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R934 is working at Cory Yard
L542 is building an empty coal train at Snow Yard and will head west back to BC

WB Q123 is in Flint

EB M394 is in BC and staged, ready to roll
EB M396 is in BC and staged, ready to roll
EB A492 is in BC and working the yard
EB A450 is in BC and working the yard

WB L508 is turning SB at Durand

WB on track 2 in PH is lined to W Tappan. Possible M301

251, CN 8887 is waiting for L508 at West Pontiac.

L542 west clear mp205 cam Charlotte as 17:30 began on timestamp. 3 CN in front. 131 empty coal cars for a 542 axle count on L542.

L508 is going by Scott Lake Road. CN 8816 & 2240. Setting out & picking up at Pontiac.

EB Q122 w CN 5611/CN 2681 f/f by Mishawaka, IN at 18:10

Earlier I drove over the CN mainline on I-96 and noticed a loaded coal train was occupying the Delta Siding/Thorofare. Perhaps we missed one overnight.

Earlier…
17:26 - WB L542 w CN 8956/CN 8828 and added CN 5625 clear MP 203 Charlotte w the empty coal train they were building after dropping empty racks at Cory Yard.

Unknown where CN 5625 came from although it could have been the rear DPU on the prior WB C711.

251 will be recrewed at Pontiac due to the Trowbridge diamond work.

507 at Birmingham. CN 8846 and 3072, 336 axles.

20:30

NB E251 is lining up the Holly as far as Gaines
EB P364 is lined as far as Snow Yard
WB M301 is lined thru Flint to W Flint

WB Q123 is in Flint and will follow WB M301

EB M394 is in BC
EB M396 is in BC
EB A450 is in BC
EB A492 is in BC
EB Q122 is in BC

All are ready to go

20:49 - EB P364 by MP 205 cam
21:20 - EB P364 at ELA

21:04 - EB M396 w CN 3056/CN 8805/CN 2949/CN 3283 by the 205 cam

21:32 - WB M301 w CN/CN f/r thru Durand on M1. They slow down to meet EB P364 at Vernon.

21:36 - EB A450 w solo CN unit by MP 205 cam

21:57 - EB P364 at Durand Station on M2.
They met WB M301 at Bancroft.

M 396 eastbound through East Lansing at 21:57
CN 3056 8805 2949 3283

Slow on M2, MOW still working on M1

22:00 - EB P364 departs Durand on M2 for Flint

22:08 - EB Q122 w CN 5611/CN 2681 ff intermodal/autorack by the 205 cam.

22:10 - NB/WB E251 takes the Chicago Wye at Durand w CN M-2 pair.

450 east with CN 2922 solo through East Lansing at 22:11

Goodnight all

Westbound stacks with CN 2233 & 5758 through East Lansing at 23:07 on M2 Presumably Q123

122 East with CN 5611 & 2681 going through East Lansing at 23:15. On M1 meeting 301 at Okemos

WB Q123 was CN 2233/CN 5758 overnight. They brought empty racks and intermodal to Flint, were recrewed in Flint and took intermodal to BC where they picked up loaded racks.

They were in the pocket at W Shaftsburg waiting for P364, M396 and A450. Once those three cleared then Q123, E251 and M301 all went west where they met Q122 at Trowbridge. By then, both tracks were open.

There’s a 25 mph slow order across the diamond today while work is finished.

07:05

WB Z149 at Bancroft
WB L501 at Cory Yard working
WB M301 between Imlay and PH

EB M396 in BC
EB M302 in BC

05:30
EB M356 met WB L501 at Creyts Rd. M356 headed to Flat Rock w CN pair for power.

Yesterday AM both L500 and L501 worked Durand fyi.

WB Z149 at CP Cedar
WB M399 at Bancroft

SB 515 past MP 22.5 on the Holly at 7:30 am with 5450.

Derailment at 10 Mile and Groesbeck in Warren on Mt. Clemens Sub. Several tank cars on their side loaded with chlorine.

Reports say it will be at least 24 hours before it reopens.