NS Updates: July

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29E- CSXT 27 with Rack train tied down on siding at Vickers.

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Spotted an westbound empty crude oil train at Delray in Detroit, MI @ 0929 EDT on 04 July 2012. Power is:

CEFX 1039, 1052. On headend were four covered hoppers but the fifth car is a Progressive Rail "RBL". This CP train will be heading west on the Wabash to Butler, IN.

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CP westbound tankcar train through Romulus, Mich. @ 1040EDT.

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Clear Sand Creek MP 65 12:19pm Westbound.

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176 just arrived at Sterling Yard in Sterling Heights. They are north of Andrew (WS) with no switches handed.

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This went north through Monroe today around 6:00pm sharp. All baretable well cars.
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The catfish report!! 176,with NS 9603 and 9552,is north of Andrew.

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CP tankcar train coming out of Elkhart, Ind @ 1200 EDT. Power is: SOO 6047, DME 6051, CP 5995, ICE 6427. Will be going up the Wabash to Detroit, MI.

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39E EB at the MP35 on the Michigan line

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JANGAJONGA wrote:39E EB at the MP35 on the Michigan line
clear the 30 east standard cab dash 9 and a wide cab dash 9
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from today, 39e
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NS 38E by Ypsi in the 8:00pm hour with the following consist:

NS 9721
NS 8361
1 50' boxcar
3 covered hoppers
1 NS coil car
1 50' Railbox boxcar
1 ADMX tankcar
5 coil cars (mixture of NS and CR types)
1 tankcar
3 covered hoppers
1 CSXT 50' boxcar
2 50' boxcars
2 Thiele tankcars

21 total

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39e clear ypsi east... Possibably an AA box car 3rd out... I'm not sure it just looked like a ferry in te fog to me
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39e with a dash 9 and sd60 elephant style clear cp ypsi east
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NS 928, a unit Herzog ballast train is clear at 403 eastbound near Millersburg with 3 SD40E's for power, elephant style

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26N is clear at 403, in Millersburg, with a blue SD50 trailing. Both units facing east.

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38e is restricting from ypsi to lake, sd70m-2 standard cab dash 9. Just clear 32 west.
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38E Westbound at Townline

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NS 903, Geometry Train was wyed at Delray Junction at 1540, with the train heading into Oakwood Yard from there.

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