CN Train Location Updates - December 2021

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M399 west by mp203 at 12:34. CN #2937, #5699, #2338
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M396 east by mp205 at 13:58. CN #2881, #2904
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3:06 PM: NB Lined up by Opdyke on M1, 251 maybe…?
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3:13 PM: E251 by Opdyke, CN 2308 and IC 2707 for power
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E274 east by mp202 at 15:10. CN #8021, #2572, #5745, #3085.

As of 15:39, L514 is lined from Flint Yard to proceed south in Durand.

WB at Belsay on main track lined to W Flint
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3:45 PM: What’s presumed to be L515 lined north on M1 by 22
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3:54 PM: L515 NB by Opdyke with 5441 leading, nice sized train not wasting any time
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Amtrak 364 out of East Lansing at 21:00

4627, 6 cars & 4622

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205 cam afternoon revue

17:12 - EB 3-unit M394 with CN/CN f/r and mid-train rear facing CN DPU
18:19 - WB 2-unit M397 with CN/CN f/f
18:46 - EB 2-unit L500 with CN/CN f/r
20:31 - EB P364
20:50 - WB 3-unit L501 with CN/CN/CN f/r/r
21:21 - EB solo CN A450
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21:37 - EB P364 departs Durand for Flint

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514 north at Pontiac at 21:40. CN 5436 and CN 8906.
513 north at Birmingham at 21:40. EJE 659.

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Durandorama Revue

15:08 - EB 2-unit M396 with CN 2881/CN 2904 takes M2
16:15 - WB 2-unit M397 with CN 5732/CN 2505 f/f takes M1 after HESR clears
18:23 - WB 3-unit L501 takes M1 - CN CN CN f/r/r
18:36 - EB 3-unit M394 with CN/CN f/r and mid-train rear facing CN DPU takes M2
20:04 - EB 2-unit L500 arrives at Durand to back into the yard.

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Durand continued...
20:54 - EB 2-unit L500 departs Durand on the PH Wye headed for M1.
21:30 - EB P364 arrives in Durand on M2.
21:37 - EB P364 departs Durand
21:40 - WB 2-unit E251 which was holding just south of the Wye at Durand goes full bore into the Chicago Wye from a dead stop.

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Westbound with CN 2308 & 2707 through East Lansing at 22:37

Probably 251

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A450 south at Birmingham at 4:25. CN 3101.
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L507 working Pontiac at 6:15

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L507 south at Birmingham at 7:55. CN 2335 and CN 8868. They brought CN 3115 with them from Lang and left it in Pontiac.
Q116 south at Birmingham at 8:20. CN 5716 and CN 8900.

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overnight 205 revue

23:04 - WB 2-unit E251 with CN 2308/IC 2707 in CN paint
01:43 - EB 2-unit Z148 intermodal
04:37 - WB 2-unit intermodal out of Moterm - Q119 - one CN up front and one CN mid-dpu
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AM 205 revue
05:39 - WB 2-unit M399 with two good cuts of racks, some lumber and a couple cuts of grain hoppers plus other assorted mess. One cut of the hoppers was the new CN covered hoppers that practically sang on the rails as they went by.
07:50 - WB 2-unit A491 with CN 3085/CN 5745 - these two units were the 3/4 and 4/4 on yesterday's E274/A492 combination that ran as an E274
09:10 - WB P365

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Overnight Durand Review
23:05 - L514 takes the High Wye back to Flint power light
00:01 - EB A450 takes the Chicago Wye
03:03 - EB 2-unit Z148 on M2
04:00 - WB 2-unit M399 on M1

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