CN Updates March 2021

[KC8RBK]

492 by 206. Cn 5654 leading per radio chatter. 1828

I saw cn 5447 in portage today with a red gt caboose but I didn't have my phone to post.

[GTW6401]

514 northbound at Birmingham. CN 5423 and 5246 with 104 axles.

[LansingRailFan]

6:25 PM

A492 thru Potterville. Will be held at Pkemos for L501 and E275.

[KC8RBK]

Cn 5677 & 2646 by 205 at 1842 eb with a manifest. Lots of old lrs boxcars and loaded lumber cars.

501 should be in to work cory soon and it sounded like maybe 2 locals working there. Looks like 492 is meeting one at cedar. This last eb looks like it's headed to work snow. Wb at flint amtrak station lined into the yard. Another light from east lansing to bancroft but im not sure for what

[KC8RBK]

275 by 205 at 1924. 2 units but I didn't see what they were.

501 about 219

[KC8RBK]

eb manifest with 2 cn by 205 at 2000

[Robertrains]

Whatever happened to northbound train A482? I waited at "CP Beck" for a while with a "High Green!!!!" I have not heard anything since leaving there around 7:45 p.m. This train has five locos with BCOL "Cowl" #4620!!!!

[Dan Cluley]

Eastbound racks with BNSF 6232 & 9254 by Lansing Snow yard at 22:47
They will be meeting 3 westbounds at Okemos

501 broke a knuckle leaving Cory, so main 1 is blocked there until the carman arrives from Battle Creek

450 is holding up at Maple to meet the 3 westbounds

[KC8RBK]

450 by 205 with 2 cn at 2250. With 501 blocking everything they're skipping their work at cory.

[KC8RBK]

Wb stack train with 2 cn by 205 at 2320. 404 axles.

Eb m2 between Schoolcraft and max.

[KC8RBK]

Wb by 205 at 2335 with 3 cn. 500 and something axles. Nb at ash on the mtc headed for m4. Wb coming out of the hole going to m2.

[KC8RBK]

Wb by 205 with up leading a cn 100 unit at 2350. 450 on the move east.

[KC8RBK]

116 by 205 at 0038 with 2 cn. Very long train of all stacks. I thought it was 148...452 axles

Wb at max.

Lots of color around Port huron too

[TwisterJay29]

Those signals are funny. I have waited numerous times for over an hour when the signal is green and nothing. 482 on Friday had 5 locos also

Whatever happened to northbound train A482? I waited at "CP Beck" for a while with a "High Green!!!!" I have not heard anything since leaving there around 7:45 p.m. This train has five locos with BCOL "Cowl" #4620!!!!

[LansingRailFan]

M395 at Mill. 746 axles. IC 2710/NS /CN 2424 ZEbra cowl

Amtrak P365 clear MP. 203

[KC8RBK]

M395 at Mill. 746 axles. IC 2710/NS /CN 2424 ZEbra cowl

By 205 at 0934

[LansingRailFan]

M356 that had CN 3115 (BC Rail HU) terminated in Battle Creek.

About M356: Usually terminates at Markham. If it is mostly empty autoracks, it will continue East to BC and sometimes as far as Cory Yard. If it's mostly full autoracks, it will be reshuffled in Markham and continue as E274.
Trains that originate in BC:
EB: L500, A450
WB: E27161, M393

There's also an EB empty windmill train headed to BC. If it comes with BNSF power, it will need CN engines swapped that have microwaves, refrigerators and soft serve ice cream machines (new in 2021).

There's also a E274 that is OD in BC. That could be a remarshalling of the train as well.

[KC8RBK]

Empty rack train with a single pumpkin eb by 205 at 1010. 256 axles

Wb at 155 m2, lights to w marcellus. Looks like another one following. Maybe the one I just heard leaving battle creek yard.

[KC8RBK]

That rack train is approaching bancroft, just got a light down the holly. Heads up for those down that way

[KC8RBK]

Eb rack train by 205 with 2 cn and a 4 axle ic in cn paint. I didn't get up.quick enough to catch the unit number.