CN Updates - April 2018

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Train 451 (I presume) NB past MP 22.5 at 3:20 pm with a CN unit leading a former UP lease unit in the freezing rain/ice storm we are having.

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kc8bdr wrote:764 backing into the yard at Durand BNSF 6209, BNSF 8445.
Same time 765 departing westbound from Durand CN 8944, CN 8445.
765 by 205 at 1613

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Eb by 206 at 1833. Cn leader cefx trailing

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What I presume to be 451 is heading around the Chicago Wye at Durand at 7:10 PM CN 2283, EX-UP 9411 (I was unable to make out any reporting marks on camera)
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At 8 pm 4912 was NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with a couple cars and a depressed center flat car with four trucks and a large transformer load. A late Holly Local returning to Pontiac? Or a special move for the transformer?

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391 is good to depart Pontiac northbound. 0 loads 2 empty. IC 24?5 leading, CN 2166.


Edit to add:

391 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 9:45 PM 20 axles.
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116 cleared the Chicago wye there at Durand, around 1:57 AM. Had 270 axles at MP 59.9 2:08 AM


514 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 2:09 AM 20 axles, GTW 4916 Leading. Will meet 116 at Holly.
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Manistique wrote:At 8 pm 4912 was NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with a couple cars and a depressed center flat car with four trucks and a large transformer load. A late Holly Local returning to Pontiac? Or a special move for the transformer?
514 Took the depressed center flat car and set it off along with 2 other cars at Durand around 3:30 AM. GTW 4916 returned to Flint engine lite.
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Train 515 SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 10:25 am with 5847 as power, a former P&LE GP-38-2 if I remember correctly, still in blue.

Train 950 SB past MP 22.5 at 10:40 am with 4925.

Train 451 with a 5400 leading a 5600 NB past MP 22.5 at 1 pm.

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Westbound windmill train cleared the Diamond at Durand 1:35 AM. 2 CN engines I don't have numbers.

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I am about 75% sure that CN 8021 is leading.
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148 cleared the detector MP 257.1 Flint Sub. at 3:21 AM, 232 axles.

514 cleared the detector MP 34.2 Holly sub, northbound, at 3:27 AM 75 axles.
GTW 4626 leading.

Edit to add:

505 departed Durand westbound @ 4:20 AM
BCOL 4652
CN ??41,
60 loads, 20 empty.
5663 feet long.
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Train 950 with 4925 SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 9:25 am.

Train 515 with 5847 again SB past MP 22.5 at 11:11 am.

Train 451 with two CN road units leading GP38 (not a dash 2 I think) 5817, an older one, past MP 22.5 at noon.

Train 515 returning to Pontiac past MP 22.5 with 5817 and a pretty long train and really barking up the Hill at about 35 mph.

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Train 950 south out of Pontiac at 9:55 pm past MP 22.5 with different power today: GP9r 4626.

Train 515 south out of Pontiac passed at 10:20 am with 5817 as power again.

Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 approaching Pontiac with two UP units trailing a CN one at 11:19 am.

Train 950 with 4626 returning lite to Pontiac past MP 22.5 at 1:15 pm.

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451 was by Holly at 3pm. CN 2989, CN 2913, UP 4381 and UP 3861.

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I think this is the train I saw working Pontiac Yard. It had a long block of auto racks.
GTW6401 wrote:451 was by Holly at 3pm. CN 2989, CN 2913, UP 4381 and UP 3861.
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AARR wrote:I think this is the train I saw working Pontiac Yard. It had a long block of auto racks.
GTW6401 wrote:451 was by Holly at 3pm. CN 2989, CN 2913, UP 4381 and UP 3861.
They were just at cory in the last 20m.

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451 clear 205 at 2008. 10600' train

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OK Folks, here's Facebook® photos of Train 148 east bound out of Sarnia this morning, April 18, 2018. It has two "Cowl" CN SD60F locomotives!!!! What gives? Those all were "Officially Retired" last year! Have any been "Re-activated" since CN is "Power Short?" :?: If so, that would be awesome!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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OK, these CN SD60F units were going for "Scrap" I read!!!! :(
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A SB mixed freight out of Pontiac just went past MP 22.5 at 1:04 pm with two CN units.

Train 950 returning to Pontiac past MP 22.5 with 4916 today instead of 4626 like yesterday at 3:53 pm.

Train 515 returning to Pontiac NB past MP 22.5 with 5847 at 4:45 pm.

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