CN Updates: July 2018

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Man o' War wrote:M384 by North Mount at 21:02, CN/CN, 131 cars including a Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico boxcar, still in full N de M livery - a rare bird these days...

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CN 2552 & 5428 for the power. Came through New Haven at 21:19 at a slower than usual speed.

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MtClemensRailFan wrote:
Man o' War wrote:M384 by North Mount at 21:02, CN/CN, 131 cars including a Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico boxcar, still in full N de M livery - a rare bird these days...

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CN 2552 & 5428 for the power. Came through New Haven at 21:19 at a slower than usual speed.
Thanks for the engine numbers - I can't always see them from my vantage point. With regard to the speed, I did notice today a ton of slow order boards posted up and down the line. They have renewed a number of crossings in the past several days and have been doing some spot tamping here and there (tamper and regulator in MTC right now), so perhaps there are some issues up at New Haven slowing them just a bit. Thanks again.

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116 with BNSF 3912 through East Lansing at 23:55.

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L533N by Mount Clemens depot at 01:01. 1 CN, 164 containers - roughly 1/3 domestic, 2/3 marine/export for Montreal and Halifax.

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Dan Cluley wrote:116 with BNSF 3912 through East Lansing at 23:55.
116 cleared the detector MP 59.9 at 1:01 AM, 3355 feet long. (Missed axle count)

Indeed BNSF 3912 leading. Same engine as 116 yesterday morning.
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148 with CN 2514 & 2532 through East Lansing at 02:07.


An eastbound autorack train (280?) with an ex CSX & CN 5791 through East Lansing at 02:33.
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I caught both 116 and 391 at Williams Lake Rd.

116 at 1:38 AM BNSF 3912 solo. First time I have seen the same engine on the same train two days in a row.

then 391 went north at 1:58 AM. CN 3014, CN 3012, CN 3118.

Edit to add:
391 cleared the detector MP 59.9 at 2:50 AM. 2100 feet long, 130 axles.

Also what I believe to be 148 cleared the detector MP 257.1 at 2:53 AM 272 axles.
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391 by East Lansing at 04:01

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149 by 205 at 0630. Either an extra or he made amazing time across today. 2 cn polling what didn't seem like a super long train.

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One of the locals is making up its train in Pontiac Yard. I think it’s the Warren train because it was sorting center beams. Couldn’t tell which engine it was.
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Local train 950 SB out of Pontiac past MP 22.5 at 10 am or so. Power was 4937. At 10:20 am local Train 515 SB with 5847. Then Amtrak 353 followed them around its usual time but with a slow order out back.

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M383, CN/CITX, 149 cars, by Mount Clemens depot at 03:25.

M382, CSX 92/CN, 81 cars, by Mount Clemens depot at 05:34.

Dynacat Tamper and Ballast Regulator left Mount Clemens MoW base at 07:30 to work points south on the MTC sub.

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Train 451 NB past MP 22.5 at 1:08 pm with a UP locomotive leading a BNSF one and a short train.

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L533S, CN 2029, leaving Mount Clemens for Ferndale -1 empty centerbeam, 40 containers - 17:40.

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M384 by Mount Clemens depot at 19:48. CN 2160/ex CSX, 116 cars, mostly loaded racks.

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KC8RBK wrote:149 by 205 at 0630. Either an extra or he made amazing time across today. 2 cn polling what didn't seem like a super long train.
X149 ran this afternoon. Left Port Huron around 2pm.

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Q130 by South Mount at 21:40. CN/ex UP, 254 containers. Will meet E271 at Haven.

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E271 by Mount Clemens depot at 22:40. CN/CN, 90 empty racks for Flat Rock.

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A very short 116 by East Lansing at 23:06 with one NS engine.

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501 with CN 3000, CSX 92 & CN 8925 through East Lansing at 23:59

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