CN Train Location Updates - April 2021

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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Mostly rack train clear Durand 16:40

6-units. BNSF 6223/BNSF/BNSF/IC blue Devil/CN/BNSF

Almost all racks but a dozen mixed cars at tail.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:53 pm
Mostly rack train clear Durand 16:40

6-units. BNSF 6223/BNSF/BNSF/IC blue Devil/CN/BNSF

Almost all racks but a dozen mixed cars at tail.
By East Lansing at 17:33
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:53 pm
Mostly rack train clear Durand 16:40

6-units. BNSF 6223/BNSF/BNSF/IC blue Devil/CN/BNSF

Almost all racks but a dozen mixed cars at tail.
A491 or L501 Clear Trowbridge at 5:31

BNSF 6223
BNSF 6382
BNSF 4603
CN 5636
IC 2459 blue devil
BNSF 6764

The first three BNSF units came east on the C712 Friday to Lansing. Yesterday they were taken East by L500 to Flint.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:35 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:53 pm
Mostly rack train clear Durand 16:40

6-units. BNSF 6223/BNSF/BNSF/IC blue Devil/CN/BNSF

Almost all racks but a dozen mixed cars at tail.
A491 or L501 Clear Trowbridge at 5:31

BNSF 6223
BNSF 6382
BNSF 4603
CN 5636
IC 2459 blue devil
BNSF 6764

The first three BNSF units came east on the C712 Friday to Lansing. Yesterday they were taken East by L500 to Flint.
Same 6 units, 73 car consist, south/west bound, cleared Lansing, Delta twnshp, CN Cory croosing at 5 :50pm.

Within 3 minutes, north/east bound train cleared Cory, with 68 cars.

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Lansing, Delta Twnshp, CN Cory, 2128 S track, green light (N. Bound) at 6:05pm.

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train91 wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:14 pm
Lansing, Delta Twnshp, CN Cory, 2128 S track, green light (N. Bound) at 6:05pm.
Northbound cleared the crossing at 6:28pm. 1 BNSF & 1 CN power, 89 cars (lost track a little).

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4/25/21 18:13 52 degrees at CN Charlotte as CN 5675 and BNSF 1094 power Train 500 at MP 203.

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Westbound with 2 CN through East Lansing at 21:06

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Eastbound with UP 2744 & BNSF 7846 through East Lansing at 21:36 on main 1

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M384 by Mount Clemens depot at 22:05. CN/CN/CN (zebra cowl).


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Amtrak 364 out of East Lansing at 22:29

4625, 6 cars & 4606

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:35 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 4:53 pm
Mostly rack train clear Durand 16:40

6-units. BNSF 6223/BNSF/BNSF/IC blue Devil/CN/BNSF

Almost all racks but a dozen mixed cars at tail.
A491 or L501 Clear Trowbridge at 5:31

BNSF 6223
BNSF 6382
BNSF 4603
CN 5636
IC 2459 blue devil
BNSF 6764

The first three BNSF units came east on the C712 Friday to Lansing. Yesterday they were taken East by L500 to Flint.
This tren was L501.

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train91 wrote:
Sun Apr 25, 2021 6:14 pm
Lansing, Delta Twnshp, CN Cory, 2128 S track, green light (N. Bound) at 6:05pm.
Hey train91...even tho those tracks are in a N/S direction there, it’s actually still E/W trackage.

Where you were, if it was “going north” it was an EB train and same for the south/WB.

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EB E274 clear MP 203.
8:38 AM

CN 2985, CN 3088

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515 south at Birmingham at 9:43. CN 5469. 31 cars.

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Intermodal action today/last night:

Q187 ran last night - Toronto to Prince Rupert via Chicago
Q117 ran overnight as well - loaded cars from MoTerm to Prince Rupert via Chicago

X123 is at Flint - Halifax, NS to Chicago
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M397 is departing Port Huron

CN 8813/BCOL 4642/CN 2267

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X123 west by mp221 Cedar in Lansing @ 13:31. Veteran tribute unit 3233 leading
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515 north at Birmingham at 14:50. CN 5469. 15 cars.

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CN 5675 + BNSF 1094 west again by East Lansing at 16:38
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