Last Call, Durand, MI
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N 42° 54.713 W 083° 59.177
17T E 256237 N 4755356
On the west side of West Clinton, just west of North Shiawassee. Plenty of parking available.
Waymark Code: WM11CG
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 12/12/2006
Views: 36
Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1929. Retired in 1958
Type: Pacific K-4-4-6-2
Weight: 257 tons.
Length: 83 feet
Dedicated may 20, 1961 by the Durand Jr. Chamber of Commerce.
Real railfans should also visit Durand Union Station, just a short distance away.
DURAND RAILROAD HISTORY: Durand's first settlers began farming here in 1837. Its first railroad, the Detroit and Milwaukee, arrived in 1856, thirty-one years before the village of Durand was officially organized. The settlement became a railroad center for the Grand Trunk and the Ann Arbor railroads. Trains passing through Durand ran to Toledo, Grand Rapids, Clare, Chicago, Port Huron and Detroit. Around the turn of the century, as many as thirty-five passenger trains, one hundred freight trains and three thousand passengers used the depot each day. Its yard facilities once included the only full-circle roundhouse on the Grand Trunk Western. In 1911 fifty percent of Durand's population was employed by the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company.
Locomotive Type: (required): Steam
Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): No
How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Display is behind a fence, access is limited to viewing only.
If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): Not listed
If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): Not listed
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