After completing work at Durand, this CN westbound with old and rare power throttles up as it heads west.

A fairly clean GTW Geep leads L500 from Flint into Durand yard.

SP 4449 starts its long journey back home as it pulls out of the Durand yard.

A unexpected snow squall blows through Durand as GMTX 2675 and 2663 lead a 65 car CSX grain train north heading towards the MAC elevator in Middleton.

A now retired and scrapped SD50F leads three other engines towards the yard to make a set off before heading to Chicago.

The setting sun cast a warm glow on some welded rail on the flint sub.

Two SD70macs pull east past the now missing code line. This train is destined for Consumers energy in Essexville.

CN 2668 leads CN 395, west, through Durand.

CN L500 has an old GTW unit for power today.

A BCOL unit leads this manifest through the Durand Union Station.

The late afternoon winter sun cast a warm glow on the Depot and L500. L500 is heading back to Flint after making a setout and pickup from the HESR, another railfan watches as the train rolls aroun... (more)

At 5:45 shortley after the diamonds were placed in, a signal maintainer goes about grinding the rail to replace track wires.

About 30 seconds after 396 passed crews go to work at cutting the bolts out of the old diamonds.

Crews start to prepare the new diamonds to be placed in, as 500 heads back to flint.

Just before sunset 397 kicks up dust and debris as it pounds the diamonds in Durand, in the near future these diamonds will be replaced by High Speed Flange Bearing diamonds.