CN Train Location Updates - April 2024

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:52 CN x3

Very long train today, if someone is bored and wants to count cars.

[LansingRailFan]

Edit: Here's a total rundown of trains for Monday (all times SteelHighways Charlotte Livestream unless noted)
00:58 - EB X394 with CN 3247/CN 2914
01:30 - EB Q122 with CN 2837/GECX 2038
01:47 - WB M301 with CN/CN ex-Citirail and a large amount of empty potash hoppers on the tail end.
02:19 - EB U714 with CN 5663/CN 8811/CN 8944
04:23 - WB L501 with CN 8902/CN 2604/BNSF 2317 (H1 Scheme GP) - all three engines came in on an E271 from Toronto to Flint where it was terminated.
05:30 - WB B731 with CN 2863/CN 3256/CN 3946 and rear DPU CN 3959

08:58 - EB M396 with CN 8925/CN 2507

09:40 - EB X396 61 from Flint thru Imlay City with CN 8825/CN 25##/CN 8924 and 70 loaded hoppers from Durand (ZFS - Ithaca). They went power light from Flint to pick these cars up at Durand.

10:00 - L575 at CP Alice with GTW 5931

10:04 - WB A491 with CN 2903/CN 2973 thru Charlotte

10:35 - EB Q116 with IC 2713/CN 2517

149? with a CN/CSX combo by Trowbridge at 10:28.
Mostly empty wells.

11:16 - WB Z149 with CN 3344/CSX 3196

12:11 - EB A492 with CN 3295/CN 3205

14:44 - EB M302 with CN ex-Citirail 2782/CN 2811 and mid DPU CN 3072

15:15 - WB E271 with CN 8854/CN 5657

15:52 - EB M394 with CN 2932/CN 3093

18:40 - WB E251 with CN 3874/CN 2956/CN 2857

Northbound to Westbound CN train on the Chicago Wye in Durand at 6:03 P.M. Wonder if those empty center beams came from Lang Yard.

By Trowbridge at 1905. All empty centerbeams!

19:39 - WB X347 with CN 2308/CN 2257 - Pontiac to Prince George, BC empty centerbeam train - M34791 is a Kirk-Prince George empty centerbeam train where they accumulate a train worth of centerbeams and send them up at once. This was 115 cars that were stored in Pontiac.

M399??? through Eckles Rd. @ 16:33. CN 5798, 2335, & 8927 with 136 cars. Dimensional load in the front.

20:23 - WB M399 with CN 5798/CN 2335/CN 8927

21:00 - EB L500 with CN x 2

22:07 - EB Z148 with CN 8892/CN 8813

23:58 - WB X491 with CN x 2

[Dan Cluley]

149? with a CN/CSX combo by Trowbridge at 10:28.

Mostly empty wells.

[sparrow24]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:52 CN x3

Very long train today, if someone is bored and wants to count cars.

140 cars

[Delray]

116 is approaching Holly CN x2

[AARR]

Southbound slowly passing through Pontiac Yard. Looks like it’s going to stop.

[GTW6401]

Southbound slowly passing through Pontiac Yard. Looks like it’s going to stop.

Short delay. Amtrak 350 was coming up main 1 and another train is lined up main 2.

Q116 has IC 2713 and CN 2517.

[GTW6401]

251 at Royal Oak

[GTW6401]

116 met 251 between Royal Oak and Birmingham.

251 is CN 3874, 2956, and 2857.

[Delray]

251 by the Fort St cam at 9:52 CN x3

Very long train today, if someone is bored and wants to count cars.

140 cars

Approaching Holly

[MtClemensRailFan]

M399??? through Eckles Rd. @ 16:33. CN 5798, 2335, & 8927 with 136 cars. Dimensional load in the front.

[ConrailDetr​oit]

NB stopped at Detroit Woodward. 2 CNs.

[RoyalKingoftheRails]

Northbound to Westbound CN train on the Chicago Wye in Durand at 6:03 P.M. Wonder if those empty center beams came from Lang Yard.

[Steve B]

Northbound to Westbound CN train on the Chicago Wye in Durand at 6:03 P.M. Wonder if those empty center beams came from Lang Yard.

By Trowbridge at 1905. All empty centerbeams!

[GTW6401]

Lots of centerbeams have been in Pontiac lately too. I never saw anything with centerbeams in Royal Oak this afternoon either.

507 is working at Moterm with CN 8916 & 5775.

[Steve B]

Westbound mixed by Trowbridge at 1946

[Graham Halverson]

Lots of centerbeams have been in Pontiac lately too. I never saw anything with centerbeams in Royal Oak this afternoon either.

507 is working at Moterm with CN 8916 & 5775.

I actually saw 515 with 7 or 8 centerbeams today. Where did that centerbeam originate from??

[Robertrains]

WOW!!!! I was bike riding at Kelly Road and Masonic, Roseville! I head the horn of a southbound train! I headed toward the tracks! Amazingly I got there before the train, Masonic Road, Fraser! It was blowing at 14 Mile still! I didn't think it was this slow! Was this 383? It appeared to be that train! It had CN SD70M-2 #8915 and CN C44-9W #2608, 74 cars, 7:05 p.m.

[GTW6401]

The centerbeams on 515 are to/from Nolan Distribution on the Mt. Clemens Subdivision in Detroit.

[AARR]

Amtrak Pontiac observation: one engine at the end of the station track and the other with its consist looks like it will depart soon.