CLARKE HISTORICAL LIBRARY

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSTIY

Ann Arbor Railroad Company Collection, 1901-1991, 2001, and undated

Approx. 41 cubic feet (in 37 boxes, 5 oversized drawers)

ACQUISTION: The collection was placed on PERMANENT DEPOSIT in Dec. 1997 by the Ann Arbor Railroad Historical and Technical Association. Several additions have followed, Acc# 54219, 54231, 54625, 66924

ACCESS: The collection is open to researchers.

PROCESSED BY: M. Maytn and students, Dec. 1997 - Jan. 1998, April and Nov. 2000, Feb.-April 2002

Organizational History:

The Ann Arbor Railroad Company was incorporated on Sept. 20, 1895 for

$7,250,000 in Toledo (Ohio). The Company acquired the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan at foreclosure, the Toledo to Frankfort line in Oct. 14, 1895, both the Escanaba, Frankfort & Southeastern line, Oct. 15, 1895, and the Ithaca & Alma, 1897. It gained control of the Menominee & St. Paul, 1899, and the Manistique & Lake Superior, 1911. The Company controlled the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton, 1905-1910. The Company declared bankruptcy on Oct. 14, 1973. Part of the Company was sold to the state of Michigan and Grand Trunk Western in 1976. Later, the remaining parts of the Company were sold to the state of Michigan in 1980 and 1987. The properties operated by the Michigan Interstate are called the Ann Arbor Railroad System. (For more information, see Michigan Railroads & Railroad Companies by Graydon Meints.)

Concerning the Company’s car-ferry business, a Wisconsin Historical Marker in part reads, “The Ann Arbor car-ferry began service fro Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railroad ferry slip No. 1 loaded 22 cars of flour from Minneapolis, destined for England, Scotland, and Ireland, the first boat load of box cars to be transported across Lake Michigan – a service later extended to other ports.” (For more information on the car-ferry service see Rails Across the Water: the Story of Ann Arbor Car Ferries by Stephen Elve.)

The Clarke Historical Library has a number of books about the history of Michigan Railroads and the Company, as well as published Company Annual reports, 1900-1928 (scattered).

Scope and Content Notes:

The collection consists of miscellaneous records of the company, including administrative correspondence, bulletins and circulars, reports, printed materials, personnel, and financial records of the railroad and its ferry line. Specific ferries documented in the collection include, the Arthur K. Atkinson, Ferry #3, and the M.V. Viking. Many of the records came from the line’s former Marine Operations headquarters in Frankfort (Mich.). The records are incomplete and do not document the entire history of the Company.

Later owners of the Company, according to rumors, destroyed some corporate records.

Published Annual Reports for 6/30/1913-6/30/1916 and 12/31/1917-12/31/1927 (1v.); 12/31/1928-12/31/1942 (1v.); and 1943, 1945-1950, 1956, and 1961 (1v. each year) are on DEPOSIT and have been cataloged with other annual reports, which were not donated.

MOLD ALERT!

Most of the collection was severely contaminated with mold when it was deposited at the Clarke. Processing was delayed until fumigation could occur. Those boxes were fumigated in Skokie (Ill.) in summer 1999. Other, later donations do not appear to be severely contaminated with mold, but patrons should be careful when using these collections.

Box and Folder Listing

TRAIN RECORDS

Box 1

Assignment of Cars, 1964

(Misc.) Blank Forms

BLUEPRINTS

American Locomotive Co.

American Tool Works

Ann Arbor Railroad Co.

Bay Shipbuilding Corp.

Benson Electric Company

Bird Johnson Company

Electro-Motive Division

Grand Trunk Western

Iron Works

Kearfott Engineering Co. and Trombetta Corp.

Locomotive Wiring Diagram

Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc. (10 folders)

Box 2

Miscellaneous (3 folders)

Norberg Mfg. Co.

Oil Burner Assembly

Painting and Stenciling

Peabody Engineering Corp.

Shop Tools

Spring Plates and Wheels

Standard Packings – Wabash Rail. Co.

Throat Sweep and Rottmen Gear

Timken Roller Bearing Co.

United States Gypsum Co.

CAR DEPT.

