CN Train Location Updates - April 2024

[LansingRailFan]

21:25 - R944 with CN 2270 solo, LHF shoved into Durand Yard off of the Holly.

[Dan Cluley]

Westbound through East Lansing at 22:34 on M2, stopping at Cedar

CN 3267 2812


Eastbound stacks & racks through at 22:58

CN 2280 & BCOL 4650

[Graham Halverson]

CN L575 passing Allen Rd at 9:09. CN Zebra Paint 5286 leading LHF.

[Burb8145]

The CN Zug Island-Cliffs Rouge Steel coke shuttle crossed Eureka Road on the Flat Rock Sub in Wyandotte at 10:44. A CN zebra stripe was the sole locomotive.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 13:45

CN 3843
UP 8196
GTW 5815
IC 3101

Long train finished going by at 14:03

[David Collins]

251 by the Fort St cam at 13:45

CN 3843
UP 8196
GTW 5815
IC 3101

Long train finished going by at 14:03

Derby Road at 4:26, all 4 units are elephant style.

[Delray]

Southbound mix freight through Pontiac CN x2 meeting 251

[GrandTrunkPontiac]

251 by the Fort St cam at 13:45

CN 3843
UP 8196
GTW 5815
IC 3101

Long train finished going by at 14:03

Derby Road at 4:26, all 4 units are elephant style.

Derby Road in Birmingham? Oh dang, saw your timestamp. Too late for me to catch in Pontiac. Hope you got video to post.

[LansingRailFan]

17:40 - EB S703 91 09 with CP 8859 and 90 loaded potash hoppers and rear DPU KCS 4112 in Battle Creek

Train is Chicago Clearing to Durand for HESR to take to Sargent’s.

This train used to run via CSX-AARR-GLC to Durand

[GrandTrunkPontiac]

251 by the Fort St cam at 13:45

CN 3843
UP 8196
GTW 5815
IC 3101

Long train finished going by at 14:03

Derby Road at 4:26, all 4 units are elephant style.

Derby Road in Birmingham? Oh dang, saw your timestamp. Too late for me to catch in Pontiac. Hope you got video to post.

Based on the Durand camera, 251 took the Chicago Wye at 5:59pm

[bluewonderrails]

17:40 - EB S703 91 09 with CP 8859 and 90 loaded potash hoppers and rear DPU KCS 4112 in Battle Creek

Clear Okemos mp227.5 at 19:16

[Graham Halverson]

Amtrak 355 through Royal Oak with the Inspection consist at 7:03. VERY friendly engineer. Light show and horn shows. Good train all together.

[amessmann]

19:42 - L500 east by the station at East Lansing. 2270 solo leading 19 cars. There was a single rack in the mix.
02:23 - WB thru the station with 5754 leading mostly racks, will take M1 at Mill for an EB.
03:11 - EB thru MP 225 on M2. M-2 and an old GE leading intermodal and racks. Possibly Z148 tho no inspection car was present as was teased earlier.
04:23 - EB by MP 205 camera, will meet a WB between Okemos and Cedar. WB passing thru East Lansing at 04:36.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 11:24 CN x2

[LansingRailFan]

08:03 - EB X192 with CN 3067 and rear DPU CN 3811 by the Charlotte SteelHighways cam

09:29 - EB>SB X192 with CN 3067 and rear DPU CN 3811 takes the Chicago Wye and goes SB on the Holly -

X19251 aka Q19251 is Prince Rupert, BC to Moterm - all intermodal - to note, the last car before the rear DPU is one of the inspection boxcars we normally only see on 148/149 and 122/123.

10:51 - EB E280 with CN 3225 thru Charlotte for Flat Rock

no Q116 today but we get two trains instead of one.

[amessmann]

At MP 225 on the CN Flint Sub:
15:10 - WB on M1 with 8818, 8014, and UP 7442 leading.
15:14 - M394 east on M2, 3171 and 2811 leading. Great timing as neither train appeared to drop below 20mph for the running meet.
8818 west would take M1 at Mill for M302.
16:05 - M302 crawling east on M1 to meet E251 at Okemos. 3231 leading and 3227 bringing up the rear.
16:13 - E251 west on M2 with 2888 and 8824 leading. Gates at Bouge St. were up for maybe 15 seconds between M302 and E251.

20:37 - M399? with 8940?, 8854, and 5752 passing East Lansing Station on M1, Amtrak sitting on M2.
21:00 - Amtrak 364 departing East Lansing.

The conductor's side road number on 8818 was hand-written.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:56 CN x3

CN 100 2nd

[AARR]

Pontiac-Detroit local returning through Royal Oak 20+ cars including pick up from DCON.

[David Collins]

Pontiac-Detroit local returning through Royal Oak 20+ cars including pick up from DCON.

L515

[David Collins]

Just an fyi, no Amtrak 364 tonight for the Flint subdivision railfans out there.