CN Train Location Updates - January 2022

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10:07 - Durand - WB X301 CN 8880/CN 8023 on M1 with one of those new distributed breaking cars about 40% of the wayback.

about 30 seconds after it cleared, the WB signals on M1 flipped to red over yellow for the next WB. E274 is out there

10:25 - 205 cam - WB A491 clear

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Westbound by Trowbridge at 1111

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Durand

11:00 - WB 2-unit M399 with CN 3234/CN 3962 (ex-CREX) on M1 at Durand. They met EB E274 at Bancroft.
11:13 - EB 2-unit E274 with CN 5713/CN 2809 both ff on M2 at Durand. they met WB X301 at Shaftsburg.

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R934, Snow Yard local with CN 5456 is EB at Waverly Road power lite going to work the interchange with JAIL at 11:15

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:30 am
Durand

11:00 - WB 2-unit M399 with CN 3234/CN 3962 (ex-CREX) on M1 at Durand. They met EB E274 at Bancroft.
Clear mp216.19 at 12:12
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Lansing railfan, since you seem so knowledgeable on CN ops, where on the west part of the CN system is this steel coil traffic coming from?
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redside20 wrote:
Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:42 pm
Lansing railfan, since you seem so knowledgeable on CN ops, where on the west part of the CN system is this steel coil traffic coming from?
Gary, Indiana and they are going to Great Lakes Works in Ecorse. Coils used to go via NS/Conrail.

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BNSF trio #6195 LHF, #9991, #5770 lite power back to BC. Clear mp208 at 15:11

EB set to take M1 mp208 upon arrival
- retracted to stop sig at 15:29
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E280 from BC to Flat Rock w IC 1024/CN 5794 clear MP 208 at 16:05

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Earlier, EB A492 w CN 2875/CN 3141 clear Charlotte at 14:19. Should be in Flint by now

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5:51 PM: CN L514 reported by MP21.2, CN engines 8906 and 5441, it’s looking like a 189 could be running in the next few day since it was about 70 cars.
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A482 through Common Rd. @ 17:35. CN 5600 & 8879 with 86 cars. Moving slower than usual. I think 533 was still working up on the line???

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Westbound with IC 2726 & CN 8100 through East Lansing at 22:49

On main 1. Looks like they are meeting one at Cedar, probably 450.


Eastbound with IC 1024 & CN 2265 through Lansing at 23:01.

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CN 3077 & 8867 North to South at Delray. All Autoracks.

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WB 2-unit mixed manifest at Durand w CN 2265/CN 2640 at 10:35 AM

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X302 east Durand 1249.

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CN 5932 SB at Oakwood Jct.

IC 1032 going into NS Oakwood with Frame Loads and Mixed Freight.

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EB 4-unit A492 by Mishawaka, IN at 15:00. MP 105 of the South Bend sub.

CN 5611/CN 5778/CN zebra 5331 emd SD40-2W/CN 5484 SD 60

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Earlier…

EB 3-unit X302 w CN 3100/CN 2576 and mid train DPU CN 2535 by Charlotte at 11:35

WB X301 w CN 2265/CN 2240 by Charlotte at 12:33

EB 3-unit M394 w CN 2889/CN 3942/CN 2639 by Charlotte at 12:55

Up next for EBs out of BC are a 3-unit M396 w a CN trio and a 2-unit E274 w dual BNSF

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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:15 pm
CN 5932 SB at Oakwood Jct.

IC 1032 going into NS Oakwood with Frame Loads and Mixed Freight.
That train symbol IC 1032 was leading would be L572
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21:19 - A very long westbound cleared Harrison road in East Lansing after sitting on main 1 for some time. Possibly 251?

21:21 - Amtrak 364 departed East Lansing. 4625, 6 cars & 4633

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