Decided to visit the Amtrak station again just to see if CN would be running anything. Just like last time, a train showed up almost instantly! So on mostly cloudy sunset evening, a westbound train from Canada comes barreling up the hill out of the St. Clair River Tunnel, and then an eastbound takes off shortly thereafter. Both funnily enough have an SD70M-2 leader with a Dash 9 trailing. A nice change from the usual parade of GEVOs. Eastbound trains are bound for somewhere in Canada, getting there by way of the 6,129 ft. (1,868 m) St. Clair River Tunnel. Trains begin their downhill 2% descent east. While they start out slow, they speed up to 50-60 mph (80-97 km/h) to tackle the 2% grade on the Canadian side of the tunnel and stop in Sarnia's large railyard. The same process applies for westbound trains, excluding the fact they're flying into Port Huron. American crews are exchanged for Canadian ones to take their trains further into Canada once arriving in Sarnia yard. This process applies for westbound trains as well. On both sides as well, customs checks are run and clearance for the tunnel is ensured.
Train Info:
1st Train
Train ID: CN ??? WB
Subdivision: CN Flint Subdivision
Temperature: 68°F (20°C)
Time Taken: 7:40 PM (19:40)
Date Taken: August 14, 2022
Origin: N/A
Destination: N/A
Notes: None
Locomotives:
CN 8895 - EMD SD70M-2
CN 2594 - GE C44-9W
2nd Train
Train ID: CN ??? EB
Subdivision: CN Flint Subdivision
Temperature: 68°F (20°C)
Time Taken: 7:57 PM (19:57)
Date Taken: August 2, 2022
Origin: N/A
Destination: N/A
Notes: None
Locomotives:
CN 8872 - EMD SD70M-2
CN 2600 - GE C44-9W
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