With its tail end clearing the GTW main, a pair of Ann Arbor Alco RS-2's throttle up and begin their journey south to Toledo, OH. In just a few years, the Ann Arbor would be no more, trips by the ... (more)

GTW 1776, the Grand Trunk Western Bicentennial unit makes its way west through Durand, MI. after dropping cars in the yard. 35mm slide from my collection, photo by J. Swift.

To commemorate America's Bicentennial, many railroads painted special Bicentennial units in glorious red, white, and blue schemes. One of the best was the one done by Grand Trunk Western, which fe... (more)

After crossing the CN main in downtown Durand, MI., the extra grain train makes its way through the yard and pass under Interstate 69 and head towards Owosso.

BCOL 4609 shoves its train around the High Wye at Durand before departing for Battle Creek.

A rare sight, a solo leader GLC OSTN sits in the yard in Durand awaiting clearance across the diamond after picking up a cut of grain cars to take south.

As the sun has just about set, a CN eastbound approaches C.P. East Durand as it heads for Port Huron, MI., where it will change crews and head into Sarnia, Ontario.

A pair of GLC GP38-2's sit in the yard in Durand charging the train line of a cut of grain cars that HESR brought in for them to take south.

Train M393 backs into the yard to undergo a lengthy session of switching.

A CN wide body GE C40-8M leads train 393 westbound through Durand.

HESR is a G&W owned and operated railroad. G&W has wasted no time removing old logos off HESR's locomotives. A trio of EMD's pulls their northbound freight northbound at Durand. The historic Dur... (more)

Various Grand Trunk Western power sits in the yard in Durand, MI. The yard was closed in the mid 1980's and was leased to Central Michigan Railway. Despite the closure and lease, GTW, and later CN... (more)

In the early 1980's, the Grand Trunk Western was looking to add to their roster as traffic and profits rose. In addition to acquiring a large number of Ex-UP SD40-2's, they also acquired a small a... (more)

The southbound GLC OSTN begins to pick up speed as it approaches Miller Rd. just south of Durand, MI. Traffic has been down on GLC, but with grain season approaching, traffic is expected to pick u... (more)

A pair of GLC geeps bring the mixed southbound freight past Prior Road.