CN Train Location Updates - November 2023

[LansingRailFan]

17:10 - EB E216 81 with CN 8024/CN 5702 ff departed Battle Creek

[David Collins]

17:10 - EB E216 81 with CN 8024/CN 5702 ff departed Battle Creek

Where’s this heading?

[LansingRailFan]

17:10 - EB E216 81 with CN 8024/CN 5702 ff departed Battle Creek

Where’s this heading?

Right now it’s working Cory Yard

[LansingRailFan]

17:10 - EB E216 81 with CN 8024/CN 5702 ff departed Battle Creek

Where’s this heading?

That train was destined for Flint. It was killed in BC and L500 woll take those racks.

EB M356 with CN 8024/CN 5702 was the train working Cory. They picked up some loads to take to Flat Rock. Presumably those will go onto L506 to Toledo.

20:28 - NB L507 takes the High Wye in Durand and heads EB to Flint

20:40 - EB M356 with CN 8024/CN 5702 takes the Chicago Wye in Durand and heads SB on the Holly to Flat Rock

[bluewonderrails]

Q116 east clear mp205 cam at 08:58. CN duo #8818 + #5791. 21 racks + 35 loaded intermodal wells (192 axles)

[LansingRailFan]

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22:27 - EB manifest with CN/CN by the Charlotte livestream
23:35 - EB Z148 with CN/CN by the Charlotte livestream

00:57 - EB L500 by the Charlotte livestream with Lansing cars on the head end and then a ton of racks from the earlier terminated E216 81

02:26 - EB manifest with CN/CN ex-citirail/CN by the Charlotte livestream
02:45 - WB manifest with CN/CN ex-citirail by the Charlotte livestream

03:44 - EB Q122 with CN/CN by the Charlotte livestream and only three intermodal wells before all racks
04:00 - WB A491 with CN/CN ex-citirail by the Charlotte livestream

05:15 - WB Z149 with CN/CN by the Charlotte livestream - quick today, maybe no overnight work in Flint

07:15 - EB E216 51 with CN 2954/GECX 2038 by the Charlotte livestream - went to Cory Yard and *should* return power light with the CN 2954 running LHF and GECX 2038 2/2

08:10 - WB L501 with CN 2246/CN 8005/UP 5476 by the Charlotte livestream - Lansing pickup on the head end including an old "The Bayline" empty centerbeam. idk what the bayline is in reference to but neat.

08:43 - WB M399 with CN 8952 (GT HU)/CN 5622/UP 6419 thru Durand on M2 - blue/red/yellow

08:57 - EB Q116 with CN 8818/CN 5791 by the Charlotte livestream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMSS1-aelKQ

[bluewonderrails]

08:43 - WB M399 with CN 8952 (GT HU)/CN 5622/UP 6419 thru Durand on M2 - blue/red/yellow

mp216 at 10:04


E216 WB at mp208 heading back to BC lite after dropping racks at Cory Yd. CN #2964 (lhf) + GECX #2038

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:49 CN x2

[bluewonderrails]

Q116 east clear mp205 cam at 08:58. CN duo #8818 + #5791. 21 racks + 35 loaded intermodal wells (192 axles)

Per friend watching ATCS, Q116 has come to a stop or idle in Gaines since 11:14. Not sure how long they've been there

Lined to proceed at 11:42

[Manistique]

SB 515 passed MP22.5 around 11 am, a bit later than usual this morning.

116 just passed MP 22.5 at 12:43 pm

[Manistique]

251 by the Fort St cam at 10:49 CN x2

Passed MP 22.5 around 1:45 pm.

[Graham Halverson]

Amtrak 350 coming in late to Royal Ok at 2:55

[bluewonderrails]

U714 east appeared on mp205 Charlotte cam at 15:05. CN trio #3910 + #3158 + #2517. 80 loaded ethanol tanks between 2 sand-filled hoppers

[MtClemensRailFan]

M382 through Common Rd. @ 15:26. CB 3268, 2846, & 2914 with 140 cars.

[bluewonderrails]

Around 15:20-15:25ish, dispatch informed of a system-wide issue with PTC, forcing all trains to go a restricted speed.

E251 for example had cleared the Chicago Wye completely onto the Flint sub around 15:13, and as of 15:32, they've still yet to make it to single track Bancroft, roughly 4.6mi from that wye.

At 15:37, PTC system came back. U714 (at cpCedar mp221.5) + E251 (at cpBancroft mp248.7) will meet by Okemos with E251 taking M1 there, and an EB with #3262 + #3321 trailing U714 got lineage at mp208 cpPville.

[LansingRailFan]

16:08 - EB U714 has proceeded and is across Trowbridge now. They are on M2 and will meet E251 which will take M1 at Okemos.

[justin_gram]

E251 wb clear to limited at Trowbridge on M1, met EB manifest with 2 CN leaders @ 16:50.

700+ axle manifest east at Trowbridge 17:38.

[Manistique]

507 went flying past MP 22.5 at 7:10 pm or so.

[MtClemensRailFan]

M384 through Common Rd. @ 22:27. CN 8878, 8836, 5702, & 8024 with 96 cars.

[Manistique]

508 went past MP 22.5 around 8 pm. There was a 513 out of Pontiac that went NB past MP 22.5 around 11:30 pm, full speed ahead the GP38 just chanting up the Hill. Amtrak 354 went by at 3:40 am, 3 hours 40 minutes late for some reason.