CN Updates April 2020

[GTWChris]

514 south at Birmingham with IC 9618 and CN 5340

[Man o' War]

M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 16:51. CN/CN/CN, 115 cars.

Man o' War

[AARR]

Thank you Man o' War. And yes, probably aluminum ingots going into Mt. Clemens.

Man o' War, is the GLR business temporary? If yes does it have anything to do with the Coronavirus?

May work Great Lakes on his return, but unfortunately, after dark.

Man o' War

I don't know. They have been in and out of there (L533) a couple of times a week for more than a month now - so relatively steady, but we'll see what transpires. On a related note, Phoenix Stone in Mount Clemens paid the bill on their switch again, so they not yet giving up on future rail service either. Also, with the auto plants down, I'm curious as to what is going in and out of FCA in MC. Still switched multiple times per week, but lately just 50' CN/GTW boxes (not high cubes). FCA parts all come from Mexico in western road high cubes, and I'm wondering if they are still stacking aluminum in some far corner of that complex. Guess I need to talk to some CN guys - at a 6' distance...

Man o' War

[nichoff81]

933 with CN 5423 in working Cory at 1736

[Man o' War]

M384 by Mount Clemens depot at 20:23. CN/CN, 43 cars.

Man o' War

[KC8RBK]

116 by 205 at 2325 with 2 cn

[KC8RBK]

148 by 205 at 2350 with 2 cn

[Steve B]

149? by 224 at 0908.

[KC8RBK]

365 by 205 at 0913

[KC8RBK]

149? by 224 at 0908.

By 205 with 2 cn at 0938. Video in a few for anyone who didn't catch it on the camera.

[KC8RBK]

Eb manifest by 205 at 1028 with 2 cn

[Steve B]

Eb manifest by 205 at 1028 with 2 cn

By 224 at 1058. Second unit is #8888.

[nichoff81]

Eb grain train with 3CN mm 205 at 1254

[KC8RBK]

Eb manifest by 205 at 1317. Cn leading a very shiny brand new looking progress rail 7201. Following the sand train who is currently stopped at mill meeting one

[KC8RBK]

Wb manifest by 205 at 1340 with 2 cn. Whatever was wrong just west of here the other day must not be fixed. Train took 7 minutes to go by. Kinda neat seeing them go by that slow though. There was a 4 axle deep well flat in the mix. Ive seen several of these go by lately.

[LansingRailFan]

SB sand train at Gaines

492 thru Durand, stopped at E Durand waiting for a WB.

[David Lang]

Southbound Sand Train (715?), by Linden at 2:51pm with CN 2261, CN 2138?, CN 5763?, 100 cars even.

David Lang

[KC8RBK]

2 cn road units stopped m1 at cory. No idea what they're up to

[LansingRailFan]

2 cn road units stopped m1 at cory. No idea what they're up to

I was told that those were either 271 or 501.

397 thru Durand 20 min ago. 754 axles.
514 SB thru Durand. IC and 5340 r power.

[David Lang]

Southbound 514 by Linden at 4:44pm with CN 9618, CN 5350, 11 cars.

Reading previous posts, I guess the 9618 is actually an IC unit, but in CN paint. Not sure how that whole thing works - IC lettering under the number, but in CN paint, so is it still an Illinois Central Locomotive in CN paint, or a CN Locomotive with "IC" initials for the accountants or what????

David Lang