Durand, Michigan — Union Station Diamond
A pop-up RailStream view of the historic railroad diamond by Durand Union Station, "Railroad City, USA."
Durand, Michigan — Union Station Diamond
Grand Trunk Western / Ann Arbor Railroad (historic) — successor lines today · Durand, Michigan, United States
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Where this camera films
Camera position: 42.90952, -83.98287
- Location
- Durand, Michigan, United States
- Railroad
CN — Flint Subdivision / Owosso Subdivision
≈ MP 253.3 on the Flint Subdivision — derived from FRA grade crossing 968834G, 10 m away
Weather & light at the camera
Sun times calculated for this camera’s coordinates.
Trains on this camera
Through trains per day
17reported to the FRA — Flint Subdivision only
More than one line meets here. This count covers the Flint Subdivision alone — trains on the Owosso Subdivision are not included.
Daytime
10
6 AM – 6 PM
≈ 1 every 72 min
Nighttime
7
6 PM – 6 AM
≈ 1 every 1.5 h
Reported by the railroad for FRA grade crossing 968834G, at this camera (FRA inventory, July 2026). An estimate, not a schedule — crossings on this line within 5 km report 15 to 17.
- Track at the crossing
- 2 main tracks · 45 mph timetable speed
Train types
On the line here
FRA / NTAD — crossing inventory Jul 21, 2026 · bridge inventory Oct 14, 2022 · rail yards (FRA / NTAD)
About this cam
A temporary RailStream preview camera looks over the railroad diamond next to Durand Union Station in Durand, Michigan — home of the Michigan Railroad History Museum and long nicknamed "Railroad City, USA" for the lines that once converged here (Grand Trunk Western and the Ann Arbor Railroad among them). The operator describes this as a limited-time pop-up feed from its member camera lineup, so it may not remain online long-term.
RailStream opened this as a limited-time "pop-up" preview feed, normally reserved for its paid member camera lineup, showing the railroad diamond next to Durand Union Station in Durand, Michigan. The depot now houses the Michigan Railroad History Museum and remains an active Amtrak stop. Durand was nicknamed "Railroad City, USA" because multiple lines once converged here, including the Grand Trunk Western and the historic Ann Arbor Railroad; today the area is served by Canadian National successor lines. The operator gives no fixed end date beyond an initial pop-up window, so long-term availability is uncertain.
What to watch for
Freight movements crossing the diamond by Durand Union Station; the camera frames a signalled grade-level crossing of two lines with the depot nearby.
The camera
- Stream
- YouTube live stream
- Filming
- Crossing diamond
- Traffic
- Freight
- Sound
- Live lineside audio — horns and engines
- Hours
- Streams around the clock, 24/7
- Camera movement
- Fixed view
- Feed checked
- September 20, 2026
Filmed location
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