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

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

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

Dan Cluley wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:33 am

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

Steve B wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:07 pm

RoyalKingoftheRails wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:08 pm

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.

MtClemensRailFan wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:42 pm

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

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

Mostly empty wells.

Delray wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:54 am

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

116 is approaching Holly CN x2

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

AARR wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 2:05 pm

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.

251 at Royal Oak

116 met 251 between Royal Oak and Birmingham.

251 is CN 3874, 2956, and 2857.

sparrow24 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 1:15 pm

Delray wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:54 am

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

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

NB stopped at Detroit Woodward. 2 CNs.

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.

RoyalKingoftheRails wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 6:08 pm

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!

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.

Westbound mixed by Trowbridge at 1946

GTW6401 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:35 pm

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??

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.

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

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