CN 5615 - CN 5685 - IC 9562 power this eastbound with 84 cars on it's way to Toronto.
CN 5615 reflects off the tranquil water of the Red Cedar River as it leads a train of mixed freight through East Lansing.
CN 5615 leads a loaded Potash train south on the DM&IR. This train would only make it another 25 miles before getting dinged by the detector at Alborn.
Six locos are needed for a heavy potash train at Hines, there are two helper locos pushing on the rear. The helper locos were added at South Itasca and dropped at Hawthorne.
CN 5615 and BCOL 751 rest before some serious switching.
What a mix of power/FPON! CN 5615, CN 4114, UP 7893, WC 7495 haul 143 mixed @ 1635
CN 308
5616, 2561 and 5409 lead train 14000 tons worth of 304 thru Washago
Canon Powershot PRO 1 ISO 100, 1/800, F7.0, WB Daylight Picture taken at 20:30 just before sunset
Built in 1995 by GMD (canadian division of EMD), serial 946523-16, weight: 393,000 lbs, 4000 h-p. Westbound freight from Montréal.