Durand Railroadfan Meet 5/12/18

Give us a run down of what you saw, post pictures if you'd like...any info is welcome.
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Durand Railroadfan Meet 5/12/18

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Arrival: 7:31am - Departure 9:35pm.
On average, about one train per hour which is about standard for Durand. Longest wait was 2 hours 10 minutes between 399 and 398

Train 1: 514 at 7:56am - worked yard
Train 2: 365 at 8:02am
Train 3: 394 at 8:27am
Train 4: 149 at 9:38am
Train 5: 397 at 10:40am
Train 6: 399 at 11:50am
Train 7: 398 at 2:00pm
Train 8: 504 at 2:20pm
Train 9: 451 at 3:25pm - off holly sub
Train 10: 502 at 6:50pm - worked yard
Train 11: 396 at 7:50pm
Train 12: 501 at 8:51pm
Train 13: 364 at 9:30pm

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Ben, did you happen to catch what traffic was set off and picked up?
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AARR, I did not get exact car numbers. However, I know that 502 set off primarily traffic for HESR and Dow Chemical.

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What did 504 do at Durand?

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Some photos from the meet:
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4 dude's who appeared to be there to watch the passengers get off of Amtrak at night, all staring at their phones.
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Raildude's Dad talking about Wealthy St and ROW for Amtrak :)
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ConrailDetr​oit wrote:What did 504 do at Durand?
L504 just went straight through EB. Sometimes L504 has work at Flint and/or Lapeer, though. Also I've heard that what looks like an L504 can occasionally be an M348. And sometimes an M348 can "become" an L504 in Michigan on its way east; it's a bit confusing to me, to be honest.
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bnsfben wrote:AARR, I did not get exact car numbers. However, I know that 502 set off primarily traffic for HESR and Dow Chemical.
If I recall correctly, 502 backed into the yard with 25 cars, and departed with 4 before hooking onto the rest of the train and continuing east.

#149, the intermodal at 9:38, had 159 double stacks, 35 singles, and 15 empties.
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