CN Train Location Updates - January 2024

[Graham Halverson]

Some sort of train going WB thru Durand 9:48, but in reverse? Solo SD70M-2 leading it with
10-15 cars. Weird

[LansingRailFan]

Some sort of train going WB thru Durand 9:48, but in reverse? Solo SD70M-2 leading it with
10-15 cars. Weird

What engine number is it?

That’s L500. They pull up to the Port Huron Wye, shove into the yard, drop cars off, pick cars up, leave the same way and then shove back westerly across the diamond to get the rest of their train. I hope that makes sense because I can’t draw it out for you i am an awful artist.

[Graham Halverson]

Some sort of train going WB thru Durand 9:48, but in reverse? Solo SD70M-2 leading it with
10-15 cars. Weird

What engine number is it?

That’s L500. They pull up to the Port Huron Wye, shove into the yard, drop cars off, pick cars up, leave the same way and then shove back westerly across the diamond to get the rest of their train. I hope that makes sense because I can’t draw it out for you i am an awful artist.

I did not catch a locomotive number.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:35 CN x2

[Andy24]

CN Train passed east at Charlotte Cảm mp 205 at 10:22am with CN 2724/CN 3928 (Ex-Citirail) with 146 cars

CN Train passed east at Charlotte Cảm mp 205 at 10:35am with CN 3330 leading with 92 cars and rear CN 3904 DPU

CN 491? @ 11:47 west passing Charlotte Cảm with CN 3220/CN 3219 (both 100 Anniversary Units) and 134 cars

[dalek ling]

Anything going to Kalamazoo? Just curious.

[LansingRailFan]

Anything going to Kalamazoo? Just curious.

CN’s mainline runs thru Schoolcraft/Pavillion south of Kalamazoo. It’s pretty busy

The Kalamazoo local is a night job.

Idk if Grand Elk runs on Saturdays but that would be in the Shortlines thread.

[Robertrains]

What is the current local power in Pontiac? Is "Blue" GTW GP38-2 #4906 still based here? If so, what train(s) and what times would it be operating? That engine appears not to go on train 515 anymore! I will be in Pontiac tomorrow (Sunday 1-21)!

[Delray]

507? by the Fort St cam at 15:25 CN x2

[AARR]

You gave a good explanation.

10-15 cars seems low for L500. Was it a slow day for them?

That’s L500. They pull up to the Port Huron Wye, shove into the yard, drop cars off, pick cars up, leave the same way and then shove back westerly across the diamond to get the rest of their train. I hope that makes sense because I can’t draw it out for you i am an awful artist.

[RoyalKingoftheRails]

CN Train passed east at Charlotte Cảm mp 205 at 10:22am with CN 2724/CN 3928 (Ex-Citirail) with 146 cars

CN Train passed east at Charlotte Cảm mp 205 at 10:35am with CN 3330 leading with 92 cars and rear CN 3904 DPU

CN 491? @ 11:47 west passing Charlotte Cảm with CN 3220/CN 3219 (both 100 Anniversary Units) and 134 cars

Yes that was A491.

[LansingRailFan]

CN Train passed east at Charlotte Cảm mp 205 at 10:22am with CN 2724/CN 3928 (Ex-Citirail) with 146 cars

CN Train passed east at Charlotte Cảm mp 205 at 10:35am with CN 3330 leading with 92 cars and rear CN 3904 DPU

CN 491? @ 11:47 west passing Charlotte Cảm with CN 3220/CN 3219 (both 100 Anniversary Units) and 134 cars

Andy24 - you'll see a couple of notes to the trains you saw below: M396, M302 and A491

CN Flint Sub and South Bend Sub Review - all times are MP 204.4 Charlotte Livestream Cam unless noted
- link to cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvTnAGOCrf0 - Jason recently hit 1,000 subscribers to his YT channel so congrats - 14 year olds everywhere dream of this moment

