MrLuebeck's video: Railfanning Central Wisconsin NE Minnesota 9-4-2020 and 9-5-2020

Friday night, September 4, we heard L588 switching in Stevens Point so we stuck around for them to leave even though they didn't officially leave until like 8 PM. There was one train that left before L588 did. 0:05 Train CN Q198 (Prince Rupert, BC-Homewood, IL): CN 3879 ES44AC (Tier 4 Credit, CN 100 logo) DPU: CN 2937 ES44AC (Tier 4 Credit) 4:25 Train CN L588 (Bradley, WI-Fond du Lac, WI): IC 2457 C40-8W (ex LMSX 730) BCOL 4617 C40-8M CN 5609 SD70I We spent the night at Rice Lake and then made it up to Duluth by 8:30 AM Saturday, September 5. 10:01 Train CN R924 (2359 PRS crew, Proctor, MN-Duluth, MN turn): CN 2006 C40-8 (ex CREX 9029, exx UP, nee CNW 8507) IC 6264 SD40-3 (ex IC 6147 SD40-2, nee BN 6756) DMIR 400 SD40T-3 (ex SP 6770 SD45T-2R, nee SP 9196 SD45T-2) CN 2107 C40-8 (ex UP 9072, nee CNW 8560) 12:16 Train CN R924 (2359 PRS, Proctor, MN-Duluth, MN turn): IC 6263 SD40-3 (ex IC 6150 SD40-2, nee BN 6759) CN 6013 SD40u (ex CN 5059 SD40) BLE 909 SD40T-3 (ex SSW 6890 SD45T-2M, nee SSW 9277 SD45T-2) 15:45 Train NSSR 11AM Duluth Zephyr: ILSX/NP GP9 (ex ILSX 1382, exx BN 1868, nee NP 245) 17:05 Train CN R921 (0800 PRS crew, Proctor, MN-Duluth, MN turn): DMIR 402 SD40T-3 (ex SP 6784 SD45T-2R. nee SP 9173 SD45T-2) CN 2020 C40-8 (ex CREX 9043, exx UP, nee CNW 8521) BLE 903 SD40T-3 (ex SP 9351 SD45T-2) 21:05 Train CN M342 (Winnipeg, MB-Gary, IN/Kirk): CN 3027 ET44AC CN 3110 ET44AC mid DPU: CN 2826 ES44AC 27:04 Train NSSR 1PM Duluth Zephyr: ILSX/NP GP9 (ex ILSX 1382, exx BN 1868, nee NP 245) On our way up to Silver Bay to Northshore Mining, we stop at Two Harbors for a little bit and waited on a U788 to mark up with RTC. Here we catch them north of Two Harbors on the Two Harbors Sub. 28:02 Train CN U788(82) (Two Harbors, MN-Mountain Iron, MN/Minntac West): CN 2032 C40-8 (ex CREX 9055, exx UP, nee CNW 8533) CN 2001 C40-8 (ex CREX 9024, exx UP, nee CNW 8502) CN 2029 C40-8 (ex CREX 9052, exx UP, nee CNW 8530) NOTE: This U788 was told to load via Minntac East instead of Minntac West per conversation with CN Customer Service Stevens Point (aka the Transportation Service Center per CN timetable). 30:22 Train NSM EB empty tailings (MP 7 Unloading-Silver Bay, MN): NSMX 654 SD40-3 (ex UP 3674 SD40-2) DPU: NSMX 653 SD40-3 (ex UP 3545 SD40-2) 31:00 Train NSM EB loaded raw iron ore (Babbitt, MN-Silver Bay, MN): NSMX 673 SD70ACe (ex PRLX 4838, nee CSXT) NSMX 671 SD70ACe (ex PRLX 4833, nee CSXT) Late at night back in the Twin Ports we catch a R922 crew bringing up the same limestone train we caught earlier in the day. 34:42 Train CN R922 (1600 PRS, Proctor, MN-Duluth, MN turn): CN 2107 C40-8 (ex UP 9072, nee CNW 8560) DMIR 400 SD40T-3 (ex SP 6770 SD45T-2R, nee SP 9196 SD45T-2) IC 6264 SD40-3 (ex IC 6147 SD40-2, nee BN 6756) CN 2006 C40-8 (ex CREX 9029, exx UP, nee CNW 8507)