CN Flint Subdivision 5-27-2008
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CN Flint Subdivision 5-27-2008
CN train 394 eastbound at milepost 263 at 8:08 am. CN 5362 in the lead. Has completed its dropoff in Durand and is awaiting word on whether there's a pickup in Flint.
CN train 395 westbound leaving Flint Yard, passing milepost 257 at 8:27 am. 310 axles. Temp 40 F. 395 is a through train that does not work Lansing.
CN train 398 has CN 2558 in the lead.
CN train 395 westbound leaving Flint Yard, passing milepost 257 at 8:27 am. 310 axles. Temp 40 F. 395 is a through train that does not work Lansing.
CN train 398 has CN 2558 in the lead.
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Thanks, Dave.
E279 is leaving Flint westbound at 10:39am. Lead is IC 6058, trailing is CN 5999, and the conductor is a gal named Cheryl. This one's 9700 feet long, according to TD3.
Something eastbound is being held short of the Durand depot for E279 to pass, since both the Flint main and service are occupied.
CN maintainer is on a problem with the signals at Harrison Road (East Lansing/Trowbridge).
E279 is leaving Flint westbound at 10:39am. Lead is IC 6058, trailing is CN 5999, and the conductor is a gal named Cheryl. This one's 9700 feet long, according to TD3.
Something eastbound is being held short of the Durand depot for E279 to pass, since both the Flint main and service are occupied.
CN maintainer is on a problem with the signals at Harrison Road (East Lansing/Trowbridge).
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M279? what happened to the "E" prefix? did this train become a lower priority train? Is CN still running the A494 train? Keep up the great CN reports Mike!mikekmac wrote:Thanks, Dave.
M279 is leaving Flint westbound at 10:39am. Lead is IC 6058, trailing is CN 5999, and the conductor is a gal named Cheryl. This one's 9700 feet long, according to TD3.
Something eastbound is being held short of the Durand depot for M279 to pass, since both the Flint main and service are occupied.
CN maintainer is on a problem with the signals at Harrison Road (East Lansing/Trowbridge).
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Re: CN Flint Subdivision 5-27-2008
mikekmac wrote:CN train 394 eastbound at milepost 263 at 8:08 am. CN 5362 in the lead. Has completed its dropoff in Durand and is awaiting word on whether there's a pickup in Flint.
CN train 395 westbound leaving Flint Yard, passing milepost 257 at 8:27 am. 310 axles. Temp 40 F. 395 is a through train that does not work Lansing.
ok is this the same 395 that runs out to Kansas City on BNSF?
CN train 398 has CN 2558 in the lead.
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Nope, I got confoozed by the shuffle. I meant behind 356. 394 had been in the lead, but was held at Durand and then followed 356 into the yard.redside20 wrote:ok are there two 394's in Flint?mikekmac wrote:CN train 394 is eastbound at milepost 257 at 9:02 am. Cleared onto Flint Service behind train 394.
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I was probably mistaken here; CN trains almost never call the letter prefix (as opposed to, say, CSX). 279's radio was weak--at first I was struggling to be sure if the call was 279 or 379, and I should have known better than to think I'd heard an M prefix. If it's always been E279, then I'm sure it was E279 today.redside20 wrote:M279? what happened to the "E" prefix? did this train become a lower priority train? Is CN still running the A494 train? Keep up the great CN reports Mike!mikekmac wrote:Thanks, Dave.
M279 is leaving Flint westbound at 10:39am. Lead is IC 6058, trailing is CN 5999, and the conductor is a gal named Cheryl. This one's 9700 feet long, according to TD3.
Something eastbound is being held short of the Durand depot for M279 to pass, since both the Flint main and service are occupied.
CN maintainer is on a problem with the signals at Harrison Road (East Lansing/Trowbridge).
I've done a lot of Googling in search of information on CN train symbols, and turrned up very little. Apparently there used to be a PDF on the CN web site which laid them out; I found links pointing to it, but the document is no longer available. I'd be happy to borrow the knowledge of anyone reading this.
What I found said that M=manifest, Q=intermodal, C=coal. G=grain; further, that all Q's are 100s, all M's are 300s, all C's are 700s, and all G's are 800s.
What's an E? and are all E's 200s?
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279 (E279?) had a 42-year-old SD40-2R out in front as it cleared Okemos Road. I'll post a photo when I get them out of the camera.
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Re: CN Flint Subdivision 5-27-2008
Not sure, but I found it listed this way:redside20 wrote:mikekmac wrote:CN train 394 eastbound at milepost 263 at 8:08 am. CN 5362 in the lead. Has completed its dropoff in Durand and is awaiting word on whether there's a pickup in Flint.
CN train 395 westbound leaving Flint Yard, passing milepost 257 at 8:27 am. 310 axles. Temp 40 F. 395 is a through train that does not work Lansing.
ok is this the same 395 that runs out to Kansas City on BNSF?
M395-31 TORONTO-CHICAGO(BNSF) DAILY
Train numbers prefixed with an alphabetic character indicating the type of service
A = 400 series short haul freight
B = 700, 300 series potash trains
c = 700 series coal trains
E = 200 series priority freight and automotive
F = foreign lines detours and running rights
G = 800 series grain trains
H = CPR origin, shared running
K = 500 series transfer runs
L = 500 series locals
M = 300 series long haul freight
P = 001-099 and 600 series passenger trains
Q = 100 intermodal trains Quality service
R = 900 series roadswitchers (IC lines only)
S = 700 series unit sulphur train
U = 700 series unit trains other than coal, grain and sulphur
W = Work trains
X = extra trains
Train numbers are suffixed by one-digit numbers indicating where the train originated
1 = Atlantic Region
2 = St Lawrence Region
3 = Great Lakes Region
4 = Prairie Region
5 = Pacific Region
6 = Michigan Division origins
7 = Centrial Division origins
8 = Wisconsin Division origins
9 = Central Division origins
For example, train number 1013109 equals train 101 that originated
on the Great Lakes Region and was the regular section
(a 0 would indicate an advance section a 2 a second section)
and the last two digits indicate the date that the train originated
in the information below the single digits to the right of the train number indicates an alternate operation
A = 400 series short haul freight
B = 700, 300 series potash trains
c = 700 series coal trains
E = 200 series priority freight and automotive
F = foreign lines detours and running rights
G = 800 series grain trains
H = CPR origin, shared running
K = 500 series transfer runs
L = 500 series locals
M = 300 series long haul freight
P = 001-099 and 600 series passenger trains
Q = 100 intermodal trains Quality service
R = 900 series roadswitchers (IC lines only)
S = 700 series unit sulphur train
U = 700 series unit trains other than coal, grain and sulphur
W = Work trains
X = extra trains
Train numbers are suffixed by one-digit numbers indicating where the train originated
1 = Atlantic Region
2 = St Lawrence Region
3 = Great Lakes Region
4 = Prairie Region
5 = Pacific Region
6 = Michigan Division origins
7 = Centrial Division origins
8 = Wisconsin Division origins
9 = Central Division origins
For example, train number 1013109 equals train 101 that originated
on the Great Lakes Region and was the regular section
(a 0 would indicate an advance section a 2 a second section)
and the last two digits indicate the date that the train originated
in the information below the single digits to the right of the train number indicates an alternate operation