CN Updates 10/18/09 to 10/24/09

[GTW6401]

382 is at Ecorse - CN 5695 leading.

383 is going to swap crews with 382 near Vinewood.

[GTWChris]

491 is going through Birmingham on its way to Pontiac.

[GTW6401]

491 left from Moterm at 11pm. CN 8023 and 2547.

[RailCanon]

Amtrak 364 was out of East Lansing at 12:05am with engines 30, 90222 and six(!) cars. Heads up for tomorrow's 365!

[GTW6401]

Having the cabbage tonight hindered operations on 364 since #30 had issues between Chicago and Niles stop, which would explain the tardiness.

[kc8bdr]

A Southbound train rolled by me here in Waterford at 1:05 AM with CN 5524 in the lead and a CN 88?? as the seconded unit just did not catch the last 2 numbers in the dark.

This appears to be 490 despite no intermodal in the consist.

Also He did not work in Durand tonight as he went through there right around 12:00 AM.

Jim

[kc8bdr]

A northbound went through Waterford at 2:56 AM 496 axels per the hotbox detector at MP 34.2. I never did hear this one talking on the scanner here at the house but I will bet that it is 491.

Jim

[GTW6401]

Amtrak 354 is at Vinewood.

386 is at East Yard with cars to setout, along with a re-crewing. CN 2521 is leading.

145 is also pulling down to Milwaukee Junction. CN 2671

[GTW6401]

490 heading down to Milwaukee Junction.

[GTWChris]

So this means 491 will come through during the day today!

[kc8bdr]

OK, I have the scanner feed going from Durand there is a train that just talked with the dispatcher with a question from the dispatcher about a car fitting in south 7. However when done the train crew identified as 490.

This one should have CN 5697 in the lead.

They are southbound at Gaines now I hope to catch them here in Waterford.
Jim

[kc8bdr]

Well this 490 like the one I saw at 1:05 this morning had no intermodal on it.

This one rolled by me at 1:12 P.M. with CN 5697 in the lead with CN2591 trailing.

Thanks

Jim

[GTWChris]

Sounds like 490 is doing work in Pontiac.

[GTWChris]

490, with 5697 and 2591, is departing Pontiac no work at Moterm.

[GTW6401]

GTW 4919 heading back to East Yard after working on the Mt. Clemens Sub.

Amtrak 355 will be arriving into Birmingham at 6:51pm. Should have an Amtrak meet around Milwaukee Junction tonight.

[GTW6401]

766 by Royal Oak at 1940. BNSF 9338 and 9942.

Edit: BNSF 9338 with a signal at Milwaukee Junction at 2013.

[Russ Hill]

4903, light, from Moterm to Clay behind 766.

[GTW6401]

491 is just coming by Milwaukee Junction. They have the CN 5506 and 2441.

No work at Moterm.

By Birmingham at 2125.

[GTW6401]

383 at East Yard, and will swap crews with the 382.

Edit: 382 has a track authority good from Nolan to Tappan at 2255. CN 2662 leading.

383 has a signal at Milwaukee Junction at 2300.

[RailCanon]

Not really an update anymore, but Amtrak 365 will have yet another cabbage on the point tomorrow morning. 90225 brought up the markers on 364 tonight, with 35 and five cars leading the way east from track 28 in Chicago Union Station. We were completely on time until Lansing, when we briefly got stuck behind 472 with CN 2573, who went into emergency at Trowbridge for a brief period. Met one westbound just west of Pennfield (no details) and that was about it for my little excursion today.
As a note, both today's and yesterday's Blue Water sets were consists from two of the Lincoln Service trains that run between St. Louis and Chicago. Not sure if this is due to the swaps that have occurred over the past week or if they're trying a new operating pattern. Certainly can't complain about cabbages and longer trains, though...