CN Train Location Updates - August 2023

[Manistique]

NB 515 past MP 22.5 at 4:50 pm lickity split with a short train.

[Manistique]

251 passing MP 22.5 at 5:24 pm with a 2900 leading two 5600's.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

SB at West Pontiac.

[Manistique]

507 went past MP 22.5 around 6:30 pm. Long train.

116 past MP 22.5 at 7:37 pm

[Dan Cluley]

Eastbound with CN 3039 on the head and mid train 2804 through East Lansing at 22:11 on m1. Meeting 1 at Okemos.

Westbound with IC 2718 & CN 8896 through at 22:23

[MtClemensRailFan]

M384 through Common Rd. @ 00:23. IC 2726 & CN 8923 with 107 cars. Couldn’t pass up the leader tonight.

[Delray]

Power move

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:44

CN x7

[Redwing9]

383 CN 2969 by Nolan w 2 other GEs 10:50

[LansingRailFan]

11:40 - CN R934 with CN 5466 is working the New Hollow Yard JAIL interchange

[Manistique]

116 went past MP 22.5 around 1:30 pm. KSC was the second unit.

251 with those seven units going by right now at 2:18 pm. Seems like they were all working too even though it was a shorter train.

And NB 515 with a short train went past on 251's block at 2:27 pm.

[Manistique]

A SB 513 just passed MP 22.5 at 6:53 pm. I just saw one tank car on it.

[Manistique]

Train 507 past MP 22.5 at 6:40 pm.

[Dan Cluley]

Westbound with CN 3080 & 2925 through East Lansing at 22:48

Eastbound with CN ? & 3900 & mid train 2911 through at 22:51

[Manistique]

SB 515 past MP 22.5 at 7:20 am with cars for DCON and six or so UP'ish boxcars for Chrysler and not much else today. 5430 again, probably the longest ever assigned locomotive to this job.

[GP30M4216]

EB Trowbridge diamond 09:55 did not see the power.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:38

KCS+CN

[LansingRailFan]

Last night’s NB M384 out of Flat Rock with CN 2270/CN 2542 at 22:47

07:30 - EB Q122 with CN 8891/CN 3917 thru Durand on M1. They’ll hold at E Durand for WB P365

07:45 - EB L500 with CN 2283/CN 2300 takes M2 at Clara to M1 and then the Chicago Wye and heads SB. They will hold for P365 before shoving into Durand Yard

08:00-08:07 - WB P365 arrives and departs Durand on M2

08:15 - EB L500 with CN 2283/CN 2300 shoved into Durand off of the Holly. Loaded racks on the head end before three cuts of covered hoppers. Some Canadian cylindrical grain cars, MOCX 2-bay potash loads and another cut of 3-bay hoppers with a load of lumber and a couple of other cars as well. Loaded racks picked up at Snow Yard. They parked the rest of their train east of Clara

09:55 - EB CN 2862/CN 3822 manifest thru Trowbridge on M2

10:10 - EB Q116 with BNSF 3845/CN 8805 thru Potterville

10:50 - EB E280 with CN 8941 solo thru Mishawaka, IN. NS track foreman has the diamond/interlocking but they were able to sneak thru.

10:45 - WB B731 with CN 3898/CN 2998/CN 3051/CN 3161/CN 2897 and rear DPU CN 3984 thru Potterville

11:00 - WB Z149 with CN 2340/CN 5686/CN 5705 thru Potterville

11:20 - EB Q116 with BNSF 3845/CN 8805 on M1 at Trowbridge. Will meet WB M399 somewhere on campus.

11:30 - WB M399 with CN 3055/CN 3316 thru East Lansing on M2

[Robertrains]

251 with those seven units going by right now at 2:18 pm. Seems like they were all working too even though it was a shorter train.

Manistique, do you have a locomotive list for yesterday's train 251? It's always good to catch trains with lots of engines!!!!

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:38

KCS+CN

What KCS is leading 251 today? Where is it now (11:30ish a.m.)? Must be one of those cool "Southern Belle" units!!!!

[Manistique]

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:38

KCS+CN

Passing by MP 22.5 at 1:40 pm. It was a 4500 series KCS unit, I think. I may have posted the number yesterday when it was on 116.

[Manistique]

116 rolling past MP 22.5 at 2:17 pm. BNSF leading a CN. Mostly stacks today, on tail end.