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LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 10:08 pm

Anyone got leads on what 383/384/385/A401 have for power? Considering shooting downriver tomorrow.

401 has been running around with CN 8858 lately

E251 west through EL @ 22:48. UPs 8007 8086, BNSF 5809

Northbound X-?, by Linden at 7:04am, with 2 CN units, 93 cars.

I doubt this train is 251, not sure what it was, but mostly autoracks with a few general freight cars (empty flats and covered hoppers) mixed in with the first half of the train.

He is probably around Durand as I type this.

Anyone know what train this is? Could this be an X-251 or maybe another X-401??

Thanks.

David Lang

David Lang wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 28, 2021 7:13 am

Northbound X-?, by Linden at 7:04am, with 2 CN units, 93 cars.

I doubt this train is 251, not sure what it was, but mostly autoracks with a few general freight cars (empty flats and covered hoppers) mixed in with the first half of the train.

He is probably around Durand as I type this.

Anyone know what train this is? Could this be an X-251 or maybe another X-401??

Thanks.

David Lang

They're calling themselves 251. Meeting a SB at Durand.

280 south at Birmingham at 7:45 with BNSF 3861 and BNSF 3910

Thanks GTW Chris, must be an Extra 251 because the 251 from last night with the UP units and BNSF unit was not this 251 because the one from this morning had CN units.

Southbound what I believe to be 450 by Linden at 8:04am. Didn't get engine or car count, but a shorter train.

E260 w 2 UPs for power by 205 at 8:45. All racks for Flint.

365 wb by 205 barely moving at 0930

Cn 2105 & 2608 wb with a manifest by 205 at 1030

KC8RBK wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:31 am

Cn 2105 & 2608 wb with a manifest by 205 at 1030

A491

401 north at MAL Jct at 12:50 with CN 8858 and CN 2327

M395 by MP 203 with CN 8935/2 more units at 1:59 PM

LansingRailFan wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:00 pm

Robertrains wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:22 pm

KC8RBK wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 12:06 pm

Ic 2466 & cn 2646 elephant style eb by 205 at 1205 with all auto racks

Is this train 274? If so, it will go to Canada! I am going to Pt. Huron soon today! This would be a great catch! Almost as good as "COWLS!!!!"

Yeah. It’s past 232 I think now. It’s hauling. Not a lot in its way. Get moving buddy or you’ll miss it.

Well I got train 274 with "Blue" IC C40-8W #2466 and CN C44-9W #2646, 93 cars! Photographed about 5 p.m. heading east past the 16th Street Amtrak® station! We did not catch any "Cowls!!!!" At PH I also caught a couple CN trains (one eastbound had CN C40-8 #2037 second) and a couple CSX!!!! One CSX had GP38-2 engines come in the yard to get tankers! I only saw the engines pass the PH&D tower, didn't see it head south! The other CSX was the one from Flint! Only saw it switching by the PH&D Tower. Headed south light with CSX SD40-2 #8400 and CSX ES44AC-H #885! More CSX action than I have seen in a while!!!!

bluewonderrails wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 9:12 pm

L500 east through East Lansing/Trowbridge @ 21:09. CNs 2153, 8934, cowl 5286

Hey bluewonderrails, CN SD40-2W #5286 is not a "Cowl!!!!" It is a "Zebra" just with an early "Canadian Widecab!!!!"

513 south at Birmingham at 15:09 with CN 5469

Thanks for tip Robertrains. (Believe to have) heard a few reference as so before so went with it. I'm in a (very) slow process of making sense of models

251 north at Vinewood at 15:30
514 on the move at Flint at 15:30
513 working Royal Oak Waste Paper at 15:30

5668 & 5685 eb by 205 at 41546 with a rack train. maybe 274

Cn 8848 & bcol 4619 wb with a manifest by 205 at 1606

251 at Royal Oak. BNSF 3910 & 3861

5407 eb lhf by 205 at 1813. Light power.

Single cn unit with mixed freight eb by 205 at 1924. Lined to cory