CN Updates May 2015

[CN_Okemos]

149 clearing Trowbridge in e Lansing now

[KenB]

Southbound CN/CPCo coal train on the CN Holly Subdivision, OS Caniff St in Detroit, MI @ 1602 on May 13, 2015.
Power is two BNSF units, leader in orange, trailer (elephant style) is a cream and green unit. Train going to J. R. Whiting Plant in Erie, MI along the D&TSL.

[GTW6401]

451 was by Ferndale (Holly Subdivision) at 1:10pm. BCOL 4609 and CN 8814.

[KenB]

Spotted a northbound empty coal train on the CN Holly Subdivision at Caniff St in Detroit, MI on May 15, 2015 @ 0850. Missed the power. Could be two BNSF units that came south the other day.

[GTW6401]

451 was by Royal Oak (Holly Subdivision) at 4:40pm. CN 2140 and 2293.

[KenB]

Spotted a northbound CN train on the CN Holly Subdivision at Caniff St in Detroit, MI @ 1305 on May 16, 2015. Eather CN #451 or CN #371. Power is a CN unit and an IC unit elephant style. IC unit still in IC black.

[SW]

EB mixed freight just cleared Charlotte. CN 5672 + 8672 + 5798 + 80 cars.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

385? Southbound on Mt Clemens sub. 24xx cowl leading a pair of 2nd hand GE's (2148 was third unit). Coming at you, Robert.

[GTWChris]

118 and 533 are at Moterm. 118 has a SD70M-2 upfront and a SD70M-2 DPU midway through the train.

[Robertrains]

385? Southbound on Mt Clemens sub. 24xx cowl leading a pair of 2nd hand GE's (2148 was third unit). Coming at you, Robert.

I missed most of 385!!!! Now, I stayed last night at my friend Mazon's Apt. in Richmond! It's a block from the tracks; I walked there (Grand Trunk AVE.) and photographed southbound 524 at 9:42 a.m. It had "Long Hood Forward" Blue GTW GP38-2 #4917 (one of 2 with "White Plow Stripes") and 24 cars. I then went with Mazon to the MTM station, Mt. Clemens. We went over "Stuff" and took the yearly "Crew Manual Test!" Just before "Testing" at 12:43 p.m.—the same GTW Local came and the engine stopped right next to the station!!!! It was loud and kind of funny! The train took back two empty hoppers from Phoenix Stone®, reversed ends!

Now, I went back to Mazon's, Richmond, and saw the end of train 385 passing a field from his window! I had my scanner going (missed "Dispatching" when it left Pt. Huron).
I didn't see the locos—but heard it was led by "Cowl" C40-8M #2400!!!!

[Yodonvito4]

Southbound 385 with CN C40-8M 2400 with a CN C40-8 and C40-8W south by Milwaukee Jct.

[Robertrains]

Southbound CN 2400 with a CN C40-8 and C40-8W south by Milwaukee Jct. Possibly 385.

Yes, train 385! Read my post directly above yours!

[GTWChris]

CN 2245 is at Raven.
118, CN 8881, is at Moterm.
502 is in Pontiac.

[GTWChris]

GTW 4907 is heading south through Birmingham.

[Burb8145]

Saw what looked like a CN-painted GTW geep leading a cut of boxcars south on the Shoreline Sub from a SMART bus on Eureka Road in Wyandotte approx. 1105 hours. Saw the headlights from the same train earlier as we went through the Ford Avenue crossing-this got me thinking about that recent CSX-MARTA crash in Atlanta and what would happen if a similar scenario happened had we went through that crossing a few minutes later.

[Robertrains]

I photographed southbound train 533 in Fraser, 4 p.m. It had CN SD75I #5687 with 13 loaded "Well Car" sets!

[GreatLakesRailfan]

CN 2810 leading what looks like 501 at Port Huron, but id'd itself to Customs as 503. Desk 8 just told 4917 there's 2 385's today. 4917 getting a track authority to head south with 4 cars. Permission to Haven.

[GreatLakesRailfan]

2810 should be on it's way south, as one of the 2 385's. They got their track authority about half an hour ago.

[Robertrains]

I worked at the MTM station, Mt. Clemens! Local train 524 has GTW GP38-2 #4917 (one of 2 with white "Plow Stripes")! It worked Metro Industries®, picked up 2 "Open Top" hoppers and waited on the siding with 10 cars. Train 533 came at 3:19 p.m. with CN C40-8 #2037 and 10 loaded "Well Car" sets!!!! Train 524 was still waiting on the side track when I left after 4:00!!!!

[Robertrains]

I worked at the MTM station, Mt. Clemens! Local train 524 has GTW GP38-2 #4917 (one of 2 with white "Plow Stripes")! It worked Metro Industries®, picked up 2 "Open Top" hoppers and waited on the siding with 10 cars. Train 533 came at 3:19 p.m. with CN C40-8 #2037 and 10 loaded "Well Car" sets!!!! Train 524 was still waiting on the side
track when I left after 4:00!!!!

I saw southbound 385 (caught it quick at Schoenherr St., Warren) around 6 p.m. It had BCOL C40-8M #4610 and CN C44-9W #2557. It had 117 cars!!!!

Near Royal Oak (Meininger Park), I saw a southbound "Double Stack" train probably headed to Moterm! It had "Lone" CN C40-8W #2174! It had a CN SD70M-2 "Helper" in the middle! I didn't get the engine number—ran to get a picture!!!!