CN Updates August 2021

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M396 on the move from Vernon at 5:30 PM. L514 is on the Holly Sub

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Solo CN #2918 leading Q187 through East Lansing at 17:36
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Z149 with CN 3887/CN 2387 by Charlotte at 5:55 PM

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Q187 by Charlotte at 6:12 PM. Empty wells on the back.

Been seeing a ton of empty well cars go west this week

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514 southbound at Pontiac. IC 3108 CN 5428

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8/3/21 18:43 80 degrees at CN Charlotte as CN 2983, CN 3187, CN 2220, CN 5677, and DPU CN 2978 power Train 394 past the old GTW depot and over the ChS junction switch. Conductor’s wave makes it fun!

To quote the legendary LG Gibson!

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Tonight’s Q116 has CN 8868/CN 2588 and racks on the head and stacks on its derrière. Mishawaka at 6:20 PM.

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Eastbound by Trowbridge at 1926

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M394 by Durand at 8:50 PM

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L501 WB thru Durand at 9:43 PM. CN 8012 solo. Has work in Lansing.
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LansingRailFan wrote:
Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:55 pm
M394 by Durand at 8:50 PM
LG Gibson pointed out that M394 had a D&RGW boxcar, #50860 on the manifest today.
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Eastbound with CN 3846 3040 & 2833 through East Lansing at 21:52.

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P364 in flint at the station.

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L514 going around high Wye to turn west at 10:00 PM. CN 5428/IC 3108

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EB at Bancroft is going to take M1 at Durand.

L501 (CN 8012 solo) is on M2 waiting for it to pass.

L514 is getting onto M2 off of the high Wye now.

M397 is in Flint waiting for L514 to return.

They will proceed west when the track is clear.
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Westbound with CN 2682, another CN & an NS through East Lansing at 22:13

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500 with CN 8012 solo through East Lansing at 23:03

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401 north at Birmingham at 5:35

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Amtrak P365 departed PH around 6:21
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401 south at Birmingham at 8:05.

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