CN Train Location Updates - May 2023

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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07:35 - WB E271 with IC 2720 solo, light power, by MP 205 cam

08:08 - WB Z149 with CN 2246/CN 5754 by 205

08:47 - EB M396 with CN 8852/CN 8940 by 205

09:00 - EB Q116 with CN 8961 solo - shorter train today with only a few stacks.

Both M396 and Q116 waited for P365 and then M399.

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251 by the fort St cam at 9:58 CN x2

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10:45 - EB X49291 with CN 2930 and all empty centerbeams by the 205 cam

This train originated out of Kirk Yard

Yesterday they ran an X49191 from Kirk to Ladysmith, WI with NS 9608/CN 8937 and 100 empty centerbeams
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11:24 - EB M396 with CN 8852/CN 8840 thru Durand on M1

11:26 - EB Q116 with CN 8961 solo takes the Chicago Wye SB as M396 clears.

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CN 8952 (GT Heritage Unit) is on M385 2nd of 2, not sure on location but should be across the border by now.
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David Collins wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 12:19 pm
CN 8952 (GT Heritage Unit) is on M385 2nd of 2, not sure on location but should be across the border by now.
I'll have my fingers crossed in the next few days that CN 8952 will end up on a NB train leaving Flat Rock to come up Holly.

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GrandTrunkPontiac wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 12:27 pm
I'll have my fingers crossed in the next few days that CN 8952 will end up on a NB train leaving Flat Rock to come up Holly.
Me too, it’s a back to back lashup, so it will lead north regardless of what train it ends up on.
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Delray wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 10:54 am
251 by the fort St cam at 9:58 CN x2
251 went past MP 22.5 around 11:45 am.

NB 515 just went past it at 1:10 pm.

Lights at Opdyke Road are lined up for SB on Main 2, probably 116.

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Manistique wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 1:10 pm
Delray wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 10:54 am
251 by the fort St cam at 9:58 CN x2
251 went past MP 22.5 around 11:45 am.

NB 515 just went past it at 1:10 pm.

Lights at Opdyke Road are lined up for SB on Main 2, probably 116. 1:16 pm edit: Yes, 116 just went past my house.

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M382 through Common Rd. @ 14:33. CN 2924, 3158, & 3305 with 152 cars. Quite a bit of empty center beams and bulkheads today.

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David Collins wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 12:19 pm
CN 8952 (GT Heritage Unit) is on M385 2nd of 2, not sure on location but should be across the border by now.
M385 passed the Fort St cam SB at 15:40. Couldn't ID the lead (looked like a GE), but could see CN 8952 as clear as day even in 480p.

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GrandTrunkPontiac wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 4:49 pm
David Collins wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 12:19 pm
CN 8952 (GT Heritage Unit) is on M385 2nd of 2, not sure on location but should be across the border by now.
M385 passed the Fort St cam SB at 15:40. Couldn't ID the lead (looked like a GE), but could see CN 8952 as clear as day even in 480p.
#8873 on point -- Lil handy PC trick of seeing the timestamp when the head of it appears, going back 5s (left key or 10s 'J' key), then either slowest speed and pause or what I did, double-tapping the space bar until I saw it. The last three numbers of 873 was first seen, then just near when nose got to Fort St, could see the lead '8'


When I went to the cam to see if I could figure it out, there was an active WB auto train lead by solo CN #8961 and 45 auto racks. Nose of CN appeared on cam at 17:03:10
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507 with a single locomotive and shorter train went past MP 22.5 around 5:15 pm.

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bluewonderrails wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 5:16 pm
GrandTrunkPontiac wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 4:49 pm
David Collins wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 12:19 pm
CN 8952 (GT Heritage Unit) is on M385 2nd of 2, not sure on location but should be across the border by now.
M385 passed the Fort St cam SB at 15:40. Couldn't ID the lead (looked like a GE), but could see CN 8952 as clear as day even in 480p.
#8873 on point -- Lil handy PC trick of seeing the timestamp when the head of it appears, going back 5s (left key or 10s 'J' key), then either slowest speed and pause or what I did, double-tapping the space bar until I saw it. The last three numbers of 873 was first seen, then just near when nose got to Fort St, could see the lead '8'


When I went to the cam to see if I could figure it out, there was an active WB auto train lead by solo CN #8961 and 45 auto racks. Nose of CN appeared on cam at 17:03:10
Awesome, thanks, I forget about using the slow speeds on YouTube cams. I had looked at the loco again and decided it looked like a SD70M-2, so CN 8873 lines up with that.

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508 just went past MP 22.5 at 6:12 pm. No containers but maybe empty well cars up front (in the ditch so can't see that low).

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EB Mixed Freight (lots of empties but some filled)
leading with CN 2982, CN 2949, BCOL 4648 [BCRail Dash-9], and a mid-DPU of CN 3935 [renumbed CREX]

* MP 205 cam at 18:59 (EB)

* Durand cam at 20:28 (EB on M2)

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* Fort St cam at 20:58
NB (mostly all) autoracks train with CN 3846, CN 2829

(spoke too soon, the last third was mostly mixed freight)

(and I'll eventually figure out the schedule for these CN symbols at some point)

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5732 & 5728 light engines East through East Lansing at 21:58

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Dan Cluley wrote:
Tue May 30, 2023 9:58 pm
5732 & 5728 light engines East through East Lansing at 21:58
L500 - they dropped less than 20 cars in Lansing before heading to Durand.

07:00 - WB Z149 with CN 5714/CN 2515 thru Charlotte

07:40 - EB Q122 with CN 3150/CN 3300 by the MP 205 cam - stacks and racks today - running about 5-6 hours late

ATCS at 07:10 showed the Delta Siding occupied and a WB around Cory that would hold at Potterville for EB Q122


08:02 - WB M397 with CN 8904/CN 5607 thru Charlotte


At 08:05, WB P365 is in Durand and departing as of 08:07 on time
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