Museum Hours
Special Hours

Model Railroad Exhibit
Sat: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Grand Trunk/Ann Arbor Rooms
Sat: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Library & Archives
Available by Appointment

Office Hours

Mon: Closed
Tue: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Wed: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Thu: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Fri: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

Sat: Museum hours only

Sun: Museum hours only

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Amtrak Hours

Every Day:
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

9:15 PM - 10:30 PM

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Estimated Arrival Times:
From Port Huron: 8:04 AM
From Chicago: 9:31 PM

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For more information on rates or tickets, please go to Amtrak.com

Mission Statement

Durand Union Station, Inc., established in 1982, is a non-profit established for the preservation and operation of the Durand Union Station and Michigan Railroad History Museum by engaging and educating the community through the celebration of railroading; it's past, present, and future.

Address

200 S. Railroad St.

Durand, Michigan, 48429
 

Take Russell St. to Ann

Arbor St. to get to us!

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The Michigan Railroad History Museum

In 1991, The Michigan State Legislature selected the Durand Union Station as the natural site for the Michigan Railroad History Museum. Durand Union Station, Incorporated (DUSI) assumed responsibility for the development and operation of the museum and information center. The mission of the nonprofit is to support the rehabilitation and restoration of the Grand Trunk Union Station and to maintain the Michigan Railroad History Museum and Information Center.

 

DUSI is happily making the transition from a corporation preserving and rehabilitating a century-old train station to a corporation expanding the state railroad history museum and information center housed within it. The Michigan Railroad History Museum holds one of the largest collections of railroad related artifacts in the state of Michigan.

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The Information Center, comprised of the Henry Earle Riggs Library and the Margaret Zdunic Archives, contains large quantities of materials devoted to railroad history both in the State of Michigan and in the larger United States.

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DUSI’s mission for the Museum and Information Center is to collect, preserve, and interpret the artifacts, records, and documents related to the history of railroads and railroading in Michigan. In addition, the nonprofit shall engage in and promote activities that encourage interest in the railroad industry, as well as its past, present, and future.

 

DUSI’s membership is open to all who support preserving the state of Michigan’s rich railroading heritage, and the station is overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors, a paid museum director, and countless dedicated, knowledgable, and valuable volunteers.

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Money to support this endeavor and cover operating expenses is obtained via membership dues and the gift shop, rental of the facilities for private events, fundraising events, donations from private individuals and foundations, and state and federal grants.

General Use Forms

Request for Artifact/Document Review 

Deed of Gift

Item Loan Agreement (Loaning to Us)

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Note: Requests to loan artifacts or documents from the Museum are handled on a case-by-case basis and restricted to fellow academic institutions.

Museum Specific Information

Michael Boudro, Curator / Archivist

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Museum Accession and Usage Policy

Library Specific Information

Curtis Stewart, Librarian

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Library Accession and Usage Policy

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The Henry Earle Riggs Research Library is named after the chief engineer of the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and North Michigan Railroad in 1890. Mr. Riggs only worked for the railroad six years, but his contributions are immeasurable. Mr. Riggs' grandson and family are patrons of the library and of the room in which the Ann Arbor Railroad Historical Society Exhibit is located.

Archive Specific Information

Archive Accession and Usage Policy

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The Margaret Zdunic Archives are named after our longtime archivist, historian, and preservationist. A resident of Durand, Ms. Zdunic was responsible for organizing and establishing the archives at the Durand Union Station as the resident volunteer archivist. She was also instrumental in the effort to obtain the Union Station's designation as a national and state historic site, saving the Depot from demolition.

 

The Library and Archive contain more than 2000 linear feet of materials, including but not limited to blueprints, books, original letters, logs, tapes, slides, photographs, periodicals, and other related materials. Access to archival documents is available through appointment only.

 

Please be aware that there are research and reproduction fees associated with the use of the Library and Archive. Call (989) 288-3561 for archival requests or more information.

Current Exhibits
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Michigan Railroad History, 1830-2017 (2018)
Presidential Whistle Stops (2017)
Troop Cars and Military Trains (2017)
Conductor's Pistols (2017)
Growth of a Railroad Town (2017)
African-Americans in Railroading (2016)
Women Contributors to Railroading (2016)
Gandy Dancer Tools of the Trade (2016)
The End of the Steam Era (2015)
How Rail is Laid and Maintained (2015)
Time Zone Standards (2013)
Car Ferries and Trains Across the Lakes
Hobos and Hobo Culture
Industries on the Railroad
Grand Trunk Handcar (Seasonal, May - Oct)
Railroad Baseball (Seasonal, May - Oct)
The Marching Railroaders (Oct - Nov)
Railroad Conductors (Seasonal)
Railroad Engineers (Seasonal)