CN Train Location Updates - October 2022

[Dan Cluley]

122 east with CN 5759 & 5674 through East Lansing at 22:35

[Delray]

251 through Trenton at 10:49

CN 2319
CN 2235
CN 8831
CN 8826

Incredibly long train. I would be curious on length and car count. Huge.

[Delray]

Single BNSF rack train SB Royal Oak

[Manistique]

NB Train 515 passed a SB all Autorack Train with two CN's at MP 22.5 at 2:05 pm.

[Manistique]

251 through Trenton at 10:49

CN 2319
CN 2235
CN 8831
CN 8826

Incredibly long train. I would be curious on length and car count. Huge.

Passed MP 22.5 at 3:20 pm. It was long and had a lot of Pontiac cars on the headend like in the old days, including gondolas for DCON. It needed the two sets of locomotives today.

[LansingRailFan]

**not sure why but i forgot to hit submit this all yesterday**
10/27/2022 - Durand Camera Highlights

00:46 - WB M397 w CN/CN f/r
00:53 - EB Q122 w CN 566X/CN *
01:11 - EB G89891 w CN 8015 solo arrives in Durand w 105 empty covered hoppers for GLC
07:17 - EB L500 w CN 5655/CN 2233 shoves back on M2 across the diamond after working the yard and picking up a few cars
08:03 - EB P364 arrives in Durand on M2
08:08 - EB P364 departs Durand on M2 and will have to crossover and around EB L500
08:17 - EB L500 w CN 5655/CN 2233 proceeds across the diamond headed to Flint
09:29 - EB M302 w CN 3862/CN 2775* on M2
15:34 - WB Q123 w CN 2982/CN 3195 - intermodal/autorack w no work in Flint today.

[LansingRailFan]

CN Flint Sub Review MP 205
10/27/2022

20:35 - EB P364
22:00 - EB Q122 w CN 5759/CN 5674 - intermodal/autorack
22:25 - EB L500 w CN/CN f/r - for a whopping 11 cars

[LansingRailFan]

CN Flint Sub Review - MP 205

10/28/2022

02:10 - WB M397 w CN/CN f/r
02:56 - EB M302 w CN/CN ex-citirail* /f/r
03:06 - EB Z148 w CN/CN f/f
06:55 - WB M301 w CN/CN f/r
07:25 - WB A491 w CN trio f/r/r
07:56 - EB E28091 w solo BNSF 7574 - empty autorack train for Flat Rock
08:13 - WB L501 w CN/CN 5665
09:23 - WB P365
09:52 - WB Z149 w CN 8013/CN 2603 - intermodal
10:34 - EB Q116 w CN 8856/CN 8924 - autorack/intermodal and will set off intermodal in Pontiac for L508. This seems to be the new protocol with Q116 and why Manistique keeps seeing SB CN rack trains daily. By Q116 not working Moterm, it allows CN to utilize only one crew from BC to FR.
12:05 - WB M399 w CN 8925/CN 5643/CN 5699 and a super foamy conductor.

16:12 - WB Q123 w CN 2906/CN 3826 - intermodal/autorack but they dropped their racks in Cory Yard

[MtClemensRailFan]

M385 through Martin Rd. @ 16:30. CN 3900 & 3806 with 117 cars. Going through at track speed today.

[Manistique]

Train 507 passing MP 22.5 on the Holly at 6:12 pm, slowly. A lot of stuff on the headend for Pontiac including more gondolas for DCON. Late Amtrak 355 passed it on Main 1 out back, the reason it was going slowly I guess.

[Dan Cluley]

Eastbound with CN 5704 & 5620 through East Lansing at 22:06

Probably 122, but all stacks, no racks tonight

[LansingRailFan]

11:00 - EB M396 at the dd at MP 109 of the South Bend Sub w CN 3301/CN 3300 brand spanking new. These are the first two new dash 9 C6M rebuilds from Wabtec.

[Delray]

251 through Trenton at 11:36 CN x2

A lot of tank cars

Another super long train. After 10 minutes of rolling by it stopped. Might be even longer than yesterday with only 2 engines

12:04 finally cleared

[Robertrains]

11:00 - EB M396 at the dd at MP 109 of the South Bend Sub w CN 3301/CN 3300 brand spanking new. These are the first two new dash 9 C6M rebuilds from Wabtec.

COOL!!!! This will take a few hours to get to Port Huron! What time would this be expected? Would it come before dark? I have a friend (Roger) with a 35mm film camera of mine who lives in Casco! I could send him to photograph this for me!!!!

[LansingRailFan]

11:00 - EB M396 at the dd at MP 109 of the South Bend Sub w CN 3301/CN 3300 brand spanking new. These are the first two new dash 9 C6M rebuilds from Wabtec.

COOL!!!! This will take a few hours to get to Port Huron! What time would this be expected? Would it come before dark? I have a friend (Roger) with a 35mm film camera of mine who lives in Casco! I could send him to photograph this for me!!!!

Train should be arriving in BC shortly.

WB L501 this morning had CN 8008/CN 5685/GTW 4306 f/r/r. Durand at 06:09 this morning.

[LansingRailFan]

13:23 - EB E276 (Chicago-Montreal) set to depart BC

Earlier,

WB M399 thru Charlotte w CN 2308/CN 5675/CN 8861 at 12:30

WB A491 thru Charlotte w CN 2914/CN 5608 at 09:41

WB P365 thru Charlotte at 09:18

Big EB parade today starting w this E276. A492 is in BC working, M396 w CN 3301/CN 3300 arr in BC and has work to do. Q116 is in BC as well. EB M394 and later a G886 for Durand are on their way as well.

WB Q123 is around Imlay City

[LansingRailFan]

10/29/22 14:09 58 sunny degrees at CN Potterville as CN 8826 and CN 2603 power Train 276 past the elevator siding. Ag chemical set out on siding today. Full 2:56 video:

L500 had set out four tank cars of fertilizer at the elevator in Potterville. First time in almost a year that they received rail service. Odd that L500 did it and not R934.

[Manistique]

251 through Trenton at 11:36 CN x2

A lot of tank cars

Another super long train. After 10 minutes of rolling by it stopped. Might be even longer than yesterday with only 2 engines

12:04 finally cleared

Just rolling by MP 22.5 on Main 2 at 30 mph and slowing. Amtrak 350 just passed it NB on Main 1, thus the reason for 251 to be slowing down for Amtrak to cross over in front of it at MAL. I saw 251 crossing I-696 in Royal Oak and just barely beat it here.

[cnw8835]

M399 west from Schoolcraft at 1540 after waiting for M394.

[LansingRailFan]

15:30 - EB Q116 w CN 8818/CN 8816 thru Charlotte

16:10
E276 at Durand
E251 lined to Chicago Wye but not further until E276 clears
Q116 at Okemos

A492, M396 working in BC
Q123 in Flint working
M301 in Port Huron