m3 in Port huron is at ash sb now on the mtc

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M385 through New Haven @ 18:15. CN 5779 & 2600 with 99 cars. First 65 cars or so from Toronto. Remainder of train had mostly PROX tank cars from London/Sarnia (not exactly sure where).

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:09 pm
M397, 3-unit led by CN 2253 by Durand at 5:07 PM
2461 and 5409 were the other 2 units by 205 at 1856

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KC8RBK wrote:
Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:57 pm
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M397, 3-unit led by CN 2253 by Durand at 5:07 PM
2461 and 5409 were the other 2 units by 205 at 1856
Huge train. Ingots, logs, dirty dirt and more.

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Cn 2742 & bcol 4563 eb by 205 at with mixed freight. Must be a local. Lined into snow. Meeting 1 at potterville and another at maple.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:15 pm
bluewonderrails wrote:
Sat Mar 27, 2021 5:28 pm
KCSM 4097 + BNSF 6781 west through East Lansing at 17:15. Sorry for delayed post
KCSM 4097/BNSF 6781 is L501. Still working Cory as of 6:45 PM.

Crew is having fun w all of the photographers.
Does anyone know where KCSM 4097 is headed next? Will it be in the area Friday (4-2)? Is this power staying in Flint for a while? I'm going again to Port Huron with "Mazon!" Hoping to catch LSRC on the "Dunn Paper Spur" and anything unusual on CN!!!! "Cowls" would be nice too!!!! :wink:
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Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:48 pm
Cn 2742 & bcol 4563 eb by 205 at with mixed freight. Must be a local. Lined into snow. Meeting 1 at potterville and another at maple.
L500

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514 south at Birmingham at 20:35. Usual SD60s plus 2 other units probably for an extra intermodal.

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2 units light wb by 205 at 2042. Leader was lhf, they were nose to nose

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2 units light wb by 205 at 2042. Leader was lhf, they were nose to nose
Cool, what kind of locos were these? Kind of a rare sighting!!!!
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Robertrains wrote:
Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:45 pm
KC8RBK wrote:
Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:43 pm
2 units light wb by 205 at 2042. Leader was lhf, they were nose to nose
Cool, what kind of locos were these? Kind of a rare sighting!!!!
Seems like if it was an option they would have switched them. Leader was a wide cab cn, trailing was standard cab emd in cn.

Wb rack train with 3 cn by 205 at 2058

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116 by 205 at 2245 with 2 cn

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251 with 8898 plus 6 more through Lansing at 23:01


I believe it had all of the engines listed earlier except for the GTW 4919. I assume that was dropped in Pontiac

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NB going by Moterm

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401 south at Birmingham at 9:50 with CN 5780 and CN 5693
515 south at Birmingham at 10:00 with CN 5469

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