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NB 515 with 57 cars and SD40-2L 5340 climbing the Hill at about 20 mph at 3:25 pm. A lot of TTX boxcars on the front end. Must have been a large CR pickup as there was ton of tanks cars and some coiled steel cars. A ton of empty centerbeams. Eight or so Chrysler boxcars, two in NW colors and one in ...

116 past MP 22.5 at 2:15 pm. All autoracks, ike a 100 series train should be. Long train, two CN's as power, lead was a 5700.

Delray wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:51 am

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:10 CN x3

Passing MP 22.5 at 11:39 am. All three GE's are elephant style.

SB 515 with what sounded like an SD-40 (no visual today) went past MP 22.5 around 7:35 am.

NB 513 with 9607 went past MP 22.5 at 7:30 pm.

NB Sand Train passing MP 22.5 at 6:51 pm with two CN leading. I presume it is an empty but don't recall a loaded one lately going by.

SB 513 with 9607 lite just went past MP 22.5 at 6:08 pm.

507 flying past MP 22.5 with CN 5286 trailing elephant style an 8000 at 5:15 pm. Beating Amtrak 355 leaving Pontiac today no problem.

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:55 CN x2 Passed MP 22.2 at 12:40 pm. Was followed ten minutes later by another NB. Was out walking so just heard the horn at Opdyke Road. Probably NB 515 but maybe the lite power from that 116 that had all containers going back to Pontiac to lay over? Q116 had racks as w...

Delray wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:54 pm

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:55 CN x2

Passed MP 22.2 at 12:40 pm.

Was followed ten minutes later by another NB. Was out walking so just heard the horn at Opdyke Road. Probably NB 515 but maybe the lite power from that 116 that had all containers going back to Pontiac to lay over?

116 passed MP 22.5 at 11:35 am with 8880 and all containers today.

SB 515 had IC 9607 this morning. It went past MP 22.5 around 7:30 am.

508 passing MP 22.5 at 8:24 pm. The SD40 is trailing, I could hear/feel its turbocharger noise/vibrations a half mile away as it accelerated out of Pontiac city limits.

507 going past MP 22.5 at 6:41 pm. SD60 5466, until yesterday assigned to Pontiac, was the second of two units. With SD40-2L 5340 struggling to bring a long 515 up the Hill today I can see why the 5400's are good local train locomotives here.

NB 515 with 5340 crawling up the Hill at 10 mph in notch 8 at 4:43 pm.

Delray wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:08 am

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:49 CN x2

Just passed MP 22.5 at 12:25 pm.

SB 515 with SD40-2L 5340 just went past MP 22.5 at 8:20 am.

It sounded like Amtrak 351 had a P42 as power this morning out of Pontiac. Thumb, thump, thump as it went past the house in the dark instead of swoosh.

507 going past MP22.5 in notch 8, the turbocharger on the lead SD40 screaming away at 8:11 pm.

116 just passed MP 22.5 at 12:27 pm.