CN Train Location Updates - February 2023

[Delray]

251 through Trenton at 14:23 CN+BNSF+CN+CN+CN

[bluewonderrails]

M394(??) east appeared on mp205 cam at 14:28:17. CN #3302 + UP #6279

[bnsfben]

M302? by Trowbridge at 1340

East through Durand 1430

[Brian_F]

14:35 CN 5721 light eastbound at Emmett, Flint sub.

[bluewonderrails]

X301 west clear mp223 at 14:49. CN quintet #2340 + #8024 + #3240 + #2756 (rf) (ex-CREX) + #3940 (ex CREX)
Q116 east clear mp223 along M1 at 14:21. Solo CN #3028. Racks then stacks

[bnsfben]

116 south Durand 1538. Solo Gevo

[amessmann]

15:48 - A492 stopped at Okemos on M2 for dragging equipment under a switch carrier car. HPTX 6509 was the number.
After a short hike through the woods I was able to relay that to the engineer, after hearing the conductor didn't find anything.
Thru Okemos 16:58 - A492 had CN 3302 and UP 6279.

The car in question is attached below, chains were hanging from the bottom middle of the car.

[Redwing9]

L515 5456 holding sugar house waiting to come into the Clemens 12:15

Around the corner at 12:45

NB Royal Oak 15:55

[Redwing9]

E251 CN 8880 BN CN CN CN Royal Oak 16:25

[bnsfben]

E251 north Pontiac Amtrak Station at 1652

Q116 south Pontiac Amtrak Station at 1654

[bnsfben]

507 north Royal Oak 1830 with a pair of M-2

116 south Royal Oak 1834 solo Gevo

[Manistique]

507 north Royal Oak 1830 with a pair of M-2

116 south Royal Oak 1834 solo Gevo

507 just passed MP 22.5 on the Holly at 6:47 pm. Short train.

I wonder what happened to 116 to take an hour to go from Pontiac to Royal Oak?

[GTW6401]

116 waited at Raven for Amtrak and 507 to depart from Moterm.

[bluewonderrails]

For the sake of noting them, the power on E251 yesterday (number-wise) was...
CN 8880
BNSF 7089
CN 8903
CN 5608
CN 8012

Also for the sake of pointing it out, however rare it is for multi-power, all five units for E251 contained at least one each of two different numbers. In this instance; '0' and '8'


L501 west appeared on mp205 cam at 07:13:37 with CN+CN+UP

Z149 as of 07:51 cleared mp248.7 cpBancroft, and at least will make it to cpCedar

P365 will arrive to Durand Union Station on time

[Redwing9]

CN 2853 + 2 other GEs SB Delray 0930

[LansingRailFan]

WB X13731 w CN 3239/CN 3857 by the MP 205 cam at 03:30 this morning. This is a low priority move of all empty shipping containers back to British Colombia.

Z13731 usually runs over the Canadian Shield and is Toronto to Vancouver.

[LansingRailFan]

09:00 - WB Z149 thru Charlotte w CN 5758/CN 2222 just ahead of P365

[Redwing9]

CN 575 GTW 5932 working Shaeffer 13:35

[Delray]

Sb Holly CN x2 racks and stacks. 508 on it's tail

[Delray]

251 through Trenton at 14:20. CN x3