Car Deliveries to Patrons, undated

Records of Bulletin Positions, 1934-1969

Records of Bulletin Positions, 1971-1982

CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence from P.H. Cardoni, Supervisor, Car Dept., Green Bay and Wis. R.R., 1973-1977 (2 folders)

Superintendent’s Correspondence and Bulletins

1930s – 1950s

1960s

1960s – 1970s

Box and Folder Listing

Box 3

CORRESPONDENCE (cont’d)

Superintendent’s Correspondence and Bulletins (cont’d)

1960s – 1970s

1970-1972

1973-1979

1980s

Superintendent’s Bulletins, 1972-1981

Defect Cards and Load Adjustments, 1979-1981

Engine Dispatches Books, 1969-1979

ENGINE ROOM LOG BOOKS

1967-1971

1970s

1980

1981 (3 folders)

1982

Box 4

Undated

Engine Test, 1970s

GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RAILROAD

Bulletins, 1979

Bulletins, 1980

Bulletins, 1981

Ice/Salt Car Shipping Book, 1950-1951

Industry Switch List Forms, 1970s

Locomotive Brake Inspection, Cleaning and Test Records, 1970s

Mechanical Inspection, 1970s

INPSECTION BOOKS

Heaters, 1970-1974

Racks and Bars, 1972-1975

Sand Cars, 1976-1987

Train, 1970s

INVENTORIES

Inventory Forms A-220 8-66, 1979

Inventory Forms A-220, 1966, 1976, and 1979

Inventory Forms A-220, 1965-1966, 1969-1972

Inventory Forms A-220, 1973-1976

Inventory Journal, 1975-1976

Inventory Record, 1978

Box and Folder Listing

Box 4 (cont’d)

INVENTORIES (cont’d)

Material Requisitions, Form 8257, 1982

M of E Material used, Form M of E 41318, 1981-1982

Monthly Inventory of M of W Material, Form MW-238-2500-64, 1977

Box 5

INSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS

1930, 1958, and undated

1962, undated

1950 (Gift Acc# 54230), 1963, 1975 and undated

1964

Undated (4 folders)

Bow Thruster, 1964

Broilers, 1966

DeLaval Instruction Guide, undated

Diesel Engine 1966

Diesel Engine, undated

Diesel Equipment, undated

Engines, undated, 32.0

G-M, 1963

Interchange Rules, 1980

Box 6

Oil Burner, undated

Part Change Record, 1966

Repair Track Inspection and Lubrication, 1950-1981

Wheel and Axel and Stack Adjusters, 1975, undated

Operation and Service Manual Alco Diesel-Electric, undated

Switchgear Air Circuit Breakers Instruction, undated

Time Keeping Instructions Manual for Daily Time Cards, 1979

TODD Operation Manual, undated

LUBRICATION MATERIALS

Amoco Lubrication Surveys

1978

1980

1981

Lube Oil Analysis, 1960s and 1970s

Standard Oil Lube Survey, 1964

MAINTENANCE RECORDS

Main Engines, 1970s

Box and Folder Listing

Box 6 (cont’d)

MECHANICAL DIVISION CORRESPONDENCE

1965-1968

1968-1969

1971, 1975-1977

MECHANICAL DIVISION CIRCULARS

1960s (2 folders)

Box 7

1960s (2 folders)

Michigan Passenger Rate Case, 1915

Movement of Car Ferries, 1976

Pass Book, Form E 103 9-1981 and 12/22/1981-4/22/1982

Personnel Cards, 1960s

REPORTS

Annual Inspection Reports-Boilers, 1920s-1950s

Auto-Ramp Inspection Reports, 1969-1977

Cars Bad Ordered and Cars Repaired, 1969-1974

Cars Bad Ordered Reports, 1974

Cars Handled Reports, 1968-1970

Cars Handled Reports, 1981-1982

Cars Handled and Engine Reports

1963-1965, undated

March 12, 1965, April 13, 1959-August 1966

Car Inspections, 1982

Car Inspection Reports, 1978-1979

Box 8

Conductors Train Reports, Form AA-8-121-10m-1-64, 1965

Conductors Train Reports, Form AA-8 –121-10m-1-65, 1965 (2 folders)

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9311, 1971 (4 folders)

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9311/9312, 1972

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9311, 1972

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9312, 1972 (4 folders)

Box 9

Conductors Train Reports, From 9312, 1972

Conductors Train Reports, Form 8323, 1975 (6 folders)

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9311, 1975 (3 folders)

Conductors Train Reports, Form 8232 and 9311, 1976

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9312, 10/1/1977-6/1/1978

Box and Folder Listing

Box 10

REPORTS (cont’d)

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9312, 1977-1979

Conductors Train Reports, Form 9312, 1980

Conductors Train Reports, Form C.A. 307, 1981 (5 folders)

Conductors Train Reports, Form C.A. 307, 1982 (2 folders)

Conductors Train Reports, undated

Daily Interchange Reports, 1977 (2 folders)

Daily Interchange Reports, 1982

Daily Report of Cars in and our of Shop

1968-1970

1969

Box 11

1970

1974

1975

1977-1978

1978-1979

1979

Daily Time Reports

1978 (2 folders)

1979 (2 folders)

