Railroadfan.com 2019 Meet - Durand Saturday May 25th

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Please pick any dates you are able to come for a Durand meet this spring

Poll ended at Sat Apr 13, 2019 10:34 am

Saturday May 4th
8
18%
Sunday May 5th
9
20%
Saturday May 11th
9
20%
Saturday May 25th
11
25%
Sunday May 26th
7
16%
 
Total votes: 44

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Railroadfan.com 2019 Meet - Durand Saturday May 25th

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admin edit: meet set for 5/25/19 in Durand MI. See you all there!

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Planning to have this years' railfan meet in Durand Michigan. Throwing out some potential dates for a vote, and would like to hear when you all might be available and wanting to come on over for a meet. Please vote for as many options as you would be willing to come for the meet.

May 12th is Mothers day, Durand RR days is weekend of May 18-19, Memorial Day May 27th. I'll leave the poll open for a few days and we'll pick the date based on that vote.
As usual, this is a free event; come and go as you please. Any Michigan railfans and families are welcome. We'll meet at the depot in Durand and hope to see whomever is going to come on out.
Street address: 200 South Railroad Street, Durand, MI 48429
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What happened to Deshler?

Also, I'm available only the 4th and 5th, FWIW (cuz I'm very important, obviously) :lol:
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Deshler was a consideration, but thought better of it and am aiming for Durand.
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Saturday, May 25, please

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I'm scheduled to work every Saturday in May as of right now. I can usually trade with someone else for a specific day off though. You guys pick the date then I'll attempt to trade work dates and attend.
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Would love to join you guys again so I'm down for the 25th or 26th. Otherwise I'll be watching from FL.
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Poll is almost done, Saturday May 25th leading so far.
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Can’t do the 5th to 14th anything after that works
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I’d like to show up any weekend but I might be moving to proctor Minnesota for my new job with Hallcon transporting rr crews
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So Saturday, May 25th it is?
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Is there a starting time?
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kc8bdr wrote:Is there a starting time?
No official starting time or end. I plan to arrive morning hours, leave sometime after dinner.
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Durand, very cool. Hopefully I will attend with Mrs. AARR's brownies :) .
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~Z~ wrote:
kc8bdr wrote:Is there a starting time?
No official starting time or end. I plan to arrive morning hours, leave sometime after dinner.

Great thanks.
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Ill be in Durand on Friday May 24th took a vacation day. Then off for a 24 hour period somewhere. Im undecided where yet. Maybe some of the members might be there Friday in Durand.

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I would like to come but not sure if I can.

We am moving back to the East side of Michigan after a new job back in Defense - this time BAE Systems in Sterling Heights. (5 years in the automotive industry has been brutal).

I am glad you guys are still meeting in Durand. I haven't been in some time, but remember organizing the meets back in the early 2000s before life was busy with 3 kids and other things.

Have fun if I can't make it!

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Got the day traded off my board so it's an off day. I'll be there sometime in the morning not too incredibly early as I'm not an early riser. Probably bring my son and 1 of the daughters as well.
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Tam and I will more than likely be making the trip up there from Toledo. Unless we have family things going on, but I will try to make sure we don't have something on the 25th.

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Jetlink wrote:Got the day traded off my board so it's an off day. I'll be there sometime in the morning not too incredibly early as I'm not an early riser. Probably bring my son and 1 of the daughters as well.
Will we get to see a repeat of them using Jon Leese as a jungle gym? :lol:
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J T wrote:
Jetlink wrote:Got the day traded off my board so it's an off day. I'll be there sometime in the morning not too incredibly early as I'm not an early riser. Probably bring my son and 1 of the daughters as well.
Will we get to see a repeat of them using Jon Leese as a jungle gym? :lol:
That's probably up to Jon. :D :D

But I'm guessing not. The girls aren't as little and rambunctious as they used to be.
That was was before my son was even born. He's 6 now. Time marches on.
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