CN Updates May 2015

[atrainguy60]

Eastbound crossing lahring road between Gaines and linden on the holly sub

[atrainguy60]

Eastbound crossing lahring road between Gaines and linden on the holly sub

CN, BC Rail and 140+ well cars(all loaded, IIRC). Q116, I presume.

[AARR]

Northbound through Richmond around 5:30. Modern GE then cowl unit. 148 cars. About 50ish LPG tank cars with many of them colored blue.

[Robertrains]

Today (5-2) I saw northbound train 382 in Fraser at 9:37 a.m. It had 2 CN C40-8Ws, #2184 and #2199! It had 130 cars!!!!

[Robertrains]

I was at the MTM station today in Mt. Clemens. Local train 524 was on the siding with GTW GP38-2 #4917! This is one of two (the other is 4906) with white "Plow Stripes!!!!" It had a few cars! Train 533 passed this train with CN "Zebra Cowl" SD60F #5543 and 9 "Well Car" sets! I went to Ferndale to watch it work Moterm─hoping it would be "Long Hood Forward!" It wasn't. First, the engines from train 116 came from Pontiac and waited for 533! I photographed both at the Woodward Heights crossing! Train 116 came in "Light" with two "COWLS!!!!" They were CN "Zebra" SD60F #5531 and BCOL C40-8M #4613! Then 533 backed into Moterm at 4:35 p.m. Some good COWLS!!!!

[GreatLakesRailfan]

501 just departed Port Huron west with CN 2950 leading. Q144
is clear Customs, no holds and will receive a rollby "on the other side". Someone just reported a signal indication at Range Road, although by that point an eastbound was already rolling through the yard. Unsure if Q144 is only eastbound coming my way...

[GreatLakesRailfan]

Q144 had CN 2272. I was surprised how many trailers still had the Conrail logo on them.

No second eastbound is in the yard, although it's possible either a Flint Sub local came back into the yard, or one of the yard jobs was out on the main- there's something in the yard with illuminated ditchlights now.

EDIT: as soon as I hit the submit button, a PTI van pulled into the parking lot, turned around, and then headed down CN's service road, turned around and headed south on 16th street. I'm pretty sure CN used retzenberger (spelling?), and PTI is CSX's contractor here...could be interesting.

[GTW6401]

767 was by Royal Oak at 12:10am with BNSF 5991 and 9679.

[Robertrains]

Last night I also saw train 533 running "Light" returning to Pt. Huron. It was northbound in Fraser at 9:34 p.m. Again it had CN "Zebra Cowl" SD60F #5543!!!!
GOOD "COWL" DAY YESTERDAY!!!!

[GreatLakesRailfan]

For what it's worth, 524 with the 4917 came off the Mt. Clemens Sub at 7:25pm last night. I think they might've followed Q144 back to Port Huron using radio blocking last night, and might explain the signal I heard called at Range Road after 144 was in the yard.

[Robertrains]

Again, train 524 had GTW GP38-2 #4917 (one of 2 with white "Plow Stripes")! I saw it at the MTM, Mt. Clemens! It passed the station with 17 cars, dropped off four loaded "Open Top Hoppers" to Phoenix Stone® and "Changed Crews." I missed train 144 though!

[Russ Hill]

4:15pm, 533 shoving stacks into Moterm. IC 1028, long hood first.

[Standard Railfan]

CN2311 CN 5614 Leading manifest freight EB at Trowbridge at 1745

[Robertrains]

I saw southbound train 385 in Fraser at 5:36 p.m. It had CN SD70I #5611 and C40-8M "Cowls" #2402 and 2408! It had 85 cars!!!!

[atrainguy60]

One of those eastbound/southbound auto rack trains is coming through Fenton, Michigan right now with a BNSF engine leading solo. The BNSF is in the heritage 2 paint scheme.

[KenB]

CN #371 N. B. on the CN Holly Subdivision at Caniff St. in Detroit, MI @ 1317 on May 05, 2015. Two CN units elephant style. Second unit is a wide body in stripe paint scheme.

don't forget Michigan Railroad Club meeting on wednesday, May 06, 2015.

[Standard Railfan]

CN8933 leading EB manifest at Durand. 1912

CN5769 leading SB manifest at Durand 1919

[ConrailDetr​oit]

Amtrak 351 Medium Clear Gord.

CN 8881 will be heading west from Battle Creek Yard after Amtrak.

[KenB]

CN # 371 N.B. on the CN Holly Subdivision, OS Caniff St. in Detroit, MI @ 1405 on May 06, 2015. Power is: Two CN units, 1 BNSF unit and 1 GTW unit in GTW paint.

Michigan Railroad Club meeting tonight in Dearborn, MI!

[SD40-2]

CN Business train should be in the Michigan area next tuesday or wednesday with the E-units...