Friday PM
23:50 - WB M301 with CN up front and ex-citirail mid-dpu

Saturday AM
00:19 - EB Z148 with CNx2
00:43 - EB P364, approx 4.5 hours late
02:53 - WB CN Track inspector at an odd hour
03:50 - WB L501 with CN 8007 solo
04:36 - EB CN Track inspector
05:42 - EB Q122 with CNx2
06:13 - WB Z149 with CNx2
07:00 - WB G875 with CN 2802 up front and rear-DPU CN 3124 - this train came into Michigan with a cut of autoracks on the tail end and they were dropped at Snow Yard
07:17 - WB M397 with CN 8834/CN 2515/CN 2616
08:07 - WB P365 departs Durand on time
09:15 - WB P365
09:58 - WB A491 with CN 3220/CN 3219 on M1 thru Durand
10:16 - EB M396 with IC 2724/CN ex-citirail 3928
10:30 - EB A492 with CN 3258/CN 3253 thru MP 105 - Mishawaka, IN
10:35 - EB M302 with CN 3330 up front and rear-DPU, nose-in CN 3904 - they dropped a block of traffic that was behind CN 3904 in BC
11:47 - WB A491 with CN 3220/CN 3219
12:14 - WB M397 with CN 8834/CN 2515/CN 2616 thru Mishawaka
12:47 - WB G875 with a new leader swapped in Battle Creek - CN 8849 and rear DPU CN 3124 - 664 axles for 163 empty grain cars - a nice mix of newer CN and older Canadian cylindrical hoppers and some old IC/ICG and a couple GTs
12:52 - WB E251 with CN 3203/CN ex-citirail 2785
14:54 - EB A492 with CN 3253/CN 3258
15:15 - WB A491 with CN 3220/CN 3219 thru Mishawaka, IN
15:26 - EB M394 with CN 3203/CN 3189 thru Mishawaka
17:12 - WB M399 with CN 3155/CN 3838 thru Durand on M2 - some horns for the railfans on the platform
18:15 - EB G883 with CN 2938/CN 3342 thru Griffith, IN - 100 cars coming back for GLC to take to ZFS Ithaca
18:27 - EB M394 with CN 3203/CN 3189 - yesterday, 3203 led M399 but it was paired with CN 2785
18:47 - WB manifest with CNx2
19:35 - WB X491 with N 8946/CN 8007 thru Mishawaka, IN
19:40 - EB M394 with CN 3203/CN 3189 thru Durand on M2
20:20 - EB Z148 and EB G883 holding at the NS interlocking in South Bend - WB X491 will go thru first. A441 is on the NS waiting to get onto CN with 11k feet of train as well.

[LansingRailFan]

20:48 - EB L500 with CNx1 by the Charlotte cam - 7 loads of lumber for Biewer in Lansing on the head end with assorted other cars.

btw, this:
18:15 - EB G883 with CN 2938/CN 3342 thru Griffith, IN - 100 cars coming back for GLC to take to ZFS Ithaca
is the same 100-car train that left Durand on 01/14/2024 - So far they are able to run these trains from Durand to Louisiana, empty then and bring them back in approx 6 days. With that G804 that departed yesterday, we now have two sets of 100 covered hoppers out of the ZFS Ithaca pool on the move.

[Andy24]

Thank you LansingRailfan for posting those notes. I was scanning the Charlotte Cam for a specific train for a buddy of mine that was in Kalamazoo to get the train.

[LansingRailFan]

21:41 - NS MOW has welders out at CP 437 where CN crosses the NS Chicago Line. X491, G883, Z148 and A441 are all still waiting. More trains will surely pile up as time goes on.

[LansingRailFan]

22:10 - WB M399 with CN 3155/CN 3838 met EB G883 with CN 2938/CN 3342 at MP 104. EB Z148 is following G883. M399 followed X491. A441 will take the connection and head west to Kirk soon.
Z148 had CN 8928/CN 2279
Q122 had CN 8890/CN 2899

[Graham Halverson]

CN 251 out of Flat Rock 9:53. CN X4. Canadian Cab trailing

[David Lang]

Southbound 116 by me in Linden at 1:57 pm rolling right along at good speed.

[David Lang]

Well, well, well, we have another Southbound. Southbound 508?, by Linden at 2:33pm with 2 CNs and 40 cars of mixed freight. If this is not an early or late 508, maybe it’s an extra like a 356 or something.

[Graham Halverson]

Some sort of black engine trailing at 14:08 on the Charlotte webcam. GEVO leading and CN 2040 trailing. This engine is all black and might be an EX-CEFX? Wonder what it is