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ANN ARBOR RAILROAD SYSTEM

DESCRIPTION OF ROAD

The ANN ARBOR RAILROAD SYSTEM operates steam railroad lines, extending from Toledo, Ohio, northwesterly across the lower peninsula of Michigan, to Franfort on Lake Michigan, and from Manistique on the north shore of Lake Michigan, northerly to Doty, Mich. Car ferries are operated from Frankfort across the lake to Manitowoe and Kenaunee, Wis., and to Menominee and Manistique in the upper peninsula of Michigan. At Durand, Mich. 0.178 miles of main line is owned joinly with the Cincinnati, Saginaw & Mackinaw Railroad Company. It owns a passenger and freight terminal at Toledo, Ohio.

This System comprises the following companies with milage as shown,
ANN ARBOR RAILROAD COMPANY		293.580 miles first main track
Controlled company whose property is operated by the ANN ARBOR RAILROAD COMPANY
	MENOMINEE AND ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY	0.646 miles first main track
Controlled company separately operated
	MANISTIQUE AND LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD COMPANY	60.069 miles first main track
	Total for System	354.395 miles first main track

INFORMATION AS TO OWNING AND OPERATING COMPANIES

The ANN ARBOR RAILROAD COMPANY owns and operates the line from Toledo, Ohio to Frankfort Mich.; the car ferries; and the car ferry slips at Frankfort, Menominee and Manistique. The car ferry slips at Manitowoe and Kewunee are owned by other carriers.

The ANN ARBOR RAILROAD COMPANY operates under lease the property of the Menominee and St. Paul Railway Company, the actual operation being conducted by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company as agent for the lessee.

The MENOMINEE AND ST. PAUL RAILWAY COMPANY owns property at Menominee, Mich. car ferry slip.

The MANISTIQUE AND LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD COMPANY owns and operates the line from Manistique to Doty, Mich.

MILAGE AND VALUATION SECTIONS
Mileage and valuation sections are as follows;

Valuation Section	L o c a t i o n	M i l e a g e First Main Track
Valuation Section	L o c a t i o n	Main Line	Branch Line	*Joint	Siding	*Joint Sidings	Road	All Tracks
	Ann Arbor Railroad Company Owned and Used
1-Ohio	Toledo to Ohio-Mich Statle Line Total in State of Ohio	5.708 5.708	-	-	19.322 19.322	-	5.708 5.708	25.030 25.030
1-Mich.	Ohio-Mich. State line to Frankfort Total in State of Michigan	286.472 286.472	-	0.175 0.175	102.611 102.611	4.675 4.675	286.472 286.472	389.083 389.083
	Owned But Not Used (Leased to Manistee & Northeastern R. R. Co.)
1-Mich.	At Mesick Total in State of Michigan	1.325 1.325	-	-	0.363 0.363	-	1.325 1.325	1.678 1.678
	Total Owned	293.505		0.175	122.286	4.676	293.505	415.791
	CONTROLLED COMPANY WHOSE PROPERTY IS OPERATED BY THE ANN ARBOR RAILROAD COMPANY Menominee & St. Paul Railway Company Owned but Not Used
1-Mich.	At Menominee Total in State of Michigan	0.646 0.646	-	-	0.847 0.847	-	0.646 0.646	1.493 1.493
	CONTROLLED COMPANY - SEPARATELY OPERATED Manistique & Lake Superior Railroad Company Owned and Used
1-Mich.	Manistique to Doty Total in State of Michigan	38.324 38.324	21.748 21.748	-	17.654 17.654	-	60.069 60.069	77.725 77.725
	Grand total, System	332.475	21.745	*0.175	140.789	*4.676	354.220	495.009
* Mileage of Joint Tracks Not Included in "Road" or "All Tracks".

TRACKAGE RIGHTS

The Pere Marquette Railroad Company uses under trackage rights the Ann Arbor Railroad lines between Alexis, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio, a distance of 5.6 miles.

CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER ROADS

This carrier through a terminal company has connections for the interchange of business with all other carriers entering Toledo, Ohio, and has direct connections with other carriers at the following points:

	With the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. at Menominee, Michigan
	With the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. at Menominee, Michigan, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin
	With the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Co. at Shingleton, Michigan
	With the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Co. at Cadillac, Michigan
	With the Grand Trunk Railway System at Ashley, Durand, Owosso, and Lakeland, Michigan
	With the Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railway Co. at Kewaunee, Wisconsin
	With the Manistee & Northeastern Railroad Co. at Copemish, Michigan
	With the Michigan Central Railroad Co. at Ann Arbor and Owosso, Michigan
	With the Michigan East & West Railroad Co. at Marion, Michigan
	With the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. at Manistique, Michigan
	With the Munising, Marquette & Southeastern Railway Co. at Doty, Michigan
	With the New York Central Railroad Company at Dundee, Federman, and Pittsfield, Michigan
	With the Pere Marquette Railroad Co. at Alma, Clare, Mt. Pleasant, Howell, and Thompsonville, Mich.
	With the Wabash Railway Railway Company at Milan, Michigan

CHARACTISTICS OF COUNTRY

The line in Ohio and the lower peninsula of Michigan traverses a generally rolling country of varying productivity, with a sandy soil. Extremes of temperature range from minus 20 degrees to 100 degrees above. Annual precipitation is about 31 inches.

Toledo, Ohio, is an important manufacturing city. The country along the westerly portion of the road was formerly covered with forests, largely white pine, and the principal industries there are still the production of lumber and allied products. Grain, beans, and sugar beets are the principal farm products in the southern and central portions.

The line in the upper peninsula traverses a swampy country with occasional sandy ridges or knolls. Extremes of temperature range from minus 35 degrees to 95 degres above. Annual precipitation is about 31 inches. Lumber and allied products are the principal industries.

ROAD

On the line in Ohio and the lower peninsula of Michigan maximum grades vary from 0.5 per cent to over 1.0 per cent. There are some curves of 6 and 8 degrees, but the ordinary maximum is about 4 degrees.

Grading is moderate in volume, averaging about 22,000 cubic yards per mile of road. The principal bridges are a steel trestle over the Huron River at Ann Arbor and ttruss spans of the Raisin, Shiawassee and Manistee Rivers. Ties in the main track average about 3100 per mile, mostly cedar and white oak. Rail in the the main track is 70, 75, and 80 pound. Ballast is principally gravel, obtained from pits along the carrier's line.

Telegraph: Certain wires are carried on the pole line of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company; the Michigan State Telephone Company; and the Benzie Consolidated Telephone Company, in addition to those on the pole lines of the carrier. Property as here in reported is in accordance with agreed ownship at time of field inventory.

The principal shops are at Owosso.

On the line in the upper peninsula the grading is very light. The principal bridges are a truss bridge over the Manistique River, and a plate girder bridge over the Indian River. Ties average about 2800 per mile and are softwoood. Rail in main track is 80 pound. Ballast is sand and gravel. A small repair shop is located at Manistique.