CN Train Updates - December 2016

[TrainStuff13]

Amtrak 350 just went by MP 22.5 a bit late and had all Metroliner equipment today. No Heritage cars.

Do you mean Amfleet cars? I occasionally see those on the Wolverines. I saw one on Christmas Eve that said Illinois High Speed Rail.

The single level tubular cars. I thought they were called Metroliners?

I think they are rebuilt Metroliners. They look very similar.

[MtClemensRailFan]

385, CN 3031, is clear of Nolan.

[TrainStuff13]

391 northbound through Wyandotte at 5:31 PM with 2 GEVOs and 3 cars. 2 center beam flats and a boxcar.

[kc8bdr]

391 is good to head north from Pontiac at 9:22 PM.

CN 2832
CN 3105

They have a grand total of 3 cars. Don't blink you will miss it.

391 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 9:32 PM, 24 axels

[Manistique]

SB on the Holly at MP 22.5. Maybe 502?

[kc8bdr]

514 good to head north from Pontiac at 9:10 AM. Will be engine light to Draco, Picking up cars there then up to Durand. IC 3129 leading.

[Manistique]

An early 451 NB past MP 22.5 on the Holly with two BNSF units: 6097 and 7536. They must have held up Amtrak 353 for it a bit at Pontiac.

[AARR]

Sitting on the main track in Pontiac Yard. Empty center beams and loaded auto racks suggests it's a northbound.

[kc8bdr]

451 is good to depart northbound from Pontiac at12:52 PM. Will be meeting a E280 at Holly.

Edit to add:


E280 is at Gains 12:55 PM (Per ATCS) BNSF 7086 leading.

One more edit to add:

E280 Cleared the detector MP 59.9 at 1:05 PM, with 226 axels.

Also 451 cleared the detector MP 34.2 at 1:06 PM, with 328 axels.

[MtClemensRailFan]

524, GTW 5844, is waiting at New Haven for 385 and 533. They will head back north to Port Huron afterwards.

[MtClemensRailFan]

385, CN 8811, is okay from South Haven to Nolan at 1401. 515, GTW 6223, is working between MP 13 and Nolan.

[kc8bdr]

E280 is good to depart Pontiac 2:40 PM, BNSF 7086

[detroitbench]

385, CN 8811, is okay from South Haven to Nolan at 1401. 515, GTW 6223, is working between MP 13 and Nolan.

Any idea what MP 385's at? I wanna catch this early bird

[MtClemensRailFan]

385, CN 8811, is okay from South Haven to Nolan at 1401. 515, GTW 6223, is working between MP 13 and Nolan.

Any idea what MP 385's at? I wanna catch this early bird

Going over the detector at Nolan now. Good luck!

[GTWwatcher]

GTW 5936 is in Flint Yard, along with IC 3129

[Manistique]

Train 950 with 4916 NB past MP 22.5 Holly at 4 pm heading back to Pontiac with 12 cars.

[atrainguy60]

502 is in Fenton going south with a Blue devil leading.

[Manistique]

Train 515 with 6223 returning to Pontiac past MP 22.5 at 6 pm.

[Manistique]

Since no overnight reports from Jim last night, here is what I saw at MP 22.5 on the Holly last night:

What was probably 502 went SB around 10 pm.

What looked like a 280 went SB around 1 am or so with all autoracks (this has been a daily train again lately).

Train 116 went SB at 3 pm with a lot of autoracks on the headend and not too many doublestacks on the tail end.

[MtClemensRailFan]

An early 533, led by CN 8812, is clear of Nolan.