CN Updates September 2020

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365 by 219.5 at 0842

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251 north/west meeting 514 west/south at Durand at 15:05

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513 south at Birmingham at 16:24 with GTW 5832
515 north at Opdyke at 16:20 with CN 5409
514 will follow 513 to Moterm

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Wb manifest by 205 at 2246 with 3 cn

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Eb manifest by 205 at 2325 with 4 units. Forst 2 were cn but 4th one looked really dark. Not sure what it was.

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The Pontiac local is building its train for Warren. 5409? Center beams, a few plastic pellet cars, tank cars and a handful of BNSF box cars.
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A482 through New Haven @ 12:03. CN 3057 & 3263 with 160 cars.

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251 north at Birmingham at 13:25. Third unit is an EJ&E.

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Southbound 514 by Linden at 1:37pm. Didn't get a car count, sorry.

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Northbound road freight going through Pontiac Yard
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Well, another Southbound Intermodal Train by Linden at 3:08pm. Didn't catch the car count on this one either.

Not sure if this one is 514 or the other one I reported at 1:37pm.

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Track work between Imlay City and Flint today is done at five. Then a parade of WBs will occur

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276 by Trowbridge - 8858 lead 2 unit

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Just heard a WB lined West out of West Flint per the dispatcher.

Also, is the 276 symbol for Flint or is this a Holy Sub symbol? My thinking is for Flint, but not positive. I know we get a 280 from time to time but not sure if all our empty autorack trains are 280s or not.

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515 north at Moterm at 16:30
514 will follow 515 north out of Moterm
251 north at Auburn at 16:30
116 south at Johnson Ave at 16:30

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GTW Chris - where is Auburn b/c 251 was North of Birmingham at 1:25.

Another WB out of Flint following 501 per the dispatcher just now.

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David Lang wrote:
Wed Sep 09, 2020 4:36 pm
GTW Chris - where is Auburn b/c 251 was North of Birmingham at 1:25.

Another WB out of Flint following 501 per the dispatcher just now.

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Auburn is the north end of Pontiac yard. Reletively new control point added in the last 10-15 years.

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Ah ha! Thank you GTW Chris.

Yeah, I need to learn those new control points.

I will report 251 by me in Linden when he goes by.

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Northbound 251 (or 451?) by Linden at 5:15pm with CN 3072, CN ????, Orange EJE unit, 103 cars. 1-54 were general freight, 55-103 were autoracks.

I thought 251 is usually solid autoracks and 451 is a mix of racks and general freight. This train looked more like 451 than 251. Its the right time of day for 451 also. Anybody know for sure? Thanks.

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Wed Sep 09, 2020 5:19 pm
Northbound 251 (or 451?) by Linden at 5:15pm with CN 3072, CN ????, Orange EJE unit, 103 cars. 1-54 were general freight, 55-103 were autoracks.

I thought 251 is usually solid autoracks and 451 is a mix of racks and general freight. This train looked more like 451 than 251. Its the right time of day for 451 also. Anybody know for sure? Thanks.

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251 is the one with the EJE unit.

251 replaced 451 as a symbol. There is still a 450.

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