CN Train Location Updates - May 2024

[Delray]

I was at Opdyke around 11:30 so I missed 251 and David

However I'm in Royal Oak right now where I met Graham and 116

[Graham Halverson]

Q116 passed Royal Oak at 1:00 exactly, two GEVOS. Super long train. Easily 2+ miles

[Delray]

507? by the Fort St cam at 16:31 CN x3

GT HU 8952 in 3rd

[MtClemensRailFan]

M399 through Eckles Rd. @ 09:39. CN 5605, 5686, & 3929 with 145 cars. A dimensional load a little bit behind the power.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:30 CN x3

After that they ripped out the grade crossing on one side of Fort so no trains for awhile.

[AARR]

Northbound approaching Pontiac Yard.

[David Collins]

Northbound approaching Pontiac Yard.

That would be this

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:30 CN x3

[AARR]

TY David. Didn’t appear to stop in Pontiac.

Northbound approaching Pontiac Yard.

That would be this

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:30 CN x3

[GTW6401]

L508 at Royal Oak with CN 8952 (GTW hertiage) and 8000. No work at Moterm.

[GTW6401]

L507 at Royal Oak with CN 8820 and 8873.

[LansingRailFan]

Expect an EB P276 with UP 7048 sometime in the next 12 hours. UP delivered the 16th VIA Rail trainset to CN.

WB E271 with CN 8898 (25th IPO HU)/CN 5708 arrived Oshawa, ONT - this train will continue on and terminate in Flint. Power will rotate onto L501, turn in BC, then go 3/4 and 4/4 on L508 to Pontiac and take X139 out of Moterm to Prince Rupert, BC

WB U713 departed Joffre, QC with CN 3012/CN 3964 bound for Iowa

[LansingRailFan]

09:31 - EB M396 with GECX 2029 4/4 thru East Lansing Amtrak.

EB P276 with CN 88## is following

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:25 CN x2

[Delray]

515 NB through Troy.

Got a green light for a SB as well

[GTW6401]

L508 at Royal Oak. CN 8873 & 8820.

[Delray]

507 by the Fort St cam at 18:49 CN 8000 + 8952 GT HU

[ferndalebuck]

L508 at Royal Oak. CN 8873 & 8820.

Working Moterm now

[LansingRailFan]

Tuesday

18:02 - WB L543 with CN 2690/CN 2578 went by the 205 cam. CN 2690/CN 2578 came into Lansing on an X275 with empty racks. L543 departed Cory Yard with two large blocks of loaded autoracks and 6 or 7 empty asphalt tanks.

WB X139 with CN 2909/CN 2653 departed Paris, ON at 15:45 - train with run thru Michigan and out west to Prince Rupert, BC

WB U713 with CN 3012/CN 3964 departed Port Huron at 16:22 for Iowa

Wednesday

07:46 - EB possible L501 with CN 5708/CN 8898 (25th anniversary IPO) - blocks of autoracks, boxcars and loaded and empty centerbeams.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 7:07 to 9:05 CN x3

[Delray]

116 through Davisburg CN x2+ Caboose