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| Durand Union Station |
| Durand, Michigan |
The Village of Durand was built around the railroads in the late 1870's. Durand Union Station's Chateau Romanesque architectural styling was designed by Spier and Rohms in 1903. Thirty or forty freight trains pass the station daily, providing excitement and photo opportunities for rail fans on a regular basis. All the activity proves that while waiting on the depot platform, people can experience the sights and sounds of railroading and imagine what it was like decades ago.
The depot is also the State Railroad History Museuem, an educational and entertaining source of Michigan's rich railroad history. The Museum gallery features new exhibitions several times per year to pay tribute to the color heritage of the railroader, and the contribution of Michigan's railroads to lumbering, mining, agriculture, and industry. The Museum Information Center and Archives contains a wealth of railroad information for rail enthusiasts, researchers and genealogists. Included in the collection are photographs, ledgers, technical railroad information, union materials, and a variety of other documents pertaining to railroading in Michigan.
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The Lawrence Scripps Wilkinson Foundation
25821 Jefferson Avenue - St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48081
Office 586-773-7750  Fax 586-773-1890 E-Mail - LSW20247@aol.com
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