CN Train Location Updates - November 2021

[LansingRailFan]

E251 approaching Bancroft 17:36

[bluewonderrails]

X396 east by 205 cam at 17:18. CN + UP 5553 + GECX (all blue Tier 4). Couldn't make out numbers on CN or GECX.

Passing by mp218 at 17:39. CN #2262 and GECX #2029 the two I couldn't read from cam

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E251 west by 218 at 18:25. CN #3849 + #3925 (ex CREX)

[bluewonderrails]

EB by 218 at 18:43. Short one with a single box car and the rest tank cars and covered hoppers randomly placed. CN #2339 + #2232. 200 axles. 47 cars

[GTWChris]

513 north at Birmingham at 20:50. EJE 659.

[LansingRailFan]

Saturday, 10/30, CN brought train G806, 104 empty grain hoppers to Durand. Like other 104-car export-bound trains they've taken to Durand, I assumed as did others that it was for HESR. Well, GLC picked it up and took it to Oakley today to be loaded with delicious corn.

[LansingRailFan]

P364 departs Durand at 21:38 for Flint

[LansingRailFan]

WB L501 with IC 2711/CN 5762 thru Durand on M1 at 18:21 with a whole lotta loaded auto racks

[LansingRailFan]

X396 east by 205 cam at 17:18. CN + UP 5553 + GECX (all blue Tier 4). Couldn't make out numbers on CN or GECX.

Passing by mp218 at 17:39. CN #2262 and GECX #2029 the two I couldn't read from cam

X396 by the Durand cam at 18:58

[LansingRailFan]

EB by 218 at 18:43. Short one with a single box car and the rest tank cars and covered hoppers randomly placed. CN #2339 + #2232. 200 axles. 47 cars

20:24 - L500 arrives on M1 in Durand to back into the yard on the PH Wye

[GTWChris]

401 working Pontiac at 6:25

[KC8RBK]

Single bnsf lhf wb by 205 at 0748. Light power

[LansingRailFan]

11/1 - 21:41 - 3-unit CN paints EB A450 by the 205 cam with stacks on the head (that came in earlier that morning from an E274 that was terminated in BC) by the 205 cam. They would continue on to Snow Yard to pick up a long cut of racks that would be placed on the head of the train.

[LansingRailFan]

11/1 - 23:00 - EB 3-unit M394 by the 205 cam with CN/CN both forward facing up front and a mid-dpu ff CN

[LansingRailFan]

00:17 - EB 2-unit Z148 by the 205 cam with CN/BNSF? power

[LansingRailFan]

11/1 - 21:41 - 3-unit CN paints EB A450 by the 205 cam with stacks on the head (that came in earlier that morning from an E274 that was terminated in BC) by the 205 cam. They would continue on to Snow Yard to pick up a long cut of racks that would be placed on the head of the train.

00:16 - a much longer A450 takes the Chicago Wye SB onto the Holly at Durand with racks on the head end.

[LansingRailFan]

11/1 - 23:00 - EB 3-unit M394 by the 205 cam with CN/CN both forward facing up front and a mid-dpu ff CN

00:35- M394 thru Durand on M2

[LansingRailFan]

03:26 - Durand - WB 4-unit (2 up front, 2 mid, all CN paint) M397 with a heavy train on M2

[LansingRailFan]

05:42 - Durand - WB solo-CN paint stacks with an inspection boxcar towards the end on M2. Z147? Z149? Q121? unknown yet.

[LansingRailFan]

03:26 - Durand - WB 4-unit (2 up front, 2 mid, all CN paint) M397 with a heavy train on M2

WB M397 by 205 cam at 4:40 AM