CN Train Location Updates - January 2022

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:31 am
BNSF 4543/BNSF 9827

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Eb solo e274 at Harrison rd w CN 3281

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Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:12 pm
Eb solo e274 at Harrison rd w CN 3281
Clear Durand mp253.3 at 14:04
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A492 east clear mp253.3 at 14:19. CN #3184, KCSM #4887
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L515 north at Birmingham at 14:40. CN 5436. 47 cars.
E251 departing Flat Rock at 14:40. IC 1030 and BNSF 6403.

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L514 SB in Durand along High Wye at 15:48. CN #8906, #5441
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SB 514 by me in Linden at 4:05pm with 56 axles. Hot Box Detector stated axle count was 56 and speed was 56. So we have a Hot Box Detector at 56 (.2), 56 axles, and 56mph - LOL. Maybe 56 is somebody's lucky number!

Yesterdays (what I assumed was also 514) was breezing by at 55mph per the detector, so since that trackwork a several months back on the Holly Sub, speeds have increased.

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514 north Royal Oak at 1804. 40-45mph and about 5 cars.

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bnsfben wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:05 pm
514 north Royal Oak at 1804. 40-45mph and about 5 cars.
Can you let me know when 251 passes? He’s got a CN Paint (Ex IC) SD70 standard cab on point
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251 north Royal Oak at 1820. IC SD70 and BNSF Gevo. Notch 8 up the hill at 12,000ft.

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E251 north at Birmingham at 18:30

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GTWChris wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:30 pm
E251 north at Birmingham at 18:30
Opdyke at 6:40
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David Collins wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:43 pm
GTWChris wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:30 pm
E251 north at Birmingham at 18:30
Opdyke at 6:40
#nailedit

Clemens Sub
SB between N Haven and N Mount lined thru S Mount
SB in Sarnia lined out of the tunnel and down the Clemens as far as Ash

Flint Sub
EB E of E Durand lined as far as W Lapeer
EB that was in Flint at 17:15 somewhere between E Lapeer and W Tappan (dark on ATCS)
WB L501 was lined onto the High Wye but now holding at E Durand for WB E251. They will use the High Wye to back into the yard.
WB E251 not at Gaines yet but lined to Pitt
W End of Flint Yard occupied
EB on M2 at Walton lined as far as Potterville

Earlier M394 w solo CN paint up front and mid-train DPU CN Paint by 205 cam at 17:25. Should be in dark ATCS territory between Cedar-Shaftsburg rn

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WB lined out of flint yard onto M1 at Durand around L501 which is on M2 waiting for E251

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Westbound in Durand at 7:33pm. 2 CNs and 2 BNSFs for power. One of the BNSFs is in the Executive BN paint scheme.

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atrainguy60 wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:35 pm
Westbound in Durand at 7:33pm. 2 CNs and 2 BNSFs for power. One of the BNSFs is in the Executive BN paint scheme.
Through East Lansing at 20:27

CN 8883, CN?, BNSF 9827 & 4543

Train was mostly racks & empty lumber cars, looked like a 251 but sounds like it came from Flint, so...?

edit - 2nd unit was 5794
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Dan Cluley wrote:
Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:36 pm
Train was mostly racks & empty lumber cars, looked like a 251 but sounds like it came from Flint, so...?
251 has Ex IC (CN paint) SD70 #1030 on point and a BNSF GEVO trailing
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Westbound with CN 8008 & 2619 through East Lansing at 21:20

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Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:22 pm
Westbound with CN 8008 & 2619 through East Lansing at 21:20
Nice! The boob unit is back again!

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Westbound with CN 2881 & 2252 through East Lansing at 22:43

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