CN Train Location Updates - April 2021

Daily whereabouts of train locations along with sightings for heads ups to other railfans.
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513 south at Birmingham at 15:02. GTW 6225. 2 cars.

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A482 by Mount Clemens depot at 15:08. CN/BCOL/CN, 173 cars.

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515 north at Birmingham at 16:00. CN 5469. 42 cars.

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Have heard from a couple people at CN that with the two Lansing GM plants shut down as well as other auto plants, they are seeing a big hit in train size, overall traffic and job hours.

For example, the Lansing local only had to work Biewer lumber and JAIL interchange today.

Snow Yard is totally full of empty racks so the coal train for LBWL was stored with BNSF power still on it in Cory Yard.

They kept the BNSF power on the train because they had nothing to send back with the engines. Usually they would send back loaded racks.

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L533S leaving Mount Clemens to work GLR in Fraser at 18:35. CN 5734. Will put their PH/Sarnia cars back together upon return - may have to wait for a manifest or two at MOUNT before departing this evening.

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Man o' War wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:09 pm
A482 by Mount Clemens depot at 15:08. CN/BCOL/CN, 173 cars.

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Cool, a "BCOL" unit!!!! Was is a "Cowl!!!!" Must have just missed it before I left work! What number was it Man o' War?
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Eastbound by 225 at 1910

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Robertrains wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:11 pm
Man o' War wrote:
Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:09 pm
A482 by Mount Clemens depot at 15:08. CN/BCOL/CN, 173 cars.

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Cool, a "BCOL" unit!!!! Was is a "Cowl!!!!" Must have just missed it before I left work! What number was it Man o' War?
Sorry, didn't get the number Robert. It was one of the all blue units, not a cowl.

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L533N back in Mount Clemens after plucking one boxcar out of GLR Fraser - 19:15.

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M385 by Belle River south basin trailhead at Big Hand. Only lights in the hills tonight are the CN intermediates. CN, 63 cars at 21:00.

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Eastbound with CN 2331 2035 through Lansing at 21:49

I believe this is 450

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M384 through Breitmeyer Hills (MTC 21.3) at 22:25. CN/CN/CN, 83 cars.

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Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:29 pm
M384 through Breitmeyer Hills (MTC 21.3) at 22:25. CN/CN/CN, 83 cars.

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Through New Haven @ 22:41. IC 2710, CN 2423 & 5711.

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This question has probably been asked before, but does GM Lansing Grand River ship finished cars out by rail? I've looked at googlemaps, I see what appear to be autorack tracks, but it doesn't look like they've been used in a long time. If I had to guess, they drive finished cars to GM Lansing Delta to be loaded?

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David Lang wrote:
Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:56 am
This question has probably been asked before, but does GM Lansing Grand River ship finished cars out by rail? I've looked at googlemaps, I see what appear to be autorack tracks, but it doesn't look like they've been used in a long time. If I had to guess, they drive finished cars to GM Lansing Delta to be loaded?
Your guess is correct, David.

Right now all their finished cars are sitting without microchips here:
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https://goo.gl/maps/a4g2GfYT9hsaJouS9

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Eb auto rack with 2BNSF mm 205 at 0954

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nichoff81 wrote:
Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:56 am
Eb auto rack with 2BNSF mm 205 at 0954

An X401 just turned WB at Durand at 12:05. The BNSF 6111 25th anniversary unit was 3/3.
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A482 by South Mount at 12:45. CN/CN/CN, 130 cars.

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Pontiac Yard job GP38-2 6225 is pushing box car, center beam and gondola towards scrap yard on Polyann segment. Box car is load from GM Stamping. Center beam is from Bolyard transload (where they spotted another load) and gondola will be exchanged for loads at scrap metal yard.
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395 is in Sarnia. 482 will enter the tunnel once they clear.

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