Gray and rainy skies covered the area as CN 765, an empty coal train begins its journey back to the western coal fields after pulling out of the yard in Durand, MI.
After a 2 1/2 hour wait in the yard for 3 other trains, the GLC OSTN finally escapes the trap that is Durand Yard and runs south with a short train against a strong setting sun.
A pair of C30-7's, a GP38AC and a switcher lead this southbound HESR train toward Durand. Today, three out of these four locomotives are no longer running on the HESR. The only one running is th... (more)