CN Updates - November 2017

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Southbound on Holly Sub entering Pontiac Yard
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High green on the Holly in Holly. 2173 and 2823. Short train.

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Eastbound through East Lansing at 21:32. 3 CN engines and an IC unit fourth. Lead unit may have been 3017.

Amtrak 364 running late. Has not arrived in East Lansing yet.

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CN 8899 & 8883 west met Amtrak 364 at Lansing at 20:56. The freight is headed west at 21:10.

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Train 116 with a lot of mixed freight and little containers SB past MP 22.5 at 6:10 am following Amtrak 351 down the hill.

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east bound empty rack train with a single bnsf leader by 206 at 1148

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That BNSF-led autorack train Jim reported earlier is SB flying past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 2:09 pm. Not Thanksgiving in Canada, eh?

And nine minutes later Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 with two CN units.

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eb past 205 at 1423. 2 cn units in the lead and a kinda short train. Maybe 502

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wb past 205 at 1447. Guessing train 393 that was broke down in east lansing

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eb past 205 at 1520 with 3 cn units elephant style leading

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I photographed southbound train 385, in Fraser, 4:33 p.m. It had CN SD75I #5732, CN C40-8W #2163, 131 cars!!!!

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wb parade apparently by 205. last one was by about 10m ago with a long train. another one just called approach signal wb at 206.3 at 2106

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The second wb by 205 was pulled by a single cowl unit. the whole train was PEYX empty flat cars. tail end cleared here 2115

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149 by 205 at 0800. 3 units, ic leader, red white and blue bc 2nd unit

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KC8RBK wrote:149 by 205 at 0800. 3 units, ic leader, red white and blue bc 2nd unit

Do you know the locomotive numbers? Is this a train that heads through Pt. Huron on the way to Canada? I probably won't be able to get it!!!!
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Robertrains wrote:
KC8RBK wrote:149 by 205 at 0800. 3 units, ic leader, red white and blue bc 2nd unit

Do you know the locomotive numbers? Is this a train that heads through Pt. Huron on the way to Canada? I probably won't be able to get it!!!!
:|
This train is Toronto to Chicago intermodal. It would have been through Port Huron before dawn. I'll have to start taking notes of the unit numbers for those who like to keep track of that stuff.

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Robertrains wrote:
KC8RBK wrote:149 by 205 at 0800. 3 units, ic leader, red white and blue bc 2nd unit

Do you know the locomotive numbers? Is this a train that heads through Pt. Huron on the way to Canada? I probably won't be able to get it!!!!
:|

This train is Toronto to Chicago intermodal. It would have been through Port Huron before dawn. I'll have to start taking notes of the unit numbers for those who like to keep track of that stuff.

OK, that would help! Do you know what models any of them they were? Also, what was the 3rd engine? I am guessing "CN."
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[/quote]This train is Toronto to Chicago intermodal. It would have been through Port Huron before dawn. I'll have to start taking notes of the unit numbers for those who like to keep track of that stuff.[/quote]
OK, that would help! Do you know what models any of them they were? Also, what was the 3rd engine? I am guessing "CN."[/color][/quote]

You would be correct on the third unit. They were all wide cab ge's.

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wb past 205 at 0959 with cn 8958, 5760 & 2642. 642 axles.

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Southbound on the Holly Sub through Andersonville at 1423. Single SD70M-2 with seven boxcars. L502? L524?

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