CN Updates July 2021

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Northbound (I think) road freight working Pontiac Yard. BNSF GE and CN EMD both facing north. Appears they might be parking the engines.
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Northbound (I think) road freight working Pontiac Yard. BNSF GE and CN EMD both facing north. Appears they might be parking the engines.
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Herzog 409 working in Cory Yard with the Lansing local R933 on CN 5447 moving cars around for them.

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A491 at Trowbridge on M2.

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483 sitting at Milwaukee Jct. 2 CNs.

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Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:51 pm
L514’s power tonight WB/SB at Durand was CN 8012 CN 5428 EJE 659 IC 1022
Probs got picked up by 116 this morning and taken to Flat Rock.

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CN 3897/CN 3026 WB thru Durand at 4:45 PM - racks mixed freight racks. Big L501 today

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WB thru East Lansing around 10:15 PM.

Now an EB is lined from Potterville.

WB lined out of Sarnia as well.

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Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:14 am
CN 2436/CN 5666 led Q186 intermodal to Toronto yesterday in Canada. It sounds like traffic is picking up enough that more of these old -8s, -9s are coming back out of storage.

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A484 through Masonic Rd. @ 22:03. IC 2711 & CN 5657 with 113 cars. They did not stop at 13 Mile Rd. today to flag the crossing so that issue must be resolved.
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Cn 3843 & 3886 with mixed freight eb by 205 at 0954. Line m1 to mill. It has a cut of ingots in the mix. I used to see them all the time wb, first time I've ever seen them go back east.

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Z149 w CN 3163/3289 and an inspection box car thru Durand at 9:52 AM

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Fri Jul 30, 2021 9:57 am
Cn 3843 & 3886 with mixed freight eb by 205 at 0954. Line m1 to mill. It has a cut of ingots in the mix. I used to see them all the time wb, first time I've ever seen them go back east.
M348 - Winnipeg/Symington to MacMillan Yard, Toronto

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Q187 outta Moterm for Prince Rupert, BC is at Shaftsburg ahead of the Z149

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M399 Thru Lapeer WB

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M348 thru Durand at 11:28 AM

M348-41 - Winnipeg to MacMillan Yard
Q139 - Toronto to Winnipeg
Q137 - Toronto to Winnipeg (ran earlier today before our normal Z149)
Interesting about these reroutes LRF, thanks for sharing. Is this due to trackwork in Canada?

Missed Q187 also that you just posted, DARN!

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A491 is in Port Huron, setting off, picking up and just chilling before it goes West to flint

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Also in Port Huron is another detoured manifest train, running as an X301 to Winnipeg. No switching in PH, Flint or BC for this train.

M399 approaching Flint now.

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Someone just sent me a video of a train about sunrise at dort hwy with auto racks behind loaded wells. No idea what it was.

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E274 departed BC and moving to Walton.

M348 at Mill waiting for Q187 and the Z149 behind Q187.

M399 thru Flint and approaching E Durand.

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KC8RBK wrote:
Fri Jul 30, 2021 10:55 am
Someone just sent me a video of a train about sunrise at dort hwy with auto racks behind loaded wells. No idea what it was.
Q116 if it was EB? Otherwise maybe a Z147 if it was WB as the last few of those we’ve had they’ve thrown some racks on them.

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