CN Location Updates December - 2023

[LansingRailFan]

20:24 - EB P364 by the Charlotte cam

20:38 - WB M301 with CN/CN ff by the Charlotte cam

21:30 - EB P364 at Durand kicking people off their train before they go to Flint

21:56 - EB L500 with CN/CN f/r and cars for Lansing including some coils for the JAIL by the Charlotte cam.
- In Snow Yard, I saw what would be L500's pickup tonight. It had 8 more of the plastics hoppers that have been stored on the JAIL. They came off of the Baker Spur aka QD Spur aka the ol' LS&MS line that ends at Reid Machinery. They worked it on Tuesday.

[Manistique]

At 4:20 am a SB freight went past MP 22.5. Sounded like an empty autorack train (didn't get up to look) as it was light and hollow sounding. Let's call it a 280. Not often we get night trains on the South Holly anymore. A few years ago that was all we got.

[Manistique]

SB 515 with 5423 went past MP 22.5 at 7:30 am.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:01 CN x2

[LansingRailFan]

trens

08:25 - WB A491 thru Charlotte with CN 5775/BCOL 4646
09:20 - WB P365 thru Charlotte
10:40 - EB Q116 with CN 3051/CN 5683 - they would end up dropping their racks at Cory Yard and then being held up by a parade of WBs that could only use the Lansing Thorofare due to a major track project in downtown Lansing. Single-track all day on the Thorofare for 10 mph
14:20 - WB B731 with CN 2973/CN 2779 ex-citirail/CN 3961 ex-citirail and rear DPU CN 3071
14:52 - WB M399 with CN 8914/CN 2522/CN 2276 thru Charlotte
15:34 - WB E271 with CN 2268/UP 8649 thru Charlotte - UP 8649 led the last VIA trainset (P276) to Montreal
17:03 - WB W301 with CN 2305 sandwiching the ex-WC, ex-Algoma Central Railways caboose - CN 8866 - this is the PTC test caboose
17:25 - WB E251 thru Charlotte with CN 5687/CN 5641? 5741?
18:08 - EB M394 with CN/CN thru Charlotte
20:25 - EB P364 thru Charlotte

17:40 - WB unknown manifest originating in BC with CN 3202 and four dead cowls that were stored in Battle Creek:
CN 2439 C40-8M
CN 2403 C40-8M
CN 2417 C40-8M
BCOL 4608 C40-8M

17:00 - WB M397 with CN 8013/CSX 7214/CSX 3025/CN 54$$ thru Burlington, ONT - The CSX pair were on the E296 that came from Canton, Mississippi and ran to Toronto.

[Manistique]

508 then 507 passed MP 22.5 between 6 pm and 7:40 pm about a half hour apart.

[LansingRailFan]

At 4:20 am a SB freight went past MP 22.5. Sounded like an empty autorack train (didn't get up to look) as it was light and hollow sounding. Let's call it a 280. Not often we get night trains on the South Holly anymore. A few years ago that was all we got.

This was an E28091 from IHB with BNSF 5935 solo - our first E280 from IHB in probably a month.

[LansingRailFan]

22:45 - WB M301 thru Durand on M2 with CN/CN ff

[Robertrains]

NO!!!!! Not again! I somehow knew this was going to happen!!!! LansingRailfan, you can see in your two posts that there are fourteen total "Dead" engines!!!! There were five C40-8M "Cowls" stored in BC (I captured them there October 9th)!!!! Did one depart earlier or stay there? CN will probably combine these "Dead Cowls" and C40-8s for a train of fourteen dead engines!!!!! Does anyone know where these are all destined for? Are they going to "Scrap" in Canada again, or LTEX? I hope to get to witness this train myself! My friend (Roger....with my lent 35mm camera) needs more film! He lives in Casco and it is easier for him to get to Port Huron! Friend "Mazon" lives in Marine City but drives to Roseville (near me) to work! Ha, both of us are now Custodians at Marshalls® in Roseville! I got him the job last July and I worked here since 10-2022! I hope to figure something between us catching these "Dead Cowls!!!!" ‍ ‍‍

Only BCOL "Cowls" on "Heritage Units!" BCOL 4603: https://heritageunits.com/locomotive/detail/BCOL4603

BCOL 4608: https://heritageunits.com/locomotive/detail/BCOL4608

15:00 - EB L57081 14 with CN 5436 solo is leading a funeral train of sorts out of Council Bluffs, Iowa with 10 dead cowls and 11 cars. It went by the SteelHighways Iowa Falls Iowa cam at 15:00

The cowls are:
CN 2130 C40-8
CN 2440 C40-8M
CN 2108 C40-8
BCOL 4603 C40-8M
CN 2120 C40-8
CN 2126 C40-8
CN 2134 C40-8
CN 2117 C40-8
CN 2146 C40-8
CN 2118 C40-8

17:40 - WB unknown manifest originating in BC with CN 3202 and four dead cowls that were stored in Battle Creek:
CN 2439 C40-8M
CN 2403 C40-8M
CN 2417 C40-8M
BCOL 4608 C40-8M

[Graham Halverson]

251 by the Fort St. Cam at 9:03.
BNSF leader.
2 CN’s trailing

[LansingRailFan]

09:00 - WB manifest thru Mishawaka, IN with n 8814/CN 8828

[Michiganrailfan123]

396 just cleared Durand

[David Lang]

Northbound CN 251 by Linden at 1:25pm with 126 cars. Mostly autoracks today, but a decent sized cut of mixed freight toward the head end. BNSF 5935 (I think) is the leader with 2 CNs trailing, including what looked like a 4 axle unit.

[Manistique]

116 went past MP 22.2 at 2:20 pm on Main 1 after Amtrak 350 made its crossover to Main 2 then the depot siding in Pontiac on time today, maybe a bit early.

[David Collins]

Northbound CN 251 by Linden at 1:25pm with 126 cars. Mostly autoracks today, but a decent sized cut of mixed freight toward the head end. BNSF 5935 (I think) is the leader with 2 CNs trailing, including what looked like a 4 axle unit.

Everything right except the 4 axle, was not on it went it through Charlotte.

[GTW6401]

L507 is departing from Moterm. CN 2264 and 2246.

[KC8RBK]

Some sort of incident between Lansing and battle creek but I'm unclear from radio traffic if it's 1 situation or 2. One is at 218. I believe the dd got them for dragging equipment. But there's also a train broke apart with a crew that's almost out of time. From what I can see Waverly and Mt hope in Lansing may very well be blocked. 1850

[LansingRailFan]

Flint YM and a crew brought CN 8837/CN 8927 to Durand light power to surprise a six year old kid for his birthday right at the depot. Kinda nice and heart warming stuff.

[Manistique]

It sounded like there was a loaded SB sand train that went past MP 22.5 around midnight last night. Not the longest train but very heavy, rattling the house the whole length, and a locomotive on the rear end. Let's call it a 756, the first one in a month or so.

[Robertrains]

18:50 - EB P276 thru Imlay City and following A492 to Port Huron and Sarnia

Well my friend Roger (with my lent 35mm Canon® S.L.R.) wasn't able to get this in Port Huron! Was it to Pt Huron yet anyway? Dark!!!! Will there be any more of these new Via® Siemens® sets soon? Now this is 11 I've read!!!!

I think they ordered 20? Someone can correct me if I'm mistaken.

OK LansingRailfan, William Harold Baird of "Canadian Railway Observations" Facebook® mentioned Via® ordered 32 of these new Siemens® sets!!!!