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29J going by Day on the DETL. 75 car train with a UP 7476 leader.

21N working by Waterman in Detroit with the NS 1065 S&A unit leading.

Flying Eagle TV wrote: ↑

Sun May 02, 2021 6:10 pm

21N working by Waterman in Detroit with the NS 1065 S&A unit leading.

Conductor is on board, they’re heading south now.

NS 176 is all done doubling up at Oakwood, NS 9544 leader.

NS 422 just hit a semi at Ready Rd in South Rockwood

NS 176 clearing Ecorse Jct. NS 9498 leader.

Bnsf 7483 leading 31M today. They are going back to their cars at North Yard.

NS 188 with NS 8105 (Interstate HU)/NS 4105 (DC to AC markings)/NS X1X0 by MP 63 Wabash line at 10:39 AM

There’s a 2.2 mile long 11N coming up towards North Yard. NS 7681 and 1049 for power. Whole thing getting dropped off at N. Yard.

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NS has a unit train being loaded at Cargill in Decatur according to this post.

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Fri May 07, 2021 10:08 am

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NS has a unit train being loaded at Cargill in Decatur according to this post.

Road numbers for those engines are 7147, 9955 and 7149.

121 turning the corner into Oakwood. 2 NS.

200 axle 11N, no defects thru Wyandotte detector at 501pm. NS 4264 and NS 8140 for power.

NS 176 with the Interstate unit on the point by Delray at 706p.

121 pulling up to Oakwood with the 8105 Interstate HU leading.

176, NS 1223 & 9653 by Milwaukee Jct. Very short train.

20N, NS 8080 is at Milwaukee Jct.

Yesterday sighting:

NS 68M with 60 loaded ballast hoppers for Amtrak. Power was the NS 4020 and NS 7622. It was by CP367, IN at 17:56. Train should be a Michigan Line runner.

How many CP trains are there daily on the NS Michigan segment?
Thanks.

By Dowagiac Train Dude » Thu May 13, 2021 5:20 pm

NS 7147 and NS 7149 are in Lawton switching out the Welch’s plant right now. Should be heading back south soon. They may have already switched out Cargill in Decatur before they got here.