CN Train Location Updates - February 2024

[LansingRailFan]

18:40 - EB U714 with CN 8000/CN 8889/CN 2607 thru Mishawaka, IN

[amessmann]

16:30 - M394 thru Flint Sub. MP 225 with 3215 and 3912 leading. Must've been more than 200 cars.
16:57 - M302 thru Trowbridge MP 223 with 3038 and 2822 leading. 3173 mid-train.
Both had M2, 3173 being audible for hundreds of feet past me despite my proximity to the diamond.

[Manistique]

SB 515 with 9607 again today just drifted past MP 22.5 with a few cars, mostly boxcars including another SP one. This train is getting shorter now too.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:45 CN x3

[Manistique]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:45 CN x3

Passing MP 22.5 at 10:42 am. Record time today. Medium-sized train.

[Manistique]

NB 515 with 9607 filling the springish air with its EMD chant in Notch 8 and 15 cars (about half and half, boxcars and tanks) passed MY 22.5 at 12:30 pm

[David Collins]

NB 515 with 9607 filling the springish air with its EMD chant in Notch 8 and 15 cars (about half and half, boxcars and tanks) passed MY 22.5 at 12:30 pm

Amazed that it’s still on the 515 job. I’m wondering if one of those zebra striped SD40’s that went down to Flat Rock may come back up and take over 515 and 9607 runs 513.

[GTW6401]

One of the SD40s was parked in Pontiac yesterday afternoon.

[Manistique]

116 went past MP 22.5 around 1:45 pm with a short train (didn't see, was taking a nap). He was right after an early Amtra 350 went by at 1:30 pm, about a half hour early than scheduled. Amtrak 354 was a half hour early passing by last night too.

[GTW6401]

116 has CN 5731 solo today.

251 had CN 8006, 8917 and 3154.

[Manistique]

A SB 513 with 9607 lite just went past MP22.5 at 5:45 pm following Amtrak 355 down the Hill.

[Manistique]

507 is rolling by at 5:53 pm with what seems to a lot of empty well cars after some mixed freight and containers at the rear.

[Manistique]

SB 515 with a new locomotive, 5466, is rolling past MP 22.5 at 7:50 am with another short train.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:57 CN x3

Empty coke train followed shortly after and seemed longer than usual

[LansingRailFan]

2/21/24 09:59 43 degrees at CN MP 202 Charlotte as BNSF 8261 and BNSF 1059 power Train Q 116 over the curve. It’s a pumpkin fest! Thanks for the ! Full 4:15 video linked to YouTube channel Ng fan.

[Manistique]

251 by the Fort St cam at 8:57 CN x3

Empty coke train followed shortly after and seemed longer than usual

251 is passing MP 22.5 right now at 11:16 am, breaking the travel record time by a lot today. A lot of boxcars on the front end, a big cut of CN ones.

[LansingRailFan]

A492 with CN 2984/CN 3254 into Flint at 11:29

[Manistique]

116 just cleared MP 22.5 on the Holly at 12:44 pm. Long train today, back to a normal 116 except for the foreign instead of CN power.

[Man o' War]

SB 515 with a new locomotive, 5466, is rolling past MP 22.5 at 7:50 am with another short train.

Can't speak for what that train looks like coming and going on the Holly Sub, but it's been pretty big on the MTC Sub lately - came into Mount Clemens with near 30 cars today. The crew has requested an SD60 for that job as the four axle 38's and 40's don't quite cut the mustard on the MTC side. Thought 9607 was going to explode pulling loaded boxes up the short but stiff (near3%) grade on the Chrysler industrial track north of the main. Barely an effort for the ex-Oakways...

Man o' War

[Manistique]

And NB 515 just went past MP 22.5 with a long train at 2:10 pm following AMTRAK 350 into Pontiac. Empty autoracks, boxcars and about a dozen loaded scrap cars on the tail end, quiet unusual, can't all be from DCON.