Box 12

Defects and Remarks Reports

1969-1971, 1979

1969-1971, undated

1971-1982

Engine Dispatched Reports, 1973-1981

Engine Failure Reports, 1950-1963

Engine House Reports, 1970

Freight Car Shop Control Reports, Form ME 725 5M

1/1/1970-12/31/1970

1/1/1976-4/29/1976

7/1/1973-11/2/1973

12/1/1974-8/8/1975

8/9/1975-12/31/1975

5/2/1976-7/30/1976

8/1/1976-12/31-1976

Locomotive and Repair Reports, 1976-1981

Locomotive Inspection Reports

June 24, 1927-July 14, 1927

August 1, 1927-August 19, 1927

March 24, 1928-June 30, 1929

June 23, 1929-August 1929

Box and Folder Listing

Box 13

REPORTS (cont’d)

Locomotive Inspection Reports (cont’d)

Dec. 21, 1933-Jan. 26, 1935

Jan. 28, 1935-Sept. 10, 1935

Jan. 12, 1936-March 23, 1938

Monthly Fuel and Oil Reports

1940s and 1950s

1950s and 1960s

1960s (3 folders)

1960s-1980s

1963-1974

1960s-1980

1980s

Oil and Boiler Water Reports, 1960s-1980

Perishable Freight Waybills

1960

1970s-1980s

Perishable Inspection Reports, 1970s-1980s

Box 14

Reports of Cars on Hand

1970-1971

1971-1972

Reports of Load Adjustments, 1974-1976

Reports of Property Damage, Form CF-60, 1971, 1978-1982

Switch and Track Inspection Reports

1976-1977

1976-1978

1976-1979

1977-1981

1979

1980

1981

Tank Cars, 1958-1963

Telegraph Reports of Train Accidents, Form A-70, 1965-1974, 1977, 1980-1982

Track and Switch Notebook, 1980

Trip Report of Purser’s Cash Collections, 1982

Box 15

Wheel Reports

1950s

1979

Wheel Reports/Receipts, 1960s-1980s

Wreck Train Reports/Derailment, 1971-1981

Wreck Train Reports, Form CT-330 1M, 1982

Box and Folder Listing

Box 5 (cont’d)

Requisition for Material Forms, 1970s

Roster and Crew Assignments, 1950s-1970s

RULES

Rules and Safety Standards

1940-1948

1964-1979

Scale Weights, 1973-1974

School of Diesel Engineering, Atkinson, undated

School of Marine Engineering, Diesel, undated

SENIORITY LISTS

1970

Seniority List of Employees, 1970s-1980s

Seniority Roster-Licensed Deck Dept., 1982

Staff Directories

Superintendent’s Office-Train Order, 1901-1925

Switch List, 1979 and undated

Box 16

TICKETS

Box 17

TIME BOOKS

1944-1948

1950-1957

1958-1965

1970-1972

Foreman, Jan. 1, 1967-Dec. 31, 1979

TIME TABLES (Gift Acc# 54230)

Central Terminal Time Tables, No. 148 (1946)-190 (1964)

Time Tables, No. 83, 1919-1964

TRAIN ORDERS

May 1958 (4 folders)

June 1958 (2 folders)

July 1958 (2 folders)

August 1958

September 1958 (2 folders)

Box 18

October 1958 (2 folders)

November 1958 (2 folders)

December 1958 (2 folders)

Box and Folder Listing

Box 18 (cont’d)

Train Register, 11/30/1973-10/23/1974

UNASSIGNED EMPTY CAR CARDS

1970s (4 folders)

WAYBILLS

1973 (2 folders)

1974

1975

1976 (2 folders)

1977

1978

Box 19

1978 (11 folders)

Box 20

1978 (3 folders)

1979(8 folders)

Box 21

1979 (7 folders)

1980 (3 folders)

Box 22

1981 (14 folders)

Box 23

1981 (11 folders)

1982 (3 folders)

Box 24

1982 (3 folders)

YARD BOOKS

1949-1950

1953-1955

1952-1953, 1955-1956

3/1/1954-10/31/1954

4/1/1956-12/31-1956

1957-1959

4/1/1959-12/26/1959

10/1/1960-7/15/1961

7/16/1961-4/1/1962

1961-1962

4/1/1962-12/31/1962

1/1/1963-9/30/1963

10/1/1963-6/15/1964

1964

1965-1968

Box and Folder Listing

Box 25

YARD BOOKS (cont’d)

