NS - April 2017

[M.D.Bentley]

29 R (NB) - O/S C.P. Mill. To Oakwood yard.

[M.D.Bentley]

332 (NB) working at the "Rouge".

[M.D.Bentley]

423 (SB) coke from Fordson yard. Permission on the Jct running track.

[SW]

On my way southbound on I-275, an EB mixed freight was passing overhead on the NS tracks south of I-94, near Metro Airport. CP 8612 + CP 8530, clearing at 15:55.

[M.D.Bentley]

176 (NB) at Delray this afternoon , had the CSX 360 and CSX 7889 the "ACL" heritage unit in tow for Sterling yard.

[bctrainfan]

At Hinman yard in Battle Creek, NS 5339 tied down, NS 5272 and 5823 (train B34?) appeared to be just arriving from the west with several CH's and some Thiele tank cars. Thiele tanks presumably for or from WestRock (ex-RockTenn) paper plant. In recent months, I have seen them several times all the way into Gearhart (ex-Botsford) in Kalamazoo during the day, previously I believe they only did the BC-Jackson turn during the day and did not run west.

[bctrainfan]

About 2 hours ago, NS 5272 leads 5823 east thru Battle Creek with 6 ADM tanks and 9 CH, plus one odd car I have not seen on NS here before, a brown high side gon covered with a tarp, MWCX 101688. I assume they were returning to BC from Kalamazoo, is this a regularly scheduled daytime train now? Is it still the B34, which has been the symbol for the daytime BC-Jackson turn, or does it get a different symbol? The B57 night time local out of BC/Hinman yard seems to running as usual. I have not seen the B33 Jackson-K'zoo-Jackson train very often, but I may just be missing it. A little harder to catch these with the new "no Horn" rule thru BC, and no scanner while I'm working.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

BD-19, NS 9221 (2nd Shift Oakwood Job) brought Coke Loads to Zug Island around 7pm.

[M.D.Bentley]

331 (SB) - working at the "Rouge".

332 (NB) - Arriving at the "Rouge" to start their work.

[M.D.Bentley]

962 light power (SB) waiting on tk # 2 at C.P. Mill for the 288 (NB) to come north on tk #1. So they continue south.

[M.D.Bentley]

332 (NB) - O/S C.P. Mill.

[M.D.Bentley]

20 N (NB) - O/S C.P. Mill.

[KenB]

CP #241, w.b. on The Wabash, OS ROBERTS IN TAYLOR MI @1512. Power is CP 8912, CEFX 1045, CP 6614,5857.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

31M, NS 9439 is working North Yard.

[bctrainfan]

A little before 4 am, a late B33 headed west thru Battle Creek toward K'zoo with NS 3297, 3035, and 3049 pulling about 62 cars, mixed but mostly steel coils. Then a short time later the B57 followed west with NS 5337 and 5272 running light, presumably headed to pick up in Augusta.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

EB Mixed Freight at CP Maumee.

[KenB]

CP #143 WB
On the Wabash, OS Oakwood Jct @1600. Power is CP 8520 with NS 7646 as mid-range DPU. Allen Park, Mi.

[KenB]

That's mid-train DPU . Darn auto correct.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Wabash Heritage leading 332. Sitting at YD.

25E at YD going onto Junction Runner.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

BD07, NS 9428 tied down at Green St on Boat Line. Coke Empties for Oakwood waiting for recrew.