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I think that boxcar is used in Chrysler (or whatever it's called now) parts service to the warehouse in Mt. Clemens. It's odd that sometimes those boxcars are delivered to the local in Pontiac and others the one in Port Huron. The Chrysler cars have not come out of Port Huron for a long time now. S...

I know the wiki is really out of date, but I notice it says there is a CN interchange train between Flat Rock and Oakwood Yard (R975). If that or something similar is still running now, perhaps the plan is to have that train pick up blocks of intermodal at Oakwood, take them back to Flat Rock, then...

I hope all of these trains go via the Mount Clemens Sub. I'm with you on that! With only four manifests and two locals (neither of which run the length of the sub), there is a ton of capacity here. Straight shot, CTC, some double track and two controlled sidings - it's begging for more traffic. The...

So after confirming with some reliable sources, its happening. I'm not surprised the maintainers don't know anything because the boots on the ground guys are usually the last to know anything, unfortunately. The Dearborn Sub will be upgraded to 40 mph with CTC, PTC, and CWR. This is for new intermo...

Out and about today, had the chance to ask some CN signal maintainers the original question posed here, and neither one of them knew anything about upgrades to the Dearborn sub. Not saying that this won't happen, but generally speaking, CN employees are a bit more informed than the railfan community...

MtClemensRailFan wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:27 pm

M382 through Common Rd. @ 16:17. CN 2978 & 3154 with 188 cars. Causing quite the traffic backup today.

X382 by Mount Clemens depot at 16:34.

Man o' War

M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 13:07. CN/CN.

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M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 02:10. M384 by MC depot at 03:36. Met 385 at Forest Lawn. L515 departed Mount Clemens for the Turkey Trail and Nolan at 11:00. CN 5423. M383 by MC depot at 11:35. CN/CN/CN, 120 cars. Things been a little jammed up on the CSA west of Milwaukee Jct. due to MoW work, caus...

TwilightLtd wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:54 pm

I would just be happy to have the option to head east from Detroit, whether via Toledo or across Ontario to Buffalo.

Ain't that the truth. Been a long while since you have not had to go to Chicago in order to go east.

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I saw this train too! Now, after 251 passed I saw something I have never seen on the signals! The aspect was "Flashing Red!!!!!" It was the bottom signal! Why was this? What does flashing red mean? :?: :?: It shortly changed to standard yellow and then green!!!! Train 515 with CN SD60 #5423 and 58 ...

M383 by Mount Clemens depot at 04:58. CN/CN, 125 cars.

L515 departed MC for Gillen Yard/CN Polyterm at 10:45.

M382 by Mount Clemens depot at 12:00. CN/CN, 125 cars.

M385 by MC depot at 13:25.

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Agricultural bonanza. Decent traffic base - mostly elevators, a couple of ethanol plants I think, and some lumber. Will also bolster traffic on the Iowa division. Sorry to see the paint scheme go though.

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M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 18:58.

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M383 by Mount Clemens depot at 06:38. CN/CN. L515 departed Mount Clemens at 11:58 (CN 5423) and 22 cars - chemical tanks and hoppers for CargoFlow, loaded centerbeams and a boxcar for Nolan Distribution, centerbeams for Hoover Treated Wood Products, loaded scrap gons from GLC in Fraser, and several ...

L515 on the Turkey Trail at Gillen - 12:30.

M382 by Mount Clemens depot at 12:44.

M383 was by South Mount at 09:28.

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NB 515 just passed MP 22.5 headed back to Pontiac Yard with a long train at 4 pm. It had a ton of loaded centerbeams which it must have picked up at the Conrail Interchange at East Yard. And the two loaded scrap gons on the end were a bit unusual as one was a CN and the other maybe WC or Soo Line. ...

M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 15:54.

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L515 met M382 at Mount Clemens - 14:15.

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For all of the "Emperor of the North" fans, you need only ask yourself, how would Ernest Borgnine have handled that situation? At any rate, nice tour of the locomotive and cab while we waited. Young man has some issues to resolve, and given how society works these days, my guess is he'll be back at ...

Mount Clemens sub is currently out of service between New Haven and Port Huron. Why is this? David, sorry for the delay in responding. MoW was working around MP40 - I know they had scheduled some welded rail replacement at Eveland curve north of Richmond - and that may have been the reason the disp...