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.

GLC #390 leads a modern day mixed freight: diesels, steam (NKP 765 inbound to Train Festival), passenger cars, and freight cars.

With the days activities over at Owosso the next best place to be to get a train fix was Durand.As railfans gather a westbound CN lead by SD75I 5784 rolls by the station.

CN C40-8M 2431 leads its train west at Durand Mi.

A lone Dash 8, leads a train mixed with auto parts and manifest freight west over the diamonds and past the depot at Durand Mi.

While waiting for a train to clear a crossing on the eastside of Durand we turn the truck off.When we try to start we suddenly discover that we have a dead battery. Bummer.Oh well if two railfan... (more)

CN Dash 9-40CW #2692 leads an EB mixed freight across the diamonds in front of the station at Durand. Watching CN action was a great way to spend an evening after chasing the steam excursions of ... (more)

The excursion finally arrives in Durand and prepares to stop at the historic depot as the crowds cheer after waiting all day for this moment.