CN May Updates-2022

[LansingRailFan]

Durand

11:33 - WB solo E271 w CN 3106 backs into Durand Yard from the Holly Sub to pull some more cars out. He had dropped his train of empty autoracks in Flint. Nice to see them working Durand!

13:07 - after completing work and backing onto the flint sub using the high Wye, WB E271 w CN 3106 rolls by the depot on M2.

13:14 - WB 2-unit A491 with CN 2622/CN 2264 hits the diamond on M1.

[Manistique]

NB 515 with IC 9627 again today handily cresting the Hill at 40 mph with 24 cars, twelve hi-cubes (which are rare on the Holly now) and twelve empty centerbeams. Past MP 22.5 at 3:15 pm.

[Manistique]

NB, maybe 451 or its current equivalent, passing MP 22.5 on the Holly with two GE's followed by a number of empty steel gondolas before some mixed freight and and endless string of autoracks at 3:34 pm.

[GP30M4216]

Meet at Holly!

16:40, northbound racks at Holly diamond, missed the power.

Meanwhile, southbound stacks went into the siding and are exiting at the south end at 16:45.

[LansingRailFan]

NB, maybe 451 or its current equivalent, passing MP 22.5 on the Holly with two GE's followed by a number of empty steel gondolas before some mixed freight and and endless string of autoracks at 3:34 pm.

E251 is the NB equivalent to SB A450!

[KC8RBK]

Cn 8812 pulling 450 by 205 at 1750. 9 empty track panel cars and 2 loaded with switches.

[LansingRailFan]

Meet at Holly!

16:40, northbound racks at Holly diamond, missed the power.

Meanwhile, southbound stacks went into the siding and are exiting at the south end at 16:45.

NB: E251
SB: L514 (works Moterm intermodal terminal in Ferndale and turns NB back to Flint.)

NB>WB 2-unit E251 w CN 3266/CN 3281/CN 5434 at Durand on the Wye at 17:12

[KC8RBK]

Cn 8812 pulling 450 by 205 at 1750. 9 empty track panel cars and 2 loaded with switches.

318 axles

[Man o' War]

L533S by Fraser at 17:45. CN, 6 cars.

M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 18:15. CN/CN/CN, 61 cars.

Man o' War

[GTW6401]

385 going by Woodward Avenue in Detroit. CN 5664, 5780 & 5760.

[bnsfben]

X251 north Gaines at 1945 with a quartet of Dash 9s.

[MtClemensRailFan]

M384 through New Haven @ 22:27. IC 2717 & CN 5743 with 133 cars. A key train tonight so they starting to crank up speed around me which was cool to hear.

[GP30M4216]

Meet at Holly!

16:40, northbound racks at Holly diamond, missed the power.

Meanwhile, southbound stacks went into the siding and are exiting at the south end at 16:45.

NB: E251
SB: L514 (works Moterm intermodal terminal in Ferndale and turns NB back to Flint.)

NB>WB 2-unit E251 w CN 3266/CN 3281/CN 5434 at Durand on the Wye at 17:12

Cool, thanks for the train numbers and other info for Holly!

[Dan Cluley]

L500 East at Trowbridge at 7:19

CN 5634 solo

[KC8RBK]

Wb grain train with 3 cn by 205 at 0745.

[LansingRailFan]

OVERNIGHT 205 REVIEW

21:49 - WB 3-unit E251 with CN 3266/CN 3281/CN 5434

22:05 - WB 5-unit X251 with all five CN paints, f/f/f/f/r, moving slooooow by the 205 cam

[Manistique]

116 just passed MP 22.5 on the Holly with three CN's and some autoracks ahead of the containers at 8:25 am.

[LansingRailFan]

MORNING 205 REVIEW

05/14/2022

00:12 - WB 2-unit X399 with a pair of CNs

01:24 - EB 2-unit Q116 with CN/CN f/f - second unit blowing some flames outta the stack NS-style gobbless - intermodal on the head and racks on the rear.

01:49 - WB 2-unit M301 with a CN pair f/r

02:29 - EB 2-unit CN 100th anni T4/CN 39## ex-citirail - over half the rain is empty AIMX scrap gons...possible X492

02:42 - EB 2-unit Z148 intermodal with CN/CN 39## ex-citirail

[LansingRailFan]

116 just passed MP 22.5 on the Holly with three CN's and some autoracks ahead of the containers at 8:25 am.

Interesting what they did to it at Pontiac because when it went by the 205 cam last night, it was 2 CNs f/f and intermodal on the head end.

[LansingRailFan]

L500 East at Trowbridge at 7:19

CN 5634 solo

06:40 - EB solo L500 with CN 5634 by the 205 cam - Flint cars on the head end - some extra horn taps for the camera/owner or the lady across the street