CN Updates May 2020

[MtClemensRailFan]

A484 through New Haven at 21:43. CN 3874 & 2879 with 122 cars. Pre-shutdown length as it has been averaging 50-60 cars the last few weeks.

[KC8RBK]

Eb manifest by 205 at 2215 with 2 cn pulling, ge/emd and 1 cn in the middle, ge

[GTWChris]

515 south at Birmingham at 7:54 with CN 5417

[MtClemensRailFan]

A482 through North Haven at 08:02. CN 5657, 8908, & 2324 with 113 cars.
Met M383 who was in the siding. Through 21 Mile Rd. at 08:27. CN 3027 & 2978 with 81 cars.

[LansingRailFan]

3177 leading a 2unit Q149 WB thru Haslett at 9:43. Lotta empty wells.

[KC8RBK]

Eb manifest by 206 at 1118. I cant see the power from here. 276 axles

[GTWChris]

515 north at Birmingham at 13:25

[David Lang]

Southbound 514 by Linden at 3:50 with CN 5487, CN xxxx and 48 cars.

Not the usual power today.

David Lang

[AARR]

Around 1pm today a northbound manifest (short) was sitting in Pontiac Yard with lights off. It had a string of sand cars.

[MtClemensRailFan]

A485 through Richmond at 16:04. CN 2879 & 3874 with 85 cars.

[GTWChris]

514 south at Birmingham at 17:15 with CN 5487 and CN 9567

[Robertrains]

Southbound 514 by Linden at 3:50 with CN 5487, CN xxxx and 48 cars.

Not the usual power today.

David Lang

Hey David Lang, are you aware that EJE SD38-2 #657 was leading this train south the last couple days? Read back the last three pages! I caught it yesterday!!!!

» Thu May 07, 2020 6:10 pm
Yup, I got this train in Birmingham with "Orange" EJ&E SD38-2 #657 leading CN SD40-2W #5299!!!! I guess David Lang is not reporting! Now it has better "Power!!!!"
Also got northbound train 515 at Milwaukee Junction with CN SD60 #5417, 5 cars!!!!

[KC8RBK]

364 by 205 at 2057

[nichoff81]

Wb mixed freight with 2CN mm 205 at 2158

[KC8RBK]

365 by 205 at 0856

[KC8RBK]

Wb manifest by 205 at 0930 with 2 cn. Nice long train

[MtClemensRailFan]

M383 through New Haven at 11:55. CN 3084 & UP 5495 with 80 cars. Racing through town at track speed.

[KC8RBK]

Eb manifest by 205 at 1203 with 3 cn. 3rd unit is a rough looking 5299. Doing a little research that unit was built in 1978

[KC8RBK]

Eb manifest by 25 at 1508 with 3 cn

[KC8RBK]

492 with a single cn by 205 a little before 1800