CN Updates - February 2020

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1525 wb oil train by 205. 2 cn in the lead and 1 pushing

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1549 wb manifest by 205 with 3 cn elephant style. Not a real long train

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Train 251 is rolling NB past MP 22.5 with two CN GE's elephant-style and no cars on the head-end for Pontiac at 4:28 pm.

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Train 514 with 5413 and 5340 again just went SB lite power past MP 22.5 at 5:09 pm.

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M38461-23 crossed Goddard Road in Wyandotte at 1740.
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L514 North through Royal Oak at 1825 with an SD40-2W and an SD60. Shorter than normal train.

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Amtrak 364 through Lansing at 21:05
4633 6 cars & 4629.

CN 402 through Lansing at 21:16.
2718 solo.

CN 251 through Lansing at 21:30.

There is also an eastbound train parked on the Lansing throughfare that had been there for a couple of days.

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Wb manifest by 205 at 0940 with 2 cn, trailing unit is a cowl. 2 units mid train

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Train 514 with 5414 and 5340 was SB at 3:25 pm past MP 22.5 lite and early today.

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NB Train 514 passing MP 22.5 at 5:14 pm (ironic) with a shorter train than usual. Also a few hours earlier too.

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514 is waiting for 491 at East Durand.

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500 is working at Durand. Had CN 2155, BCOL 4611, EJE 676, LSRC 6354 leaving Battle Creek.

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GTW6401 wrote:500 is working at Durand. Had CN 2155, BCOL 4611, EJE 676, LSRC 6354 leaving Battle Creek.

Oh man this would have been a catch! WOW!!!!
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There is a Q132, CN 2280 at Flint. 500 is going to wait at East Durand until Q132 goes west.

Amtrak 364 is at Shaftsburg.

934 was working at Cory, and 402 is coming east from Battle Creek.

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EJE SD38-2 657 parked in Pontiac Yard. Doesn’t appear to be working.
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At 2:15 pm Train 251 is NB passing MP 22.5 with a CN 2200 leading a CN 2100. No cars on the head-end for Pontiac today.

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Wb mixed freight with 3CN mm 205 at 1644

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Eb mixed freight (only 19 cars) with 2CN mm 205 1715

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Wb oil train with 1 buffer car in front and one buffer at end with 2CN leading and 1CN DPU mm 205 at 1731

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The EJE 657 is now leading E251 to Battle Creek. They departed around 5:30pm from Scott Lake Road and after 514 made it past them.

The CN 2284 had issues after stopping at Scott Lake for the crew change and replaced by the EJE unit.

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