CN Train Location Updates - October 2022

[Manistique]

251 through Trenton at 10:50

CN 8829
CN 8890

Birmingham @ 12:32

Signal lit for southbound as well.

Bloomfield Hills now. Similar consist as yesterday with many TBOX cars and another just painted UP boxcar. More autoracks today.

[ZachLCNFlintSubFan]

251 through Trenton at 10:50

CN 8829
CN 8890

Birmingham @ 12:32

Signal lit for southbound as well.

Bloomfield Hills now. Similar consist as yesterday with many TBOX cars and another just painted UP boxcar. More autoracks today.

251 through Walton(MP 197) with CN 8820/ CN 8890 at 17:05

[GTWChris]

A450 south at Birmingham at 21:15. CN 8014 and CN 2587. They are running light power from Battle Creek to Flat Rock.

[Dan Cluley]

Westbound with CN 3135 & 3033 through East Lansing at 22:42

Maybe 301?

[LansingRailFan]

Westbound with CN 3135 & 3033 through East Lansing at 22:42

Maybe 301?

Yes M301. They've recently added a block of traffic for Battle Creek to the head end of this train which is why the makeup looks a little different. Usually some lumber and then autoracks. The back half of the train should resemble the M301 of yore, tank cars and grain hoppers for Winnipeg, MB.

Interestingly, the traffic has shifted on M397 and M399 slightly. I'll delve into that more tomorrow.

[Manistique]

Train 251 NB passing MP 22.5 at 1:22 pm with two CN's both screaming their turbocharges out pulling a long train up the Hill.

[David Collins]

Train 251 NB passing MP 22.5 at 1:22 pm with two CN's both screaming their turbocharges out pulling a long train up the Hill.

By MAL exactly 10 minutes later. Missed the engines

[Beemer]

Train 251 NB passing MP 22.5 at 1:22 pm with two CN's both screaming their turbocharges out pulling a long train up the Hill.

By MAL exactly 10 minutes later. Missed the engines

CN 8016 GF 643d & CN 2587 EF-644c. I recorded this train further up the Holly at Hatchery Rd at 13:55. The 480p version is available on my Rumble page. Higher def formats are still being encoded by the site...

https://rumble.com/v1o01xu-2022.10.14-c ... -dixi.html

Good Day,
Beemer

[Manistique]

NB Train 515 with 5450 flying by MP 22.5 on its way back to Pontiac Yard at 4:23 pm like a horse headed back to the barn on a Friday night.

[Manistique]

A SB with containers followed by autoracks and two CN's is SB passing MP 22.5 at 5:05 pm. 116? 508? Whatever.

[LansingRailFan]

A SB with containers followed by autoracks and two CN's is SB passing MP 22.5 at 5:05 pm. 116? 508? Whatever.

Q116 - it came into BC with CN 8927/CN 8809/CN 8868/CN 8960/CN 5436. They dropped units 3-5 in BC and ran by your house with CN 8927/CN 8809. ZIM containers on this train so my conspiracy theory from the other day doesn’t pan out.

Early this morning we had a unit ethanol train, U708, depart Battle Creek at 05:07 AM.

CN 2303/CN 5642/CN 8812 for power.

Usually the ethanol travels in blocks on M394, originating off of the ex-IC in Iowa. Destination was Preston, Ontario

[ConrailDetr​oit]

GTW 4906 was working Torrey Yard this afternoon.

[Manistique]

A SB with containers followed by autoracks and two CN's is SB passing MP 22.5 at 5:05 pm. 116? 508? Whatever.

Q116 - it came into BC with CN 8927/CN 8809/CN 8868/CN 8960/CN 5436. They dropped units 3-5 in BC and ran by your house with CN 8927/CN 8809. ZIM containers on this train so my conspiracy theory from the other day doesn’t pan out.

Early this morning we had a unit ethanol train, U708, depart Battle Creek at 05:07 AM.

CN 2303/CN 5642/CN 8812 for power.

Usually the ethanol travels in blocks on M394, originating off of the ex-IC in Iowa. Destination was Preston, Ontario

If I wait a bit longer tonight I may answer my own question, but is 507 and/or 508 running still now that 116 seems to become a regular train lately?

[Steve B]

Eastbound by MP 225 at 1919

[Manistique]

What I presume was 507 just went by 22.5 on the Holly at 8:01 pm though it was too dark to see if there were containers on it. It had a 5400 as the lead of two engines.

[Dan Cluley]

122 eastbound with CN 8904 & 2646 through East Lansing at 22:32

[Manistique]

SB Train 515 is passing MP 22.5 at restricted speed with 5450 at 8:17 am. Maybe flasher problem at Opdyke Road? Unusual Saturday 515.

[Delray]

251 through Trenton at 11:43

CN 8809
CN 8827

[Manistique]

251 through Trenton at 11:43

CN 8809
CN 8827

Passing through Bloomfield Hills MP 22.5 at 1:45 pm. Second unit was 8927. Two hours from Trenton today. Pretty good time.

[Man o' War]

L533 picked up cars for Chrysler in Mount Clemens at East Yard today, relieving L515 of that duty. 533 currently working in MC.

Man o' War