GTWTD3 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:21 pm
Durand today
07:20 WB L50161 CN 8952, 8859 66 cars
-- made healthy s/o, durand yard was the fullest I've seen in a bit. 4 days of holiday traffic makes that happen. Reminds me of the old days when CMGN was still there, the yard would be packed with 2 northbounds being called to take the dow traffic, and the other taking the freight. Alas GLC has most of the traffic now.
07:57 WB P36561 IDTX 4621, 6 cars, IDTX 4606
11:00 EB Z14891 CN 5735, CN 2594 110 cars (1 boxcar, 49x6 platforms, 54 auto racks)
11:42 GLC arrives at the north end of the yard, they will s/o 12 cars and p/u 13 cars.
11:50 WB M39931 CN 3248, CN 3939 109 cars
11:50 EB M30241 CN 3215, 3939, 109 cars, mid dpu CN 3849, 38 cars = total of 147 cars
13:04 SB GLC departs SB with 382, 393 and 89 cars
13:19 EB Q12291 CN 5604, CN 2603 64 cars (19x0 platforms, 45 auto racks)
13:40 EB M30241 CN 2878, CN 3159, 96 cars, mid dpu CN 3112, 55 cars = 151 cars
---Pretty cool to see 2 days of 302 that close to each other.
14:01 NB/WB E25161 CN 2987, CN 2885, CN 3135, CN 5680, CN 8872, CN 8924, CN 2302 92 cars
14:15 SB HESR 702 HESR 3390, HESR 3484 42 cars
16:02 EB/SB Q11691 UP 7283, CN 8928 130 cars (89 auto racks, 41x0 platforms)
16:10 NB HESR 701 HESR 3484, HESR 3390 84 cars
17:40 EB M39671 CN 5683, CN 8896 109 cars
21:22 WB HESR 765 HESR 2145 4 cars for Owosso / GP
21:28 WB/SB L50861 CN 8837, CN 2329, GTW 4906 118 cars
21:37 EB P36461 IDTX 4622, 6 cars, IDTX 4631
I really appreciate the efforts you made on the recap.
Notes from Charlotte, EL and Imlay City in my travels today:
06:10 - WB B731 with CN 3171/CN 2809/CN 3207 and rear DPU CN 2923 by the Charlotte cam - m305 drummondville qc 10:40 w/cn 3928 cn 8849 cn 8948
08:20 - EB Z148 with CN 5733/CN 2594 by the Charlotte cam
08:44 - EB M302 with CN 3215/CN 3939 ex-citirail and mid DPU CN 3849 by the Charlotte cam
09:03 - WB L501 with CN 8952 (GTW HU)/CN 8859 by the Charlotte cam - seems like they bypassed working Lansing after setting off in Durand in lieu of R944 doing it.
09:18 - WB P365 by the Charlotte cam
11:52 - EB Q122 with CN 5604/CN 2603 by the Charlotte cam
12:08 - EB M302 with CN 2878/CN 3159 and mid-dpu CN 3112 by the Charlotte cam
13:05 - EB L542 with CN 8005/CN 8943 with racks for Cory and Snow Yards off of the E280 that had UP 6022/UP #### and was terminated in Battle Creek. That pair of UP engines most likely went back west on M393, E271 or E253.
13:27 - WB M301 with CN 3248/CN 3885 - featured an ex-Amtrak materials handling boxcar now with the marks: BLHX 71082
14:39 - EB Q116 with UP 7283/CN 8928 - racks and stacks, by the Charlotte cam
15:58 - EB M396 with CN 5683/CN 8896 by the Charlotte cam
16:12 - WB L542 with CN 8943/CN 8005 power light returning from Snow Yard by the Charlotte cam
16:29 - WB E251 with CN 2987/CN 2885/CN 3135/CN 5680/CN 8872/CN 8924/CN 2302 by the Charlotte cam
20:24 - EB P364 by the Charlotte cam
Imlay City
13:00 - EB M302 with CN 3215/CN 3939 ex-citirail and mid DPU CN 3849
13:20 - EB Z148 with CN 5733/CN 2594
13:30 - WB L533 with CN 8019 LHF and two cars, a tank car and a plastics hopper, was holding for M302 and Z148
14:15 - WB CSX L306 aka H711 on CN rails with CSX 5376/CSX 95 and 5 2-bay salt covered hoppers, 1 3-bay covered hopper, 49 LPG tank cars
16:15 - WB L533 with CN 8019 and 13 cars back to Port Huron