Durand Union Station
P.O. Box 106
200
Railroad Street
Durand, MI 48429
Office Hours:
Tuesday to Friday
9 AM to 5 PM
Telephone:
(989)288-3561
Fax:
(989)288-3494
Email:
Durand Union Station
Open Saturdays
11 AM - 5 PM
and for special events.
Working sessions
Mondays & Fridays
7 PM - 9 PM
Admission/Fare: Donation
Locomotives/Rolling Stock:
Primarily Grand Trunk Western and Ann Arbor around the
steam-diesel transition time.
For information on membership, or to schedule a tour contact any member of the Model Railroad Engineers or call Union Station at 989-288-3561.
Email:
Durand Union Station Model Railroad Engineers
Model Railroad Engineers in action
So how do you take a ride on the Grand Trunk
Western Railroad today?
That's easy…visit the Durand Union Station Model
Railroad Engineers layout located in the old mail/storage room at
Durand Union Station!
Step back in time as you explore scale models of the
Durand area railroad scene, as it existed between 1940 and 1960. The
focal point of this interactive and permanent exhibit of the
Michigan Railroad History Museum is a scale model of Durand Union
Station. It is located at the famous "diamond" on the layout, just
as its full-scale counterpart is located at the crossing of Canadian
National's Chicago Division main line, the Great Lakes Central
Railroad and the Huron & Eastern Railroad.
The model of the Depot, constructed by model railroader
Neal Fulkerson of Owosso, won first place in the structures category
of the North Central Region, National Model Railroad Association. A
second major structure, built by Mr. Fulkerson, is a scale model of
the 360-degree roundhouse once located in Durand. The actual round
house was demolished in November of 1961 but you can still visit and
explore the roundhouse and see what function it provided on the
layout.
Scale model of Durand's 360-degree
roundhouse
Durand Union Station Model Railroad Engineers promote the art of model railroading while educating visitors about railroading, past and present. The model railroad is open and trains are running every Saturday from 11 AM to 5 PM. We can be open on Sundays and during the week from 11am to 5pm upon request.
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