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Notes from Ann Arbor Railroad Annual Reports

Notes from Ann Arbor Railroad Annual Reports

1-1-1891

36 locomotives

5-15-1892

Acquired 2 locomotives from Frankfort and Southern (FS&E 1 & 2, to AA 201 & 202 renumbered 2 & 3)

12-31-1893

Had 50 locos and 2 steamers

6-30-1898

Had 42 locos (4 added this year) and 2 car ferries

6-30-1899

owned 43 locos, one new and one sold this year (this report has pictures of three car ferries)

6-30-1900

45 locos owned, bought 2 new freight locos cost $17,432.78

6-30-1901

46 lococ owned

1902

46 locos owned

6-30-1903

48 locos owned

6-30-1904

49 locos owned, bought 2 new freight and 1 passenger this year

6-30-1905

48 locos owned

6-30-1906

DT&I and AA operated as one system from 6-30-1905
DT&I added 30 freight locos during year (#88 - #117)
AA ferry No. 4 being built at American Shipbuilding Co. in Cleveland, Ohio
Engines DT&I 7 passenger, 87 freight, 6 switch total 100
Engines AA    9 passenger, 32 freight, 7 switch total 48, 3 car ferries

6-30-1907

No new engines, #5 4-4-0 passenger sold, also #15,20, 21, 28, 53, 54, 55 4-4-0 freight engines sold to DT&I, 1 new car ferry No. 4.
DT&I engines - 6 passenger, 81 freight and 5 switcher total 92
AA engines    - 6 passenger, 30 freight, 7 switcher total 46
4 AA 4-4-0 engines used on DT&I - 7 to 10, DT&I 2-8-0 used on AA during year

6-30-1908

Four 4-4-2 engines bought from ALCO, July 1907, cost $54,794.46 Nos. 200 - 203

6-30-1909

No. 204 4-4-2, 19x26 bough from ALCO, cost $14,000, #150 - 158 from ALCO, 2-8-0, 22x30, cost $147,150
No. 8 and 11, Rogers, 16x24, sold to DT&I, No. 19 scrapped
12 passenger, 37 freight, 7 switch total 56

6-30-1910

12 passenger, 39 freight, 8 switch total 59
13 locos ordered, received 4 new ones from ALCO, cost $65400.
One passenger engine sold for $4000, car ferry #1 burned March 1910, destroyed.

6-30-1911

5 McKeen motor cars received May, June and July 1911
1 steel car ferry No. 5, recived 1-11-1911
First motor car operated in May 1911.  The roadbed for an electric line has been graded from Toledo to Ann Arbor.  This was offered for sale as soon as AA motor cars were ordered and received.
12 passenger, 31 freight, 8 switch total 51.  8 freight locos disposed of this year
Operating control of the Manistique and Lake Superior RR was obtained by AA.

6-30-1912

Passenger 7, freight 31, switch 7 total 45, 5 passenger and 1 switch sold during year

6-30-1913

7 passenger, 31 freight, 8 switch total 46.  Purchased 3 new freight and 1 switch.  Disposed of 3 freight engines.  4 car ferry and 5 motor cars.

6-30-1914

2 freight locos disposed in 1913, 1 in 1914, 1 ferry sold.  1 new switch engine bought.

6-30-1915

6 wheel switcher - 1, 8 wheel switcher - 3, 10 weel switcher - 5, 8 wheel passenger - 2, Altanlic - 5, 10 wheel freight - 12, Consolidation - 16

6-30-1916

One eight wheel switcher sold (2-6-0). Total engines 43, on 10 wheel freight and 1 consolidation changed to 10 wheel switcher.

12-31-1917

One 10 wheel freight and 3 mikes acquired during 1917, total 47.

1918

Engines 47

12-31-1919

6 wheel switcher - 1, 8 wheel rooad - 2, 10 wheel road - 13, 8 wheel switcher - 4, consolidation - 17, mike - 3, Santa Fe - 4, Atlantic - 5 total 49.  Two engine sold and four purchased in 1919.

12-31-1920

8 passenger, 31 freight, 10 switch total 49 engines.  One passenger and 2 switcher acquired during year, and 3 freight engine disposed of.  Apparently 1 engine was re-classified as there were 2 purchased and 2 sold.
Classified as follows: 6 wheel switcher - 1, 8 wheel switcher - 2, 10 wheel road - 13, 8 wheel switcher - 5, Consolidations - 16,  Mikes - 3, Santa Fe - 4, Atlantic - 5.
These engines receivered repairs: 1, 9, 101, 102, 105, 107, 109, 110, 111, 126, 111, 126, 127, 128, 150, 151, 152, 153, 155, 156, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 170, 172, 180, 181, 182, 190, 191, 192, 193, 200, 201, 202

1921

No engine changes.  Engines repaired: 7, 9, 77, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 128, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 162, 171, 172, 180, 190, 192, 200, 201, 201, 202, 203, 204.

1922

No changes.

1923

Five engines purchased.

1924

 No changes.

1925

Three locos sold or scrapped - Nos. 7, 9, and 77.  One new ferry Feb. 1925.  The Wabash was authorized by ICC to acquire control of AA.

1926

No changes

1927

No changes

1928

One freight loco and one motor car off roster.  Six ferries (1 leased from Wabash)

1929

Four McKeen cars gone.  Locos same.

1933

1 freight, 1 passenger, 5 switch engines off roster, leaving 36 freight, 4 passenger, 3 switcher total 43.

1934

No change

1935

1 freight engine off total now 42

1936

1 passenger engine off total now 41

1937

No change

1938

No change

1940

Passenger 3, switcher 2, freight 31 total 36

1941

One freight loco off, 1 new Diesel switcher bought (No. 1)

1942

Four freight locos off roster. (L2 class 2550, 2551, 2552, 2553 all sold)

1943

Three car ferries bought ( these were previously leased)

1944

One freight loco gone.  Two new Diesel switchers bought (Nos. 2 and 3)

1945

No change

1946

One freight loco gone (#2352)

1947

No change.  Total 24 freight, other same.

1948

Three freight engines disposed of.  21 freight, 3 passenger, 2 switcher, 3 Diesel total 29, 5 ferries