CN Train Location Updates - January 2022

[LansingRailFan]

EB 4-unit A492 w CN 5633/CN 5771 and GTW 6224/CN 8000 from last nights L500 and a long cut of racks right behind the power.

E260 w NS 4000 was terminated in BC. This train has racks from 260 and is a combined A492 and L500.

Units 3/4 and 4/4 will be set out in a flint w the racks on the head end.

[LansingRailFan]

WB solo X319 w CN 3170 is in Ontario exiting the Kingston Sub and getting onto the York Sub. We should see this in Durand overnight/early AM.

[ZachLCNFlintSubFan]

Westbound manifest going through Bancroft at 2:22pm. CN and BNSF leading.

WB A491 w CN 3099/BNSF 6502

Clear mp223 M1 at 15:17

A492 east just before it, at 15:11. CN #5633, #5771, GTW #6224, CN #8000

E251 west M1 clear mp223 at 15:27. CN #3151, #3016, #2508, #8008

E251 Reached Charlotte 15:50
Cleared Charlotte(Stoddard) at 15:53

[LansingRailFan]

WB M397 has arrived in Port Huron with CN 3006/CN 3254

[LansingRailFan]

WB 2-unit. Q132 w CN 2941 and mid-train DPU CN 3203 thru Imlay City at 16:10. Reminder that this train is a reroute and usually goes Winnipeg-Markham.

[LansingRailFan]

EB solo E260 or M356 w BNSF 6403 by the 205 cam w 64 cars. Destined for Cory Yard.

[GTWChris]

L514 south at Birmingham at 17:15. CN 8906 and CN 5441.

[David Collins]

Does anyone know anything about what’s going to happen with NS 4000 that came up on E260 last night? I wanna guess it could end up on A450 but I could be totally wrong…

[LansingRailFan]

E274 EB w CN 2881/2562 ff by 205 cam at 12:15

E274 arrived at Durand on M1 at 14:00 and then backed into the yard to pull some cars that had to go east to Sarnia. With L500 combined with A492 today, someone had to pull the EB cars out of Durand.

[penn central]

These WB potash trains are symbolled B731. They are usually 103 car blocks for a total of 206 cars and it seems like they have been running with a mid-DPU set up as the temps have dropped.

B730 runs up and over the Great Lakes thru Canada and we get the empties run thru the US. In Canada they run them 2X2X2 loaded with 206 cars.

The siding at Imlay City is the only one that can fit these trains between PH and BC. I believe there are two between BC and Chicago that are long enough to fit these trains.

Okay thanks for the info Lansing Railfan oh yea those units where struggling the train was down to about 10 mph over Blacks Corner Rd on the west side of Imlay there is a grade for westbounds there. But with 206 cars and only two units that's understandable.

Yah they probably held them there for a couple of trains so when you caught em they were Probably just getting started.

Nope sorry Lansing Railfan the head end went by me at track speed by the time the end got by me it was down to about 10mph i would've responded sooner but i just noticed. I started going to Durand in 1989 and Trowbridge in 1991 i used to know every train symbol but the last 10 to 15 years i have been very lax about paying much attention to train symbols.

[LansingRailFan]

WB 4-unit E251 by 205 cam at 18:30, they worked Cory Yard tonight so possibly no L501?

An EB stopped at Walton on M1 is being passed by an EB on M2.

[David Collins]

Confirmed: NS 4000 was by 205 a little bit ago with A450 in tow

[LansingRailFan]

EB solo A450 w NS 4000 (!!!!) by the 205 cam at 19:00. Has cars to set off in Durand, no work for Lansing tonight. Hopefully it leads E251 tomorrow.

[David Collins]

EB solo A450 w NS 4000 (!!!!) by the 205 cam at 19:00. Has cars to set off in Durand, no work for Lansing tonight. Hopefully it leads E251 tomorrow.

Of course I’ve got drivers Ed tomorrow and will probably have to miss it

[bluewonderrails]

EB solo A450 w NS 4000 (!!!!) by the 205 cam at 19:00. Has cars to set off in Durand, no work for Lansing tonight. Hopefully it leads E251 tomorrow.

Clear mp223 at 19:28

Image a screenshot from video

[LansingRailFan]

EB A450 w NS 4000 is at Shaftsburg
WB Q132 is at Bancroft
WB M397 is at E Durand lined onto M1
L514 is lined to take the High Wye onto M2 at Durand and go east

[LansingRailFan]

EB solo E260 or M356 w BNSF 6403 by the 205 cam w 64 cars. Destined for Cory Yard.

E270 was correct symbol. Sounds like the crew is ready to return to Battle Creek.

[LansingRailFan]

Earlier a WB solo CN L501 was thru Durand at 17:21 on M2. They did not work Durand. Unknown if they are working Cory Yard as E251 already did.

[LansingRailFan]

WB M397 thru Durand at 20:10. They met A450 at Bancroft.

[LansingRailFan]

WB w CN 5785 is stopped at Hagadorn road with a flat spot on the 45th Axel. Power has cut away and is protecting the shove of M394, led by CN 3005. Overheard on the scanner.