CN Train Location Updates: July 2022

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:09 pm
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Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:55 pm
Westbound by Trowbridge at 1852
19:06 - WB Q147 intermodal (empty well train) with CN 2246/CN 5797 thru Millet Hwy
By 205 at 1929. Video in a few

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Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1938

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KC8RBK wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:40 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:09 pm
Steve B wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:55 pm
Westbound by Trowbridge at 1852
19:06 - WB X393 intermodal (empty well train) with CN 2246/CN 5797 thru Millet Hwy
By 205 at 1929. Video in a few
Train symbol is X393 destined for the Union Pacific in west chicago

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L508 south at Birmingham at 20:35. CN 5483.

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116 with 2 cn by 205 at 2137

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:28 pm

19:25 - WB empty intermodal thru Durand on M1 with CN 3077 +1 CN
By 205 at 2155

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KC8RBK wrote:
Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:40 pm
116 with 2 cn by 205 at 2137
2936 & 3209

Through East Lansing at 22:07

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overnight review - all times MP 205 unless otherwise noted

21:09 - EB P364

21:37 - EB Q122 intermodal with autoracks with CN 2936/CN 3209
**22:07 - thru East Lansing

21:56 - WB X14931-05 intermodal empty well train with CN 3077/CN
- earlier WB X39361-05 was out of Toronto as X14931-04 and resymbolled once in Port Huron as it was going directly to the UP. An earlier intermodal in the morning was Z14931-04 with

22:41 - EB L542, BC to Lansing local job, with an intermodal empty well train with CN painted pair. They stored these in Snow Yard as there are several tracks full in BC. R934 had to work Cory before coming back and moving as much coal as they could into LBWL to make room for these empty wells.

02:31 - WB L542, BC to Lansing local job, with CN painted pair and 7 autoracks from Snow Yard.

03:41 - EB L500 with CN/BNSF f/f

03:56 - EB Z148 intermodal and autoracks with CN/BCOL blue BC Rail
**05:30 - Durand on M2

04:25 - WB M397 with CN/CN/NS (same trio from the M394 from several days ago with the NS mid-DPU)

06:00 - WB Q123 intermodal with CN pair and more empty wells on the end

07:44 - WB A491 with CN 5700?/CN 39** ex-citirail

08:13 - EB M302 with CN 5672/CN 3257/CN 8007/CN 2333
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WB rack train CN 8833/CN 8011/GTW 4622 f/f/r on a rack train that has pulled thru the yard and is sitting just before the Bristol Rd overpass - possible late L501? E271?

CN 3260/CN 3001/CN 8830 all elephant style on yard lead by Bristol Rd facing WB

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L515 south at Birmingham at 10:05. GTW 5932. 27 cars.

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251 through Trenton at 10:42 CN 5734 CN 2260?

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WB by 205 cam at 10:15 with CN 5661, CN 88xx, CN 25xx as power

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:38 am
Flint

WB rack train CN 8833/CN 8011/GTW 4622 f/f/r on a rack train that has pulled thru the yard and is sitting just before the Bristol Rd overpass - possible late L501? E271?
Passing Charlotte right now

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ZachLCNFlintSubFan wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:08 pm
LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:38 am
Flint

WB rack train CN 8833/CN 8011/GTW 4622 f/f/r on a rack train that has pulled thru the yard and is sitting just before the Bristol Rd overpass - possible late L501? E271?
Passing Charlotte right now
Confirmed as WB L501

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:48 am
overnight review - all times MP 205 unless otherwise noted

22:41 - EB L542, BC to Lansing local job, with an intermodal empty well train with CN painted pair. They stored these in Snow Yard as there are several tracks full in BC. R934 had to work Cory before coming back and moving as much coal as they could into LBWL to make room for these empty wells.

02:31 - WB L542, BC to Lansing local job, with CN painted pair and 7 autoracks from Snow Yard.
Wanted to clarify that I edited this and added context to the mystery of the EB empty well train after the 2.5 trains worth of empty wells that went west overnight.

WB X14931-05 was by the 205 cam at 21:56. There was no additional room in BC for these empty wells but when they were close to being out of time, Snow Yard wasn’t cleaned out and prepped for storage by R934.

EB L542 the BC-Lansing local symbol brought the wells back up and they are currently stored in Snow Yard. They then returned around 02:30 this morning with 7 loaded autoracks.

Not sure what is driving the empty wells…is it a downturn in intermodal traffic?

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E251 north at Birmingham at 14:25. CN 5734 and CN 2260.

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16:00 - L515 w GTW 5932 is NB thru Troy Amtrak station with 12-15 cars. Mostly empty centerbeams and a six pack of FCA parts cars.

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GTWChris wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 2:28 pm
E251 north at Birmingham at 14:25. CN 5734 and CN 2260.
EB A450 with CN 2293/CN 2597 thru Charlotte at 15:22. Lots of coils on this one.

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Wed Jul 06, 2022 12:47 pm

Not sure what is driving the empty wells…is it a downturn in intermodal traffic?
The AAR Weekly Rail Traffic report shows a 1.5% decrease in intermodal traffic vs. 2021.

https://www.aar.org/wp-content/uploads ... raffic.pdf

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Westbound by Trowbridge at 1855

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