CN Updates March 2021

[KC8RBK]

450 by 205 at 0050. 12 car head end pickup at cory. Train is 7500' coming in. 280 with cn 2222 still at Walton as far as I can tell.

[David Lang]

Northbound 251?, by Linden at 7:37am, by detector at 56.2 at 7:39am, with 542 axles.

Didn't see the whole train, but what I did see were all autoracks.

Not sure if 251 moved its time from afternoon/early evening to morning, or if this train, and the same one this past Sunday Morning Feb. 28th, is in addition to the usual 251.

[LansingRailFan]

M394 is lined EB at Walton. 5 units, 173 cars.
5 units cn 2928,3005,5298,2583,2626

[LansingRailFan]

Northbound 251?, by Linden at 7:37am, by detector at 56.2 at 7:39am, with 542 axles.

Didn't see the whole train, but what I did see were all autoracks.

Not sure if 251 moved its time from afternoon/early evening to morning, or if this train, and the same one this past Sunday Morning Feb. 28th, is in addition to the usual 251.

Our “normal” train times definitely seem to be off.

Ever since they had derailments at the same time in Chicago and Sarnia plus blizzards etc... our normal has been off.

A491/492 have been earlier.

[LansingRailFan]

M395 is lined WB to Potterville.

Amtrak is almost to East Lansing.

E271, Z149 following behind Amtrak.

[LansingRailFan]

Amtrak 365 at Maple.
M394 still East of Creyts Rd.
At least one more WB coming before M394 gets the light.

[GTWChris]

450 south at Raven at 9:23 with BNSF 7187 and BNSF 4218

[LansingRailFan]

M395 at Mp 206.3. CN 2678 lead unit.

[LansingRailFan]

Z149 has CN 5683/CN 5679. Clear S. Washington Ave 9:36.

[LansingRailFan]

Z149 thru Creyts Rd. The WB that came off of the Holly sub is at Trowbridge now.

Then M394 will be lit.

[LansingRailFan]

Northbound 251?, by Linden at 7:37am, by detector at 56.2 at 7:39am, with 542 axles.

Didn't see the whole train, but what I did see were all autoracks.

Not sure if 251 moved its time from afternoon/early evening to morning, or if this train, and the same one this past Sunday Morning Feb. 28th, is in addition to the usual 251.

E271 CN 2253/CN 2202 by S. Washington Ave. long cut of empty centerbeams, some mixed freight and then auto racks.

E271 is a new symbol. essentially an extra E251.

[KC8RBK]

Z149 has CN 5683/CN 5679. Clear S. Washington Ave 9:36.

By 205 at 1009. Moving pretty slow but pulling.

[LansingRailFan]

M394 has the green

[LansingRailFan]

M394 at Hope. 5298 Zebra SD-40 3/5

M396 is at Walton. Will be lit when E271 clears.

E271 was 12,000 feet of empty centerbeams and F-150s.

[KC8RBK]

Northbound 251?, by Linden at 7:37am, by detector at 56.2 at 7:39am, with 542 axles.

Didn't see the whole train, but what I did see were all autoracks.

Not sure if 251 moved its time from afternoon/early evening to morning, or if this train, and the same one this past Sunday Morning Feb. 28th, is in addition to the usual 251.

E271 CN 2253/CN 2202 by S. Washington Ave. long cut of empty centerbeams, some mixed freight and then auto racks.

E271 is a new symbol. essentially an extra E251.

By 205 at 1030. Moving slow just like 149

[GTWChris]

515 south at Birmingham at 10:40 with CN 5246

[KC8RBK]

396 by 205 at 1106 with cn 2914 & 3241. Second car is a gtw box with some crazy graffiti on the south side if you like that stuff

[KC8RBK]

Track inspector wb by 205 at 1135-42. They stopped at the crossing and were doing something although I'm not familiar with their tools. They had metal clips they put on the rails either side of the crossing and got down on their knees looking at the rails in the crossing. Maybe some sort of continuity test?

[Steve B]

Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1148

[David Lang]

New Symbol 271 - Cool! (Actually 271 is an old symbol from maybe 20 years ago they must be reviving).

Thanks for the info Lansing Railfan.