Durand Union Station Michigan Railroad History Museum

Durand Union Station
Michigan Railroad History Museum

Educational and entertaining source for Michigan’s rich railroad history.

Durand Union Station

200 Railroad Street
Durand, MI 48429
989.288.3561
www.durandstation.org

The village of Durand was built up around the railroads in the late 1870’s. Durand Union Station was originally built in 1903. After it was almost completely destroyed by fire it was rebuilt in 1905.

This was a very busy station as the Grand Trunk Western and Ann Arbor Railroads crossed at grade there. During the early 1900’s when the railroad industry was at its peak, 42 passenger trains, 22 mail trains, and 78 freight trains passed through Durand daily. Durand Union Station handled approximately 3000 passengers per day.


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Passengers still walk the corridors of the depot to board their train. The Amtrak Blue Water eastbound to Port Huron and westbound to Chicago make daily stops at the Durand Union Station. Thirty or more freight trains pass the station daily providing for excitement and photo opportunities for rail fans on a regular basis. All the activity proves that while waiting on the depot platform, people can still experience the sights and sounds of railroading and imagine what it was like decades ago.

The depot is also the State Railroad History Museum, an educational and entertaining source of Michigan’s rich railroad history. 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.

For a first-hand look at railroading of yesterday and today, Durand Union Station is an interesting and exciting place to visit.

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