CN/GTW Mt. Clemens Sub - News and Notes...

[Man o' War]

Appears to be a new Dragging Equipment/Hot Box Detector going in at MP 29, just north of the distant (approach) signal to South Haven at 21 Mile Road. The existing Chesterfield detector is at MP 25.6, so I'm assuming that it is to be removed in favor of this new location. An additional guess is that another new detector may be going in between the Nolan HBD near MP10 and this new one, thus requiring a change in spacing - pushing it nearer the Smiths Creek HBD at 48.6. Again, just guesses as to why they would move an existing HBD just a few miles to the north.

Man o' War

[MQT1223]

What's the traffic like on the Mt. Clemens sub? I know it has strategic purpose in case something happens on the Flint Sub as a bypass, but otherwise traffic is fairly light isn't it?

[AARR]

I don't know the train numbers but there are at least two trains that operate each way (one to Flat Rock and one to Toledo) and a pair of locals (one arrives from Pontiac and the other from Port Huron). Seems like there is at least one other road freight that uses the MC Sub.

What's the traffic like on the Mt. Clemens sub? I know it has strategic purpose in case something happens on the Flint Sub as a bypass, but otherwise traffic is fairly light isn't it?

[Man o' War]

What's the traffic like on the Mt. Clemens sub? I know it has strategic purpose in case something happens on the Flint Sub as a bypass, but otherwise traffic is fairly light isn't it?

A482, A483, A484, A485, L533, L515, E271 (autorack repositioning - runs frequently), and generally several extra manifests weekly. Train count moderate, but tonnage wise - extremely heavy.

Man o' War