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My three favorite spots. 1. Durand Union Station and Museum. Durand, Michigan. The entire platform is open to the public. The museum gives a great history of the station and railroading in the surrounding area. At one time 120 passenger trains a day passed through Durand. Amtrak still does today with the International, Chicago to Toronto. Also lots of CN and GTW freights with a few CPR run throughs and the occasional unit coal train form Powder River. But here is the neat part. The Durand yard is very near by and is an interchange yard for CN, GTW, TSBY, and CMR. The depot sits at a diamond where the GTW Flint sub and Holly sub meet with the northward track of the Holly becoming the lead into the yard. All east-west trains that have switching to do have to break the train, head around one of the wyes, and back into the yard. All this in between the through freights. All of this happens immediately next to the depot's platforms. Its a great place to see railroading very close and personal...and its completely legal. 2. Port Huron yard, Michigan - Sarnia yard, Ontario, Canada. These two yards are spereated by the tunnels that go under the Saint Clair river, right at the south end of Lake Huron. This is also a great place to watch Great Lakes freighters. On the U.S side at the 10th street grade crossing you can look right down the throat of the tunnels. There is also an Amtrak station. On the Canadian side, the Sarnia station is the best spot. It is right at the end of the yard. You can't see the tunnel, but you are right at the top of the grade when the through trains roar up the hill. Frequently, a west bound will have to wait for the tunnel to clear, and they almost always stop right next to the platform. Moer than once I have been able to legally stand inches away from an idling loco reading the maunfacturers plate. The Sarnia yard also uses remote contol cow and calf setups. It's pretty awesome hearing and seeing them kick the cars into the long sticks as they build the trains. 3. My living room. I live on the Holly sub of GTW right at the Andersonville siding. When we built our new house we moved it closer to the tracks, and the"front" of the house faces away from the road and looks out over the tracks. I cleared a few trees and now have a great view from my living room, dinning room, and bedroom. There are not as many trains going by as some of the other places I go, but you can't beat it for convenience. I know you all must be jealous.
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