CN Location Updates December - 2023

[LansingRailFan]

11:38 - EB Q116 with CN 8900/CN 2242 at Durand on the Chicago Wye headed SB

13:18 - EB A492 with CN 3079/CN 2954 thru Charlotte

[GTW6401]

515 at Royal Oak on Main 2.

[LansingRailFan]

14:40 - EB A492 with CN 3079/CN 2954 thru Durand on M2. Lotta great fallen flag and private elevator covered hoppers on the tail end with RCPE, NDYX reporting marks

[LansingRailFan]

15:02 - NB E251 takes the Chicago Wye in Durand and heads WB. All racks today.

15:20 - EB M394 thru Charlotte with Cn/citirail

[Man o' War]

M385 by Mount Clemens depot at 18:58.

Man o' War

[Manistique]

507 went past MP 22.5 around 7:45 pm.

[LansingRailFan]

20:34 - WB manifest with a pair of CN 30##s thru Durand on M2 - most likely M301

21:35 - EB P364 departs Durand on M2

[David Collins]

Anyone know what’s lined across the chicago wye in Durand right now??

[LansingRailFan]

507 went past MP 22.5 around 7:45 pm.

Also this might’ve snuck by you:

21:58 - NB X491 with CN 3303 solo at Durand on the Chicago Wye - Flat Rock to Kirk Yard

[RoyalKingoftheRails]

507 went past MP 22.5 around 7:45 pm.

Also this might’ve snuck by you:

21:58 - NB X491 with CN 3303 solo at Durand on the Chicago Wye - Flat Rock to Kirk Yard

Lol I was literally just about to report that. Strange that it didn’t have any autoracks

[LansingRailFan]

507 went past MP 22.5 around 7:45 pm.

Also this might’ve snuck by you:

21:58 - NB X491 with CN 3303 solo at Durand on the Chicago Wye - Flat Rock to Kirk Yard

Lol I was literally just about to report that. Strange that it didn’t have any autoracks

When they run this train, they will generally put all of the auto racks on E251 and all of the other freight cars on an X491 to Kirk where they will sort it out on the hump yard. Auto racks are all blocked together and will be separated in Battle Creek for M39361, E27161, E25361 or M30131 to take west to UP, BNSF, IHB or Western Canada.

[RoyalKingoftheRails]

Also this might’ve snuck by you:

21:58 - NB X491 with CN 3303 solo at Durand on the Chicago Wye - Flat Rock to Kirk Yard

Lol I was literally just about to report that. Strange that it didn’t have any autoracks

When they run this train, they will generally put all of the auto racks on E251 and all of the other freight cars on an X491 to Kirk where they will sort it out on the hump yard. Auto racks are all blocked together and will be separated in Battle Creek for M39361, E27161, E25361 or M30131 to take west to UP, BNSF, IHB or Western Canada.

Makes sense, I’ve seen them both in a day before and I’ve seen pretty much all Autoracks (maybe a few mixed freight) and then occasionally X491 with a bunch of autoracks

[Dan Cluley]

The numbers have changed but that's basically how they ran every day before 2020. The all rack train would be through Lansing late afternoon or early evening and then the freight with all the empty lumber cars on the head end would show up around midnight. That one often met 116 at Durand

[LansingRailFan]

00:15 - EB Z148 with CN 2782 (ex-citirail)/CN 2310 thru Durand on M2 with an inspection boxcar on the head end.

[LansingRailFan]

01:08 - WB racks/manifest with CN 8###/CN 2### and a short train thru Durand on M1 - possibly A491 or L501 - great Conrail can opener boxcar on the tail end

[Manistique]

SB 515 passed MP 22.5 at 7:20 am with 5423 as power again.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:09 CN x2

[LansingRailFan]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:09 CN x2

10:30 - NB E251 at Milwaukee Jct - CN 2242/CN 8900

10:30 - NB M382 holding at Delray waiting for CSX

[Manistique]

251 went past MP 22.2 around 11:15 am

What I think was NB 515 went by around 11:50 am.

[bluewonderrails]

M302 east clear mp216 Lansing at 12:38. CN #3880 (100) + BNSF duo #3807 + mid dpu #7122

Possible K116 east clear mp216 at 12:48. Lite CN duo #2250 + #8815