Today I was finally able to leave Kalamazoo and head out to railfan the usual: CN and their South Bend Sub. Instead of S Ave this time, I initially chose UV Ave, where there was a really nice superelevated curve leading into the crossing and signals to show if there was approaching traffic (as I do not have a scanner yet to pick up the DD). However, since there was no place to park except in someone's yard as well as the fact that there was a lot of maintenance equipment at the crossing, I decided to move someplace where I wouldn't possibly cause a problem and that ended up being a private crossing right next to Indian Lake. Unfortunately, only two trains ran during the time I was there, both westbounds. I believe one of them, lead by CN 2145, was A451, judging by its short length and the fact that it was a manifest. A half hour later, CN SD70M-2s 8901 and 8889 lead a much longer manifest. This train's symbol I did not know, but I am sure that it was one of the "M" prefix trains.
Here are the photos from today. I did edit a few of them, just an FYI:
What I believe was A451 rounding the Indian Lake Curve:
CN 8901 and 8889 rounding the same curve a half hour later:
Nose of CN 8901:
CN 8901 and 8889:
Roster shot of 8901:
No idea what's in these cars...they kinda look like cars that I saw up in the UP near the LS&I:
The sign that marks the end of most of the private crossings near Indian Lake:
