CN Train Location Updates - April 2024

[GTW6401]

15:28: NB M384 by the Fort Street cam coming out of Flat Rock Yard with CN 8820+CN 8873. Short M384 today.

L507. Just saw them in Ferndale.

[MtClemensRailFan]

M301 through Eckles Rd. @ 19:40. CN 5775 & 2651 with 133 cars.

[RoyalKingoftheRails]

15:28: NB L507 by the Fort Street cam coming out of Flat Rock Yard with CN 8820+CN 8873.

Just a heads up that M384 and M385 were changed to A484 and A485. They run a lot later at night. Typically around 3 pm a short northbound manifest heads out of Flat Rock. Which is L507

[MtClemensRailFan]

M394 through Eckles Rd. @ 20:57. CN 3964, 2845, & mid-DPU CP 8559 with 191 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

17:00 - WB M399 with CN 3293/UP 7786 by the Charlotte SteelHighways cam

17:25 - WB E251 with CN 3236/CN 5699/CN ex-CItirail 2788/CN 5778/CN 3063 by the Charlotte SteelHighway cam after making a large pickup in Cory Yard
Here is E251 in Lansing before it worked Cory Yard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SxrDdNkHbo
Here is E251 in Charlotte after it worked Cory Yard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEnTu_yGaBw

17:46 - EB M394 with CN ex-Citirail 3964 (with ptc)/CN 2845 and mid DPU CP 8559 meetings WB X273 with CN 8102 solo - M394 on M2 and X273 on M1

today's E251 made a big pickup of racks from Cory today and X273 was routed to Lansing. GM finally got the go from the EPA to ship the 2024 Chevy Traverse so we should see a lot of racks moving out of Lansing in the next week. I can't wait since I totaled my car last month and have had a new Traverse on order since insurance paid it off.

[LansingRailFan]

18:17 - EB L500 with 8 cars thru Charlotte with CN 8802/CN 8906 - the first 7 are for Lansing

19:53 - HESR 703 job shoves the CWR train back on the Port Huron Wye and prepares to depart

20:02 - EB L500 with CN 8802/CN 8906 and one empty centerbeam thru Durand on M2 as HESR occupies M1 and the PH Wye

20:57 - WB M397 with CN 2305/CN 5751/CN thru Durand on M2

21:30 - EB P364 arrives in Durand - the gracious host of the Charlotte cam rode the P364 back to Battle Creek tonight

[Delray]

251 CN x3 including IC 9566 @ 8:31

Plus a surprising long empty coke train led by 5931 by the Fort St cam at 9:02

[LansingRailFan]

23:15 - EB Z148 with CN 2766/CN 2824 by Charlotte cam
00:10 - WB M301 with CN 5775/CN 2651 by Charlotte cam
03:30 - EB Q122 with CN 3838/CN 2816 by Charlotte cam
04:30 - WB A491 with CN 2849/CN 2837 by Charlotte cam
05:17 - WB L501 with CN 5741/CN 8924/CN 2292 by Charlotte cam
05:50 - WB Z149 with CN 2980/CN 3965 by Charlotte cam
07:38 - EB M396 with CN 5692/CN 2684/CN 8016 and a pair of blue GT 86'ers on the head end by Charlotte cam

[Delray]

116 by the Charlotte cam at 10:58 CN x1

[LansingRailFan]

09:20 - WB P365 by Charlotte cam

11:00 - EB Q116 with CN 8928 solo by Charlotte cam

11:20 - WB M399 with IC 2713/BNSF 8476 by Charlotte cam - they met Q116 at Mill

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:54 CN x2

Full coke cans @ 9:52

[ConrailDetr​oit]

NB by Wyandotte. CN 8820 & 8873.

[RoyalKingoftheRails]

5:43 P.M.
CN Grain Train heading westbound through Durand. CN 3122 and 3036 are leading

2 locomotives came out of Flint yard light power, took the Port Huron Wye into Durand yard. They coupled up and pulled the train south on the Holly sub to shove back through the High Wye to face westbound.

[GTW6401]

508 is working at Pontiac with CN 8895 and 8941. They have stacks for Moterm today as well.

513 is also working with the IC 9636.

[GTW6401]

513 worked at Red Lava, and is returning to the yard.

[amessmann]

18:37 - 3122 and 3036 leading an all-hopper westbound thru East Lansing. 424 axles reported from MP 219.5, 103 cars. Speculated that this was G896.
19:38 - WB manifest with 5707 and 5618 thru MP 225. 5707 had the most fouled horn I have ever heard. This was M397.

[David Collins]

19:38 - WB manifest with 5707 and 5618 thru MP 225. 5707 had the most fouled horn I have ever heard.

That unit has an RS3L, it’s starting to go bad unfortunately

[GTW6401]

CN 5707 was M397.

Q116 had CN 3158 solo earlier today.

[Graham Halverson]

CN 5707 was M397.

Q116 had CN 3158 solo earlier today.

Q116 was about 15 cars today. Extremely short

[amessmann]

[5707] has an RS3L, it’s starting to go bad unfortunately

Aged like fine wine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJSvYFm6jsU
Thanks GTW6401 for the train ID.