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CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:33 am
by Manistique
SB 515 with about 20 cars, three gondolas and the rest loaded centerbeams, went past MP 22.5 at 7:30 am with 5466. No boxcars today.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:59 am
by LansingRailFan
08:21 - W BZ149 with CN 8951/CN 8902 thru Durand on M2

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 11:14 am
by Delray
251 by the Fort St cam at 9:54 CN x2

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:00 pm
by LansingRailFan
EB A492 at Hope with CN 3346/CN 3310 at 12:00

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:40 pm
by LansingRailFan
12:37 - EB Q116 with CN 8000/CN 8815 ff at Sand Rd, Bellevue, MI - intermodal and then racks today.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:21 pm
by Steamlogger
CN 5484 has replaced IC 6250 at Snow Yard in Lansing. As of 1:00 today IC 6250 is parked at Cory Yard. Video of 6250 working near Cory coming soon.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:37 pm
by GTW6401
116 and 507 are going to work at Moterm soon.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:50 pm
by GTW6401
116 is at Royal Oak.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:04 pm
by GTW6401
507 is doubling up at Moterm. CN 3864, 8832 and 8022.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:22 pm
by LansingRailFan
GTW6401 wrote:
Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:04 pm
507 is doubling up at Moterm. CN 3864, 8832 and 8022.
Is Q116 still there

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:29 am
by Delray
251 by the Fort St cam at 9:12 CN x3

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:38 am
by Steve B
Westbound by Trowbridge at 0935

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:55 am
by Steve B
Westbound by Trowbridge at 0953

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:11 am
by CSXBOY
Morning in Brancroft
0730 ish Westbound CN Z149 M-2 leading a dash 9
0810 Westbound Amtrak blue water 365
0830 ish Eastbound Canadian National Sand train S756 with a 100 GEVO leading heading for the wheeling and Lake Erie in Toledo. First time I've seen this train in over a year
0845 ish Westbound CN auto rack train E271 with a nice duo of SD75Is
0905 Westbound Canadian National M399 with three units and a huge train in tow.
As of 1010 there is another westbound lined up through flint and Q116 somewhere near East Lansing. Also there is another eastbound somewhere near Potterville. Just another Saturday morning on the CN Flint sub!

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:21 am
by Steve B
Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1018

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:18 am
by LansingRailFan
S756 81 had CN 3886/CN 2606 and rear DPU CN 2661

Q116 has CN 5698/CN 5764

E271 had CN 5761/CN 5764

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 11:45 am
by Delray
Seeing headlights north and south in Holly. Guessing a 116/251 meet.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:14 pm
by CSXBOY
Midday report Durand MI
1100 a CN GEVO leads a westbound mixed freight train? I'm taking a guessing M301?
1120 a duo of CN SD75Is take train Q116 south towards flat rock
11140 ish Westbound Canadian National mixed freight train A491 with a huge train out of
1315 Eastbound Canadian National mixed freight train A492 with a gevo leading a CREX unit and a sd60. Currently working Bristol yard

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:36 pm
by LansingRailFan
CSXBOY wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 2:14 pm
Midday report Durand MI
1100 a CN GEVO leads a westbound mixed freight train? I'm taking a guessing M301?
1120 a duo of CN SD75Is take train Q116 south towards flat rock
11140 ish Westbound Canadian National mixed freight train A491 with a huge train out of
1315 Eastbound Canadian National mixed freight train A492 with a gevo leading a CREX unit and a sd60. Currently working Bristol yard
Can’t answer your questions when you don’t provide engine numbers.

Re: CN Train Location Updates - March 2024

Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:44 pm
by LansingRailFan
17:40 - L508 set to depart flint with CN 8022/CN 8823

R944 working in Bristol Yard with CN 5246

13:45 - E251 thru Charlotte with CN 8000/CN 2853/CN 8815

12:56 - WB A491 with CN 3269/CN thru Charlotte

12:20 - WB M397 by 204 cam -

11:22 - WB M399 with CN 2316/CN 2282/CN 2672 thru Charlotte

10:53 - EB A492 with CN 3048/CN 3957/CN 5463 thru Charlotte