One of the best books that shows the massive yard and junction layout at Durand is Charles Foss's "Evening Before the Diesel" Hard to find and collectible. Rumor was he planned a second edition, but due to a fire in Denver that housed the original printing plates, the project never happened.
I've haven't see the GLC pass through Whitmore Lk., Hamburg and Lackland in months. They must run through at night or when I'm at work. In 22 years I haven't caught a train running along M36.
I think in this case, as with the east and west ends of Clare, they don't bother to realign the switch until their next visit I'm also assuming Ann Arbor Railroad knows this and proceeds accordingly when interchanging here. I've noticed GLC sometimes has a crewman in a pickup truck who lines switches in advance or afterwards on some runs, like the Middleton Turn.
One of the best books that shows the massive yard and junction layout at Durand is Charles Foss's "Evening Before the Diesel" Hard to find and collectible. Rumor was he planned a second edition, but due to a fire in Denver that housed the original printing plates, the project never happened.
I've haven't see the GLC pass through Whitmore Lk., Hamburg and Lackland in months. They must run through at night or when I'm at work.
In 22 years I haven't caught a train running along M36.
Awesome chase! That was a really long train that they picked up there!
Thanks! It got bigger after stopping in Durand to pick up more (which I did not know he was doing till he was on the move again).
I did notice the extra amount of cars on the front of the train in the last shot.
I believe you meant to say the I69 bridge is at the North end of Durand yard, not South.
Correct. Good catch.
Once the Bateman is in the cab with engineer and train heads north, who realigns switches?
Brakeman
I think in this case, as with the east and west ends of Clare, they don't bother to realign the switch until their next visit I'm also assuming Ann Arbor Railroad knows this and proceeds accordingly when interchanging here. I've noticed GLC sometimes has a crewman in a pickup truck who lines switches in advance or afterwards on some runs, like the Middleton Turn.
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