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.
The CN Geo train rolls through durand westbound.
GTW GP9R 4619 waits to depart Durand with a local. Good to see classic GTW power on home rails.
D&M 381, brings a grain train off the saltline, getting ready to back into the yard at Durand, on a nice fall afternoon.
GTW 5815 pulls cars out of Durand yard shortley after sunrise.
A CN Geometry Car is tied down in the siding west of the diamonds at Durand, MI. This car was going to head east the following day, towards Detroit and points east.