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NS B25 east by 35 at 2:12 PM with NS 3343 and 3555 with about 50 cars.

176, NS 9885 & 7582 sitting at Beaubien waiting for CN traffic to clear.

NS grain train just went through Dowagiac on its way to Cargill in Decatur.

WB CP 131 yesterday dropped off 4 CBFX units (green, ex-GO) and one CEFX unit (blue, ex-Soo) in Windsor.

The CP transfer job, H98, took them to Oakwood Yard to NS.

NS is taking them to be scrapped in Mayfield, KY.

NS 4093 waiting to cross over CSX in Romulus @5:31

EB NS 256 clear Adrian at 08:21

NS stone train just went passed the Elkhart cam on its way up to Kalamazoo. There were also 29 cars on the end of the train that were a mix of box cars and covered hoppers. Maybe they saved the Grand Elk a trip to pick those 29 cars up from Elkhart today.

EB CP train 130 with CP 7003/CP 8716 f/r thru Blakeslee on the NS Wabash line at 10:40

EB CP train 528 w CN 3876 leading and CP 8200 rear-facing DPU by MP 63 of the NS Wabash line at 11:30

WB CP train 137 w CP 8067/CP 8701/UP 5262 thru Romulus at 15:37

EB NS train 256, Roadrailer, was at Adrian at 10:30 w NS 1001 leading solo.

Yesterday, an EB CP train 300 (old 330) loaded grain train for ADM Windsor departed Elkhart at 13:40 PM with CP/UP up front and rear DPU CN unit.

EB NS train 188 w NS 1835/NS 1833 thru Romulus at 10:16

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 30, 2022 12:10 pm

Yesterday, an EB CP train 300 (old 330) loaded grain train for ADM Windsor departed Elkhart at 13:40 PM with CP/UP up front and rear DPU CN unit.

WB CP train 301, empty grain train, by MP 63 of the NS Wabash Line at 12:11 with UP 7896/CP 9783/BNSF 4668.

WB NS train 255, the road railer, with NS 1810 solo is doubling up in Oakwood Yard at 11:46 AM.

13:10 - clear Preston

WB CP 131 in London, Ontario at 06:42 with SOO 4410

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 05, 2022 9:21 am

WB CP 131 in London, Ontario at 06:42 with SOO 4410

Clearing Delray 4410 still in the train 4:05p

EB CP rain 130 with CN 3839 leading thru Milan at 08:15

NS 120 by Cone @ 5:45 PM with UP 6224 and NS 4164.

NS C40-9 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 19, 2022 5:48 pm

NS 120 by Cone @ 5:45 PM with UP 6224 and NS 4164.

NS train 188, not 120. Had a five pack of double stacks too.

Idk who does Wiki duties but here’s some new NS train symbol info:

Regarding the new intermodal changes:

All premium intermodals have the 20alpha series symbol (with the exception of the two roadrailers). The alpha code correlates to the trains’ DESTINATION.

A - Atlanta Inman, GA
B - Buffalo Bison, NY
C - Chicago Calumet, IL
E - Erail, NJ
F - FEC Bowden Yard, FL
G - Chicago 47th St, IL
H - Harrisburg, PA
J - Jacksonville, FL
K - KCS Meridian, MS
L - Chicago Landers, IL
M - Morrisville TV, PA
N - Charlotte, NC
P - Chicago 63rd St, IL
R - Rutherford, PA
S - UP Shreveport, LA
U - Bethlehem, PA
V - Baltimore Bayview, MD
X - Croxton, NJ

All standard intermodals have the all numerical 200-series symbol and are grouped by origin/destination.

•21* - Originate or Terminate Kansas City (Exception Rutherford trains)
•23* - Originate or Terminate Rickenbacker
•24* - Originate or Terminate Atlanta (Exception Rossville/Memphis trains)
•25* - Originate or Terminate Rutherford
•26* - Originate or Terminate Chicago Area
•27* - Originate or Terminate Norfolk
•28* - Originate or Terminate Memphis/Rossville
•29* - Originate or Terminate GA/SC Ports

The following are the new symbols for the Chicago Line. The old symbols are in parentheses.

20X (22W) Chicago 47th St, IL - Croxton, NJ daily
22X (20E) Chicago 47th St, IL - Croxton, NJ daily
23G (new) Croxton, NJ - Chicago 47th St, IL daily
25G (21Q) Harrisburg, PA - Chicago 47th St, IL daily
26X (20W) Chicago Ashland Ave, IL (BNSF Z LACNYC) - Croxton, NJ daily
27G (21E) Morrisville TV, PA - Chicago 47th St, IL daily
27P (new) Harrisburg, PA - Chicago 63rd St, IL daily
28B (206) Chicago 63rd St, IL - Buffalo, NY daily
28E (new) Chicago Ashland Ave, IL - Erail, NJ daily
28M (26E) Chicago 47th St, IL - Morrisville TV, PA daily
28U (294) Chicago 47th St, IL - Bethlehem, PA daily
28V (24M) Chicago 63rd St, IL - Baltimore, MD daily
28X (20K) Chicago 47th St, IL - Croxton, NJ daily
29G (21M) Croxton, NJ - Chicago 47th St, IL daily
29P (205) Buffalo, NY - Chicago 63rd St, IL daily
261 (23M) Port Newark, NJ - Chicago Corwith, IL (BNSF) daily
263 (new) Bethlehem, PA - Chicago 47th St, IL daily
264 (22K) Chicago 63rd St, IL - Mechanicville, NY (PAS) daily
265 (23K) Mechanicville, NY (PAS) - Chicago 63rd St, IL daily
266 (26N) Chicago Ashland Ave, IL - Sandusky, OH daily
267 (25N) Sandusky, OH - Chicago Global 2, IL (UP) daily
268 (20R) Chicago Landers, IL - Port Newark, NJ daily
269 (25V) Port Newark, NJ - Chicago Landers, IL daily

The following run a portion of the Chicago Line:

236 (20N) Columbus Rickenbacker, OH - Detroit North Yard, MI daily
258 (20T) Kansas City, MO - Rutherford, PA daily
259 (21T) Rutherford, PA - Voltz, MO daily
271 (21N) Detroit Livernois, MI - Norfolk, VA daily

Central of Georgia NS Heritage Unit arrived from the west at Elkhart this morning and was seen yarding it’s train from South Freight in the Elkhart VR cam shortly before 10am today. Not sure what it will depart on.

B25 east by Ypsi @ 3:44 PM with NS 3310, 6170, 3343, and 1632.