CN Flint Subdivision 5-15-2008

[mikekmac]

Amtrak 365 on time this morning at Durand. It passed the defect detector at milepost 257.1 at 07:06am with the usual consist (24 axles--that is, P42s fore and aft, and four cars).

As of 07:13 the only other train on the board from Shaftsburg to East Lapeer is an unidentified WB freight at milepost 283, cleared onto the Flint Service Track.

-Mike

[mikekmac]

Conga line of westbounds passed through the area between 9:20 and 10:25.

9:20am, milepost 232: unknown symbol powered by IC 1009 with 28 cars, all autoracks. This one came up off the Holly Subdivision.

10:02am, milepost 232: Train 357 powered by CN 5634 and CN 2450, 296 axles, mixed freight.

10:25am, milepost 232: unknown symbol powered by CN 2676, CN 5440, and CN 2412, 582 axles, mixed freight. Had a few interesting flatcar loads, including a couple of pipe cars, a couple of loads of what appeared to be round ingots of an aluminum alloy, and a huge rust-red pressure vessel on an extra-length flatcar.

[odave]

9:20am, milepost 232: unknown symbol powered by IC 1009 with 28 cars, all autoracks. This one came up off the Holly Subdivision.

Here it is on the Holly Subdivision, meeting a local (513?) at Andersonville Siding at 7:55am:



I'm interested in the symbol if anyone knows what it might be, as I see this train pretty regularly on my drive in to work. It's usually all autoracks and hi-cubes. Power varies between the CN family, UP, and BNSF.

[redside20]

Hi that is probably E251