CN Train Location Updates August 2020

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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260 East through Durand at 1300. BNSF Gevo.

Northbound turning west at Durand with a mixed freight at 1258. CN SD75I and Gevo.

Both trains met just west of the depot.

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451 WB by Mill at 2:05

Lotta empty lumber flats and sand hoppers

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2 unit EB by Mill at 2:28. 2656/2643 Elephant style. Mostly tank cars and scrap hoppers. Unsure of symbol.

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Apparently 251 who’s at Avery has an NS unit trailing 2 of 3.

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116 by 205 about 1512 with 2 ns units. Video shortly

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251 north at Birmingham at 15:25

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:14 pm
451 WB by Mill at 2:05

Lotta empty lumber flats and sand hoppers
That would be 482. 251 was though Mill about 13:00.

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MtClemensRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:31 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:14 pm
451 WB by Mill at 2:05

Lotta empty lumber flats and sand hoppers
That would be 482. 251 was though Mill about 13:00.
By 205 at 1530

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MtClemensRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:31 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:14 pm
451 WB by Mill at 2:05

Lotta empty lumber flats and sand hoppers
That would be 482. 251 was though Mill about 13:00.
I’m in Lansing. It was 451 WB. 482 would be an EB symbol but doesn’t run thru Lansing.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:37 pm
MtClemensRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:31 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 2:14 pm
451 WB by Mill at 2:05

Lotta empty lumber flats and sand hoppers
That would be 482. 251 was though Mill about 13:00.
I’m in Lansing. It was 451 WB. 482 would be an EB symbol but doesn’t run thru Lansing.
I think you guys are talking about different Mills (i.e., the one on the Flat Rock subdivision and the one on the Flint Subdivision).

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It was an X401, CN 5749 and 3851.

CN 2656 and 2643 was 396.

Q116 is NS 7550 and NS 8117.

251 is CN 5797, NS 8152, and CN 8848.

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A492 approaching Charlotte. CN 3892/2895 r the power.

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A482 through 21 Mile Rd. @ 17:07. CN 5723, 2615, & 8872 with 157 cars.

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501 by 206.3 at 1842 with 3 cn

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Short manifest eb by 205 at 1938 with 2 cn. The leader was some sort of standard cab and looked short but its touch to tell on the camera on my phone. I couldn't see it from where I'm at in town.

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GTW6401 wrote:
Sun Aug 02, 2020 4:17 pm
251 is CN 5797, NS 8152, and CN 8848.
By 205 at 2115. Video in a bit

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Wb mixed freight with 3CN and 1 Illinois Central mm 205 @ 0642

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Wb mixed freight with 5CN mm 205 @ 0719

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Wb Amtrak mm 205 @ 0857

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515 south at Birmingham at 9:45 with CN 5409

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