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This is the final installment of my photo essay of the home of the Railroaders.
“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.”
Signal tower near downtown Durand.
An engine.
A caboose – something you don’t see much of these [...]
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Durand Union Station
The Durand Depot was built in 1903 and later rebuilt in 1905 following a fire. More than 100 years later, it serves as an Amtrak stop between Port Huron and Chicago. Of course, I had to stop and take a gander while I was doing my bicycle tour of Durand.
“On March [...]
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My road ride commenced in a rather unsurprising manner…something like this:
Yeah, even the Shiawassee County squirrels are suicidal. I was climbing a hill on Bancroft Road when a squirrel decided to run in front of me. It was cool because there was plenty of clearance between me and Mr. Squirrel. It was [...]
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