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Train called for about midnight with a Toledo pool crew. We took the power over this evening for the Elksters to assemble the train. I have no idea how they will do it but they will have to either shove the train north then west out of Hughart to Godfrey Street or pull it to Wyoming and run around ...

301 just passed an eastbound in e.lansing, again not sure the symbol for the e.b. because I havent heard TD 2 yet. For those in Battle Creek or to the west, 4 units on 301....

CN 5613
CN 8009
CN 5733
IC 1038 (still in IC paint)

No unusual or highly interesting freight on it.

For anyone out near Port Huron, Canada, an eastbound just went thru Durand, havent heard a symbol but think it might be either 302 or 398. And for those in Lansing, Btl Creek, 301 met that eastbound in Durand Im in East Lansing and will update this post if 301 has any interesting power or cars on him.

Chris White wrote:Will 490 have to do work in Durand?

Just heard TD 2 say that 490 is going straight to Pontiac, they will sort the train there and take the Durand cars back north tonight

490 Just met 397 about 10 mins ago in Okemos and 767 is rolling thru Durand at the moment.

Also for anyone to the east, 396 in the yard now at Durand

L326 Just coming through E. Lansing/Okemos right now

Additional interesting info.... Last night's 490 is "humungous" according to TD2 Andrea. He's just about to depart Lansing. He's meeting 397 out by E.Lansing. I wondered when I was out there all last night where the heck 490 was. Im wondering what held him up so long.

397 coming thru Durand right now with 608 axles.

Just heard CN TD 2 say a 767 will be coming north on the Holly, hasnt left Pontiac yet she said

491 has finally just made it to Durand at this hour. However, 490 still has not left Lansing. There is now a westbound lined through Durand from Flint, what I assume is 149.

148 Just rolled thru east lansing

393 just rolled thru e.lansing... Also, 371 is on its way west just out of Durand now

GTW6401 wrote:491 is coming into Birmingham at 0240.

good deal, ty

Q334 Has just come into Lansing

354 has 90222 on the front and I think has 30 on the rear. 491 is in Ferndale getting about ready to do their work at Moterm. Roger that, thanks for the info. IN ADDITION...... Anyone on the Holly sub from Durand to Pontiac.... 280 with a string of autoracks and 2 U.P. units went by me about 45 min...

For anyone in Durand, Port Huron, Sarnia, etc... 302 just went thru e.lansing. As a previous post mentioned, BC Rail 4646 as 2nd unit. Also worth noting, there were 3 eastbounds by e.lansing between 715 and 830 ahead of Amtrak. Flint was congested according to TD2... Amtrak lost 56 mins. there. Amtr...

UPDATE on that southbound guys... catch it if you can.. its a 766 coal train

Southbound headed down the Holly from Durand to Pontiac right now. Didnt catch the train symbol and not sure on the power but wanted to let ppl down that way know.

502 departing Durand for Flint now. Has a U.P. unit

Aleks wrote:Heads-up on CN 301 if all the power continues through.

CN 2430 - CN 2413 - CN 1419 (GMD1)
124 cars including a CN articulated covered hopper.

Train was by Brantford @ 12:15. I suspect it's across into Michigan by now.

awesome, thanks for the info. ill try to catch it in e.lansing

redside20 wrote:its alive! i guess Durand isn't so dead afterall.

Yea, it really does seem like the traffic has picked up. Yesterday seemed less busy. Today is like Thursday was, pretty good!