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Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:42 pm
by MDH
In Maine on Pan Am right now - should go across Ontario & Michigan on CN to Chicago then south from there.

See this for details:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/r ... ?2,3098557

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:07 pm
by 59caddy
There seems to be little detail about when it's coming through Michigan. :? Did I simply miss something in this? Does anybody else have information?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:47 pm
by Evan
59caddy wrote:There seems to be little detail about when it's coming through Michigan. :? Did I simply miss something in this? Does anybody else have information?
Maybe because its no where near CN yet? Just sayin. I'm sure more info will become available as it gets closer. :?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 7:07 am
by 59caddy
Evan wrote:
59caddy wrote:There seems to be little detail about when it's coming through Michigan. :? Did I simply miss something in this? Does anybody else have information?
Maybe because its no where near CN yet? Just sayin. I'm sure more info will become available as it gets closer. :?
They want people to watch and track their train, so I'm sure there will be people tracking it all the way.
You can also check their Facebook page, people are putting updates there, too.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:18 pm
by 59caddy
It must be in Canada now, probably in Quebec or Montreal. Anyone know anything more yet?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:55 pm
by bctrainfan
Any more info on this anybody?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 2:19 pm
by 59caddy
CNRAILFANNER says he heard in Durand that the steam engine would come through on June 15th or 16th. June 15th was yesterday, hopefully it's still coming through today.

Anyone have any thoughts on whether it might use the Holly Sub or Flint Sub?

PLEASE post any updates on here asap.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 4:47 pm
by SD40-2
It's in Toronto

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:12 pm
by 59caddy
SD40-2 wrote:It's in Toronto
Any ideas on when it will leave Toronto? And, does it look like the car will come through Michigan tonight?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:00 pm
by Evan
It's that British steam engine that came by last fall on M348.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:35 pm
by railohio
The A4 from Green Bay is still at York. Or were there two British steam engines shipped east through Canada last year?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:05 am
by TrainWatcher
railohio wrote:The A4 from Green Bay is still at York. Or were there two British steam engines shipped east through Canada last year?
No, there was 1 I know of. The one shipped WB this time is, from the Belfast and Moosehead Railroad in Maine. It was for sale on OMR and a few other places for sometime.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:12 am
by GTW6401

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:24 am
by Racer
GTW6401 wrote:It looks to be on CN 399.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 09&nseq=15
I believe that is a Swedish steam locomotive including the passenger cars as well. The B&MRR I believe was one of the very few railroads in North America that operated European equipment. Another railroad that operates European equipment is somewhere in Eastern Ontario or Quebec that is still active.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:59 pm
by Standard Railfan
GTW6401 wrote:It looks to be on CN 399.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 09&nseq=15
I checked the Wiki but did not see 399. What is the origin and destination of that train?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:05 pm
by atrainguy60
Standard Railfan wrote:
GTW6401 wrote:It looks to be on CN 399.

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 09&nseq=15
I checked the Wiki but did not see 399. What is the origin and destination of that train?
I think 399 is the same train as M399, which according to the wiki runs from Toronto to Salem, IL.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:29 pm
by NSSD60M
My nephew says that the Wasatch Facebook page reports it through Marcellus about 4 hours ago or so. Looks like any CN insiders here, if we have any, have once again kept the info on the downlow.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:18 pm
by 59caddy
NSSD60M wrote:My nephew says that the Wasatch Facebook page reports it through Marcellus about 4 hours ago or so. Looks like any CN insiders here, if we have any, have once again kept the info on the downlow.
Where's Marcellus? Does this mean that it has already passed through Michigan?

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:26 pm
by Evan
59caddy wrote:
NSSD60M wrote:My nephew says that the Wasatch Facebook page reports it through Marcellus about 4 hours ago or so. Looks like any CN insiders here, if we have any, have once again kept the info on the downlow.
Where's Marcellus? Does this mean that it has already passed through Michigan?
Marcellus is near Battle Creek, odds are, it's gone. It was on M399 which is a early morning train. No matter where you were set up, it likely would've been dark.

Re: Steam engine on a flat car on CN

Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:05 pm
by bctrainfan
Not a peep from our peeps and this one slips by...EPIC FAIL! :x