Location: Durand, MI - GTW Facilities

The GTW had a large roundhouse in Durand to support two main lines and branches to Muskegon (via Ashley) and to Bay City. The roundhouse had an 85' electrically operated turntable, in addition to a roundhouse and a large concrete coaling facility which still exists today (2020) but is inoperative. The railroad also had a large freight yard here and it was a major interchange yard for their lines in five different directions which centered here.

Photo Info: Top, a yard locomotive and crew pauses for a photo at the roundhouse in a postcard view. 2nd image, a 1920's view of two locomotives at the Durand roundhouse in a postcard view. This photo gives a good view of the attached machine shop.

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Time Line

1873. The DGH&M installs a 60' iron deck girder turntable at Durand. [GTBB]

1901. The DGH&M builds a 50'x100' 24' high ice house at Durand. It holds 2,500 tons of ice. [GTBB]