CN Train Location Updates - February 2024

[Manistique]

507 rolling by MP 22.5 at 6 pm. CN and former Citi lease unit elephant style marching up the hill with a longer train mostly containers.

[Manistique]

SB 515 with 5466 again today just passed MP 22.5 with ten boxcars, a couple covered hoppers and a few tanks. Shorter train again out of Pontiac. We will see what it comes back with this afternoon.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:10

CN + BNSF + BNSF

[AARR]

Mixed freight parked in Pontiac Yard. Can’t tell which direction it’s heading.

[David Collins]

L507 working Moterm as of 4:39pm, unknown power. Likely to be a BIG train as it’s stretching out over

Out of Moterm at 5:05, At least a mile worth of empty wells in the consist.

[GRHC]

Mixed freight parked in Pontiac Yard. Can’t tell which direction it’s heading.

Hello everybody I’m GRHC and normally I post on the CSX thread however today I ventured over here and I couldn’t help notice AARR‘s post and I thought this can be a teaching moment. AARR if you see a train that is parked in a yard that means it’s not moving therefore it is not traveling in any direction. This is most likely the reason why you could not tell which direction it was heading.

FYI: occasional viewer of this thread first time poster lol

[Manistique]

507 flying past MP 22.5 at 50 mph at 5:25 pm, oblivious to Amtrak 355 departure from Pontiac involving a crossover in front of him.

Wait, he is coming to a halt. Lo, he has stopped out back now, the slack coming out rolling the train down the hill until, BAM, it runs out. Nice try 507 but Amtrak wins tonight.

[Manistique]

A SB 513 with a few cars just passed MP 22.5 at 7:09 pm.

[Manistique]

Main 1 signal at Opdyke is yellow over flashing green for a NB train coming. First time I ever saw this. Didn't know the lower signal even could give green. Seen yellow over flashing red for NB Amtraks since they changed the signal system but never this one. Anyone know what it means? We will see what train it is, either NB 515 or 251, but won't be able to tell how it is routed.

It was 251, which is passing now at 11:48 am with two 8900's elephant style.

[Manistique]

NB 515 went past MP 22.5 at 12:30 pm with a dozen empty centerbeams, ten or so boxcars and about a dozen gondolas that all looked to be empty. I have no idea where the empty centerbeams are coming from as none seem to be going south on it lately. Maybe from the Conrail interchange?

[Man o' War]

L533 departed Chesterfield for Port Huron on the MTC at 09:45.

L515 (CN 5466) departed Mount Clemens at 10:30 for Nolan with 31 cars. Will set off a long cut of loaded centerbeams at Nolan Distribution and pick up equal number of empties for Pontiac. Empty boxes from Chrysler in MC, several empty tie gons and two loads from GLR scrap in Roseville.

M382 by Mount Clemens depot at 12:20. CN/CN.

M383 by South Mount at 13:08. CN/CN/CN (2x1) with 167 cars.

Man o' War

[Manistique]

116 rolling past MP 22.5 at 1:43 pm on Main 2 as Amtrak 350 should be working its way north on Main 1 about now. Short train. Racks then stacks.

[LansingRailFan]

14:53 - WB>SB L508 is at West Flint with CN 8832/CN 8002 and a lot of autoracks on the head end.

[GTW6401]

Q116 at Woodward Avenue in Detroit with CN 8014 & 8855.

[bluewonderrails]

E274 east clear Durand Station at 15:44. CN duo #5758 + #8018

[RoyalKingoftheRails]

Main 1 signal at Opdyke is yellow over flashing green for a NB train coming. First time I ever saw this. Didn't know the lower signal even could give green. Seen yellow over flashing red for NB Amtraks since they changed the signal system but never this one. Anyone know what it means? We will see what train it is, either NB 515 or 251, but won't be able to tell how it is routed.

It was 251, which is passing now at 11:48 am with two 8900's elephant style.

Yellow over flashing green would be Clear to Limited

[GTW6401]

L507 approaching Milwaukee Junction in Detroit with CN 3330, 3987 & 8923. Train is around 7000 feet out of Flat Rock.

[bluewonderrails]

G882 west on M2 clear Durand Station at 17:16. CN duo #3173 + #3154. On its way to Destrehan, LA

M396 east on M1 (which met G882 on the west side of ChiWye) clear Durand Station at 17:17. CN duo #3882 + #3983. This train is NOT on its way to Destrehan, LA

[MtClemensRailFan]

M385 through Common Rd. @ 19:03. CN 2281, IC 2719, & CN 5663 with 129 cars.

[GTW6401]

508 at Royal Oak. CN 8022 & 8832.

They are going to work at Moterm.