CN Updates August 2021

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Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:52 am
M399 through Doran Rd. (MP 303.84) @ 11:39. IC 2717, 2704, & CN 8807 with 168 cars. Beautiful horn on the leader.
Passing through East Lansing at 14:01
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CN SD40-2W #5346 3rd of 3 on 251 clear 22, maybe 5441’s replacement
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bluewonderrails wrote:
Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:04 pm
MtClemensRailFan wrote:
Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:52 am
M399 through Doran Rd. (MP 303.84) @ 11:39. IC 2717, 2704, & CN 8807 with 168 cars. Beautiful horn on the leader.
Passing through East Lansing at 14:01
Clear Mill at 2:24 PM. Neat consist.

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M396 crossing Millet HWY eb now.

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Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:35 pm
M396 crossing Millet HWY eb now.
Passing through East Lansing at 14:53
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EJ&E 659 on L513, can’t believe I missed it
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On atcs…

What looks to be E274 is at oak street/Durand and M396 is behind them approx at Vernon. Waiting for WB stack trains Z149 and Q187 to clear Durand.

The trackwork going on on the diamonds has things stalled up.

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515, CN 5441 northbound into Pontiac.

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513 worked a couple customers in Detroit and is now returning to Pontiac.

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Z149 passed by M396 at 4:30 at Vernon.

Q187 was behind Z149.
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A492 has departed Battle Creek.

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L514 is following Q187 west to Durand until they take the High Wye and go south to Moterm.

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Q187 clear Vernon.

E274 is waiting for L514 to get on double track at E Durand before it and M396 can proceed.

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L514 is lined to Holly. Presumably meeting E251 there.

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A492 at CN Charlotte at 5:00 PM

CN 2322/CN 2572
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L500 departed Battle Creek at 5:00 PM.

M394 next to depart.

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513 northbound by MAL Junction with 5 cars.

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Apparently the reason for the reroutes is a Track washout between Parry Sound and French River affecting both CN and CP main lines in Ontario.

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Z149 through East Lansing at 13:20. CN #3887, #2837
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L500 w CN 8931 solo by Charlotte at 5:22 pm

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