CN Location Updates December - 2023

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:shock: OK, "GTW Heritage" #8952 is back on train 508/507!!!! Well, today (December 29th) I will go to Pontiac, but likely too early to see these engines! I will be here in the early afternoon and only a couple hours! Train 507 was posted yesterday on "Heritage Units" (by Cn railfanner) at 5:30 p.m. northbound at Pontiac, trailing second!!!! What time likely will 508 come south today? :?: Seems this will be nighttime! :shock: 😁 😁 πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ 🀯 🀯 😳 😳 😱 😱 😲 😲 πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ€ͺ πŸ€ͺ 😜 😜 πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜† πŸ˜† 😊 😊 🀯 🀯 :shock: :shock:

CN "GTW Heritage #8952 H.U. link: https://heritageunits.com/locomotive/detail/CN8952
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Robertrains wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 5:51 am
:shock: OK, "GTW Heritage" #8952 is back on train 508/507!!!! Well, today (December 29th) I will go to Pontiac, but likely too early to see these engines! I will be here in the early afternoon and only a couple hours! Train 507 was posted yesterday on "Heritage Units" (by Cn railfanner) at 5:30 p.m. northbound at Pontiac, trailing second!!!! What time likely will 508 come south today? :?: Seems this will be nighttime! :shock: 😁 😁 πŸ˜‰ πŸ˜‰ 🀯 🀯 😳 😳 😱 😱 😲 😲 πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ€ͺ πŸ€ͺ 😜 😜 πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜ƒ πŸ˜† πŸ˜† 😊 😊 🀯 🀯 :shock: :shock:

CN "GTW Heritage #8952 H.U. link: https://heritageunits.com/locomotive/detail/CN8952
508 usually comes through from 8-10. If it’s on time that is.

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149 by 205 at 0726 with 2 cn. Not in much of a hurry. 420 axles, 38mph. Looks like some racks on the bottom.
501 working snow.

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LansingRailFan wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:57 pm
GrandTrunkPontiac wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 5:48 pm
Graham Halverson wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:48 pm
There’s a baretable stopped over Fort Street in Trenton, with a CN GEVO long hood foward leading. Any idea what this is?
Crazy! CN 2698 LHF started crossing at about 16:09. It made a few moves pulling further north, starting and stopping again along the way, but hasn't moved since 17:02, and it's still blocked at 17:44! Would take too long to count but it appears quite long. Wonder if it jumped a switch along the way. Seems like blocking Fort Street for over 90min would take priority to get it moving, so must be an equipment related issue somewhere along the line.
Graham Halverson wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 28, 2023 4:48 pm
There’s a baretable stopped over Fort Street in Trenton, with a CN GEVO long hood foward leading. Any idea what this is?
IC 2698 in CN paint is L506. The engine is out of water.

M385 has been at Ecorse since 15:30 waiting.

L573 with IC 3101 is tying their train down and jumping in CN 5708 to rescue L573 and that engine will lead L506 to Toledo. It looks like they are sending some empty bare tables to Toledo
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KC8RBK wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:30 am
149 by 205 at 0726 with 2 cn. Not in much of a hurry. 420 axles, 38mph. Looks like some racks on the bottom.
501 working snow.
08:03 - WB L501 with CN 8837/CN 2329/CN 5483 thru Charlotte

They picked up CN 5483 in Snow Yard. This has been the R934 Lansing local engine for a few weeks now.

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CN L575 with Coke loads for Delray Connecting is meeting DCRR at 10:20

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CN 251 passing Trenton at 10:49. CN X5 with Ex-CITIRAIL 5th

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Someone alert me when E251 and/or Q116 turns at Durand please
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Graham Halverson wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:51 am
CN 251 passing Trenton at 10:49. CN X5 with Ex-CITIRAIL 5th
The three units out of the five I’m suspecting came off of S756.
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David Collins wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:25 am
Graham Halverson wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 10:51 am
CN 251 passing Trenton at 10:49. CN X5 with Ex-CITIRAIL 5th
The three units out of the five I’m suspecting came off of S756.
Squinting at the 480p video, it looks like the following:
CN 3829
CN 3826
CN 3118 (or 3116? as that ET44AC needs a wash)
CN 3021
CN 3956 (ex-CREX)

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Cn 8896/5683 east with stacks n racks. 484 axles, 38mph.
One ahead probably at mill, they're meeting one at p'ville. Also another eb with 590 axles at 194

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LansingRailFan wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:53 am
KC8RBK wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 7:30 am
149 by 205 at 0726 with 2 cn. Not in much of a hurry. 420 axles, 38mph. Looks like some racks on the bottom.
501 working snow.
08:03 - WB L501 with CN 8837/CN 2329/CN 5483 thru Charlotte

They picked up CN 5483 in Snow Yard. This has been the R934 Lansing local engine for a few weeks now.
13:15 - WB X491 out of Battle Creek with CN 5483/BCOL 4605, the last cowl on the deadline in BC

13:00 - L521 is lined thru CP Max to Schoolcraft on M1
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Overnight, Z148 (Mishawaka 22:40) had CN 8017/CN 8002

This morning, EB Q122 had CN 2313/CP 8641 and was in Flint at 08:00, Port Huron at 09:40

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A SB auto rack train through Common Rd. @ 13:40. CN 3174 & 3816 with 82 empty racks.

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MtClemensRailFan wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:49 pm
A SB auto rack train through Common Rd. @ 13:40. CN 3174 & 3816 with 82 empty racks.
E216 51 from Western Canada. They ran the train up and over to Toronto first before coming back west to Port Huron

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14:15 - WB X491 with CN 5483/BCOL 4605, the last cowl on the deadline in BC clear MP 144.8 on the South Bend Sub

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Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1443

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14:15 - WB X491 with CN 5483/BCOL 4605, the last cowl on the deadline in BC clear MP 144.8 on the South Bend Sub
Edwardsburg at 15:15

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Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1549

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Steve B wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:49 pm
Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1549
606 axles

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