Solid 5 train/3 hour outing - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 1/30/24
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:03 am
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0:00:
I arrived at Opdyke to a clear signal on Track #1 going north, I had already missed Antrak 355, but I was quite befuddled by this. What could be coming north that was not working Pontiac? Turns out it was CN E251, the daily Flat Rock-Chicago manifest. I should note real quick I had my airpods in, and the horn got REALLY loud. So pleaaaase turn your volume down. I don’t want to be sued. Big train that evening, according to RRFan user LansingRailfan, the train was mainly empty autoracks and a big train in general. A CN SD75i and CN SD70M-2 for power on this train
4:08:
CN L513 makes it’s normal Tuesday evening appearance heading south with 4 tank cars that I believe were bound for Sterling Oil. A solo Long-Hood-Forward SD60 leading this one, I’m sensing an all EMD theme tonight
4:56:
Not sure if anyone noticed the clear signal on track 2, but it was for CN L507, the daily Flat Rock-Flint haul with stops at Moterm in Ferndale and Pontiac. Except we’re gonna cross Pontiac off that day as he went straight through. Only 4 centerbeams then the intermodal section. The K5LLA horn on the lead SD70M-2 was something I call loud ‘n awesome. Another pair of EMD’s, the aforementioned SD70M-2 leading and a thundercab SD70M-2 trailing.
7:50:
Amtrak 352 makes his normal evening disruption in Bloomfield Hills. A pal of mine was the engineer and he did his little two-part tap before each blast (minus the short) that he does for Opdyke, as he knows I’m almost always out there . The leader on 352 was the only non-EMD locomotive I saw, a Siemens SC44 charger as always.
8:32: L513 comes back north from Sterling Oil with 4 tank cars as well, they almost looked like the same cars he went south with, but I couldn’t make out the reporting marks.
That’s all for now, stay tuned for future reports!
0:00:
I arrived at Opdyke to a clear signal on Track #1 going north, I had already missed Antrak 355, but I was quite befuddled by this. What could be coming north that was not working Pontiac? Turns out it was CN E251, the daily Flat Rock-Chicago manifest. I should note real quick I had my airpods in, and the horn got REALLY loud. So pleaaaase turn your volume down. I don’t want to be sued. Big train that evening, according to RRFan user LansingRailfan, the train was mainly empty autoracks and a big train in general. A CN SD75i and CN SD70M-2 for power on this train
4:08:
CN L513 makes it’s normal Tuesday evening appearance heading south with 4 tank cars that I believe were bound for Sterling Oil. A solo Long-Hood-Forward SD60 leading this one, I’m sensing an all EMD theme tonight
4:56:
Not sure if anyone noticed the clear signal on track 2, but it was for CN L507, the daily Flat Rock-Flint haul with stops at Moterm in Ferndale and Pontiac. Except we’re gonna cross Pontiac off that day as he went straight through. Only 4 centerbeams then the intermodal section. The K5LLA horn on the lead SD70M-2 was something I call loud ‘n awesome. Another pair of EMD’s, the aforementioned SD70M-2 leading and a thundercab SD70M-2 trailing.
7:50:
Amtrak 352 makes his normal evening disruption in Bloomfield Hills. A pal of mine was the engineer and he did his little two-part tap before each blast (minus the short) that he does for Opdyke, as he knows I’m almost always out there
. The leader on 352 was the only non-EMD locomotive I saw, a Siemens SC44 charger as always.8:32: L513 comes back north from Sterling Oil with 4 tank cars as well, they almost looked like the same cars he went south with, but I couldn’t make out the reporting marks.
That’s all for now, stay tuned for future reports!
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