CN Train Location Updates - May 2023

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Delray wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 12:53 pm
251 by the fort St cam at 12:10 CN x4
Just passing MP 22.5 at 4:27 pm. Yikes, it took a long time to get here today. The second two units were dead in tow.

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Manistique wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 4:28 pm
Delray wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 12:53 pm
251 by the fort St cam at 12:10 CN x4
Just passing MP 22.5 at 4:27 pm. Yikes, it took a long time to get here today. The second two units were dead in tow.
Clarkston at 4:50, wonder what took it so long.
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David Collins wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 4:50 pm
Manistique wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 4:28 pm
Delray wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 12:53 pm
251 by the fort St cam at 12:10 CN x4
Just passing MP 22.5 at 4:27 pm. Yikes, it took a long time to get here today. The second two units were dead in tow.
Clarkston at 4:50, wonder what took it so long.
Just took the Chicago Wye heading WB at 17:41 in Durand

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Drove by Pontiac Yard this evening, almost seems like CN is storing a ton of steel coil cars there. The empty well cars are still there too.
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Saw an autorack train EB headed onto M1 on the MP 205 cam at 18:46

I could be wrong, due to the camera looking into the sun, but it looked like an IC Dash-9 leading, CN 2721, followed by CN 2612, CN 2812, and fourth in line is IC GP38-2 as CN 9567

edit: I forgot heads-up on M356 earlier, so corrected the number on CN 2612


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Sat May 27, 2023 1:39 pm
EB M356 with IC 2721/CN 2612/CN 2812/IC 9567 Stopped at South Bend rn
18:47 - by the MP 205 cam

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CSXT9040 wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 2:04 pm
I thought M356 was Winnipeg to Homewood?
You

Thought

WRONG

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN

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M356 by MSU @ 7:23

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What I presume (from the time) was 508 just went past MP 22.5 at 7:35 pm. The third unit was a GP38 or 40. No containers. Short train. Lots of tanks.

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508 has CN 2252, 5673 and GTW 5855. They have one intermodal car on the head end.

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GrandTrunkPontiac wrote:
Sat May 27, 2023 7:04 pm
Saw an autorack train EB headed onto M1 on the MP 205 cam at 18:46

I could be wrong, due to the camera looking into the sun, but it looked like an IC Dash-9 leading, CN 2721, followed by CN 2612, CN 2812, and fourth in line is IC GP38-2 as CN 9567

edit: I forgot heads-up on M356 earlier, so corrected the number on CN 2612


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M356 heading SB via Chicago Wye in Durand at 20:11

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20:34 - M394 east thru Trowbridge diamond with 3269, 3278, 5647, 2500, and 5655 on the head end with 3846 as mid-DPU.

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Sat May 27, 2023 9:53 pm
20:34 - M394 east thru Trowbridge diamond with 3269, 3278, 5647, 2500, and 5655 on the head end with 3846 as mid-DPU.
This one coasted through Durand EB on M1 at 22:10, looks like will sit at a stop letting an NB from Holly enter onto EB M2 past Durand Station off the High Wye. Busy up there tonight, as the Blue Water was almost 30min late, leavingin Durand at 22:03.

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Eastbound with CN 3028 on the head end & 3093 on the rear through East Lansing at 22:34

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That 356 that ran yesterday on the Holly went past MP 22.5 around 10 pm.

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EB M394 yesterday had CN 3269/CN 3278/CN 5647/CN 2500/CN 5655 and mid DPU CN 3846.

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251 by the fort St cam at 9:37 CN x5

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Westbound by Trowbridge at 1038

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Steve B wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 10:38 am
Westbound by Trowbridge at 1038
By 205 about 1120

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116 passing MP 22.5 on the Holly at 2:38 pm with two 8900's. Mostly double stacks today (maybe because of the 356 last night?).

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