CN Train Location Updates - March 2023

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Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2023

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Manistique wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:27 pm
Light power just drifted SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly. Maybe 508? Two CN's.

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Tue Mar 14, 2023 3:41 pm
15:30 - EB Q116 w CN 8836/CN 2291 power light thru Trowbridge. They dropped their train at Cory and Snow Yards. CN’s colourrr system had them terminate at Snow and resymbol as K11691 but that was taking too long so they continued on as Q116
FWIW, The L507 crew was referring themselves as L503 tonight over the scanner for some reason.

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Manistique wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:27 pm
Light power just drifted SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly. Maybe 508? Two CN's.
Q116. They dropped their train in Lansing, even the intermodal.

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Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2023

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L507 usually gets a rule 503 to shove back out of Moterm between Fern and Ford Junction. That might be what you heard. Either way the train has departed and is going through Royal Oak with CN 5665 and 5792.

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Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2023

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LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 6:15 pm
Manistique wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 5:27 pm
Light power just drifted SB past MP 22.5 on the Holly. Maybe 508? Two CN's.
Q116. They dropped their train in Lansing, even the intermodal.
So I wonder why 116's power came through lite? Do they need it at Flat Rock for tomorrow's 251 or Toledo for tomorrow's 507? or something? I presume there is no 508 today what with Moterm being full.

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Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:04 pm
So I wonder why 116's power came through lite? Do they need it at Flat Rock for tomorrow's 251 or Toledo for tomorrow's 507? or something? I presume there is no 508 today what with Moterm being full.
Yes, Q116's power rotates for E251's power, the two trains are counterparts if you want to think of it like that, but one carries stacks.


Not sure about 508, GTW6401 could probably confirm, but from what I heard inside of OCC, it sounded like quite a long train, and the majority of 507 is normally stacks, so maybe it's cleared up enough for 508.

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SB Train 513 (I am guessing) with 5855 just passed MP 22.5 on the Holly with a boxcar or two at 7:41 pm.

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Manistique wrote:
Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:41 pm
SB Train 513 (I am guessing) with 5855 just passed MP 22.5 on the Holly with a boxcar or two at 7:41 pm.
Royal Oak at 7:55, engineer pal of mine at the controls tonight

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3/14/23 19:27 25 degrees at CN Charlotte as CN 3175, CN 3318, and mid train DPU CN 3064 power Train 394 past the old GTW depot and over the ChS junction switch just before sunset. Friendly conductor’s wave makes for fun! 😀 Thanks! Full 4:05 video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mfq9UWwP8 ... e=youtu.be

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Tue Mar 14, 2023 8:56 pm
3/14/23 19:27 25 degrees at CN Charlotte as CN 3175, CN 3318, and mid train DPU CN 3064 power Train 394 past the old GTW depot and over the ChS junction switch just before sunset. Friendly conductor’s wave makes for fun! 😀 Thanks! Full 4:05 video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mfq9UWwP8 ... e=youtu.be
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21:10 - EB M394 w CN 3175/CN 3318 and mid DPU CN 3064 slowly rolls thru Durand on M2 awaiting a WB meet at E Durand. There's many people at the station waiting to pick up passengers on Amtrak so there's a whole lotta waving going on from the engineer.

21:15 - WB M301 w CN/CN f/r and the BC set off on the head end thru Durand on M1. EB M394 starts to speed up around 21:17 as M301 has cleared the block and they have the signal to proceed EB thru Flint.

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21:45 - EB P364 arrives in Durand on M2

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SB 515 with 5931 again and mostly boxcars (including two newer GATX blue ones) just passed MP 22.5 at 8:10 am.

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M394 on CN has CN 3115 leading too. Just departed Kirk Yard.

BNSF 7610 & BNSF 5341 lead an E280 at Griffith at 07:54 Griffith Time

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09:40 - WB M399 w CN 3172/CN 8101/CN 5742 thru Durand on M2

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E251 has CN 8000 leading - off of an E271 that ran to Flat Rock

X251 has CN 2291/CN 8836, power off of yesterday’s Q116

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251 through Trenton at 13:45

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116 just went past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 1:53 pm.

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M394 w CN 3115 is in Marcellus as of 13:55

13:55 - EB A492 w CN 3319/CN 3853/CN 5430 thru Charlotte

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Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:58 pm
13:55 - EB A492 w CN 3319/CN 3853/CN 5430 thru Charlotte
A492 east thru MSU at 14:49 ET.

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X251 north Royal Oak at 1722. Gevo, M-2. Mostly loaded autos.

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