CN Updates - January 2020

[nichoff81]

Eb auto rack with 2CN mm 205 at 1425

[Manistique]

Train 251 had two CN's leading blue GT GP38-2, 4933 I think, today. It passed MP 22.5 around 1:30 pm.

[nichoff81]

Eb mixed freight with 2CN mm 205 at 1502

[Man o' War]

M382 by Mount Clemens depot at 15:00. CN/CN, 149 cars.

L533S leaving MOUNT siding for Detroit at 15:05. EJ&E 657, 2 cars - system gon and an empty centerbeam.

Man o' War

[Man o' War]

M383 by Mount Clemens depot at 16:00. CN/CN/CN, 115 cars.

Man o' War

[GTW6401]

CN 5710, 5632, and GTW 4933 on 251 They were going to meet 514 at Holly.

515 is going northbound over the detector at MP 17.8 in Birmingham now. 294 axles.

Also had BNSF 8982 and a BNSF SD70ace in Pontiac today.

[Manistique]

515 had 71 cars as it passed mp 22.5 just now, mostly empty coiled steel cars. 5435 solo again today.

[Man o' War]

L533N by North Mount at 18:10. EJ&E 657, @10 cars.

Man o' War

[Man o' War]

M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 18:55. Long string of racks on the tail for Flat Rock.

Man o' War

[GTW6401]

384 is at Avery in Detroit. Going to meet 385 along the way.

[David Lang]

Manistique wrote:

Early mornings have been busy on the Holly south of Pontiac these last two days. Both yesterday and today four trains passed between 3 and 5 am. Two SB's and two NB's. I presume one NB was 371 (is that the number for the train out of Toledo?) and then an hour or so later its old SB counterpart 502 (which I think the number has changed). The other SB was maybe a 116 or a 280 I am guessing. And thrown into the mix both days was a NB lite geep which I presume was a 513 or 515 local out of Pontiac dispatched south to do some work on the Holly returning to Pontiac Yard.

Hi Manistique,

371 is now 251. Yeah, a lot of trains come by at night.

David Lang

[David Lang]

Manistique also wrote:

Sand train went SB past MP 22.5 at 6:30 am. Usual three locomotives and usual short train. First one in awhile.

This was my first sighting of the SAND TRAIN!! I was stopped by him in Linden, on Linden Road, on Tuesday January 14th at 5:40am on the way to work. I know this is a really late post, but wanted to mention it. He had 3 CN locomotives, all working, and 100 cars even. It was those short covered hopper type cars. I was glad to see it! Does anyone know this trains symbol? From what I gather, there seems to be a few of these a month.

Anyone know when the last Coke Train ran? Haven't heard one of those lately either.

Thanks.

David Lang

[Man o' War]

M384 by Mount Clemens depot at 20:15.

Man o' War

[MtClemensRailFan]

M384 by Mount Clemens depot at 20:15.

Man o' War

Through New Haven at 20:33. CN 5709 & 2009 with 133 cars. It looked like the entire car consist was for Toronto with a lot of empty center beams, bulkheads, boxcars, and auto racks.

[Manistique]

Manistique also wrote:

Sand train went SB past MP 22.5 at 6:30 am. Usual three locomotives and usual short train. First one in awhile.

This was my first sighting of the SAND TRAIN!! I was stopped by him in Linden, on Linden Road, on Tuesday January 14th at 5:40am on the way to work. I know this is a really late post, but wanted to mention it. He had 3 CN locomotives, all working, and 100 cars even. It was those short covered hopper type cars. I was glad to see it! Does anyone know this trains symbol? From what I gather, there seems to be a few of these a month.

Anyone know when the last Coke Train ran? Haven't heard one of those lately either.

Thanks.

David Lang

I think the Sand Train uses an old Holly Sub coal train number like 764 or something. It was posted a while back by someone.

I have not seen a Coke Train in a month or so.

[AARR]

Northbound through South Pontiac. Missed the head end. Loaded auto racks on the rear.

[David Lang]

Don Simon wrote:

Northbound through South Pontiac. Missed the head end. Loaded auto racks on the rear.

That was 251 Mr. Don Simon Sir.

I didn't get a car count - it was time for dinner and I didn't want to be late! He went North through Linden around 5:20pm or so.

David Lang

[nichoff81]

Eb mixed freight with 2BNSF (orange) mm 205 at 1930

[nichoff81]

Eb mixed freight with 2CN mm 205 at 1955

[nichoff81]

Eb Amtrak mm 205 at 2050