6/1/1966-2/28/1967

3/1/1967-4/30/1968

1968-1970

6/1/1968-1/20/1970

1970-1971

11/29/1971-1/31/1973

9/13/1971-4/18/1974

2/1/1973-4/14/1974

1974-1975

4/19/1974-2/7/1978

6/30/1975-9/9/1976

9/10/1976-12/7/1977

12/8/1977-2/21/1979

1978-1980

Box 26

10/10/1980-12/1/1980

4/14/1980-7/1/1981

1981-1982

Yard Check Lists, 1976 and 1982

FERRY RECORDS

“Able Seaman Examination” papers, 1966

Agreement between AARR Co. and Licensed Marine Engineers, 1967

Agreement between AARR Co. and Car Ferry Employees, 1960s

Agreement between AARR Co. and Marine Department Repairmen, 1955

Air Claims, Jan. 1980

ARTHUR K. ATKINSON

Balance Sheets, 1980-1982

Blueprints, 1963, 1971

Lube Oil Samples, 1960-1973

Mechanical Facts, 1965

Repair Parts, undated

Workbook, 1980

Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, 1981

BLUPRINTS

Boat, 1953

Miscellaneous, 1960s

Wiring Diagram (Marine Fire Alarm Annun.)

Box and Folder Listing

Box 26 (cont’d)

BOAT LANDING RECORDS

10/11/1981-11/20/1981

11/21/1981-12/27/1981

8/26/1981-3/31/1982

4/20/1981-5/21/1981

5/17/1981-3/28/1982

3/8/1981-3/30/1982

3/731981-2/26/1982

Box 27

1/10/1982-8/27/1982

5/26/1981-2/24/1982

1/11/1982-4/25/1982

Car Ferry Summer Schedules, 1968, 1971, 1977, and 1981

Circulars

1973

1973-1981, undated

Contract for Lease of Land and Correspondence, 1960s

CORRESPONDENCE

1981-1982

Point Betsie, 1922-1925

U.S. Coast Guard, 1922-1924, 1968, 1980-1981

Critique of State of Mich. Dept. of Highways and Transportation, “Evaluation of Proposals for Operation of AARR and Cross Lake Ferry,” 1977

Department Memos and Notices, 1980-1982

Embargo Sheets, 1970s

Engine Time Books, 1980-1982

Ferry Bills, 1970s

Fuel Oil from Marine, 1970-1980

Galley Department Assignments and Bids, 1980-1981

INSPECTIONS

Annual Inspections

Boilers Numbers 62, 63 and 64, 1949-1953

City of Green Bay, 1960s-1970s

Shipyards, 1970s

Boat Inspection Books

1970s

1970s and1980s

1975

On Shore Inspection Reports, 1975-1976

Viking Fire Extinguisher, 1960s-1970s

Box and Folder Listing

Box 28

Licensed Engine Department Assignments and Bids, 1981-1982

FERRY LOGS

1916-1917 (SS Ann Arbor #3)

1964-1965

1965-1970 (SS Ann Arbor #3)

1981 (SS Ann Arbor #3)

1982 (SS Ann Arbor #3) (2 folders)

1981-1982

Lube Oil Sample Test Sheets, 1980-1982

Material Requisitions, 1980-1982

Monthly Car Ferry Statistics, 1972

M.V. VIKING

Bird-Johnson Company, Marine Division, Service Report, 1979

Car Ferry Winches Inspection Report, 1968

Due Forms, 1980-1981

Fuel and Oil Reports, 1970s

Index of Drawings, Parts, Supplier, Catalogs and Misc. Data, 1965

Mechanical Facts, 1965

Monthly Reports, 1970s

Test Agenda, undated

OPERATION MANUALS

Flum Stabilization System in the M.V. Viking, 1965

Series CE and CF Pumps, 1964

Steering Gear in the M.V. Viking, undated

Radio Log Book, Owosso Office, 7/1/1971-2/23/1973

Record of Entry, 1982

REPORTS

Boat Defects and Remarks Reports, 1974-1975, 1981-1982

Boat Report by Commodity, 1981

Car Ferry Delay Reports

1960s

1970s (6 folders)

Box 29

1970s (8 folders)

1980s (2 folders)

Condition of Channel Report, July 1969

Daily Labor Reports, 1975 (2 folders)

Daily Labor Reports, 1976

Box and Folder Listing

Box 29 (cont’d)

REPORTS (cont’d)

Diesel Engine Reports, 1981-1982

Ferry Operation Reports, undated

Fire Extinguisher System Inspection Report, 5/5/1981

Fuel Delivery Reports, 1972-1976

Fuel Statistical Reports, 1973

Marine Accident Reports, 1968, 1971, and 1974

Public Health Service Inspection Report of Vessel Sanitation, 1963

Railroad Shipping Reports, 1976-1982

Shipyard Work Reports, 5/13/1971-5/25/1972

Stationary Boiler Inspection Reports, 1944-1955

Water Sample Report, 3/30/1976

Water Treatment Consulting Service Report, 1977

SENIORITY LIST/ASSIGNMENTS

Department Seniority Rosters, 1965, 1981-1982

Licensed Deck Department Assignments and Bids, 1981-1982

Marine Department Employee List, undated

Seniority Placement Cards

1980-1981

1981-1982

1982-1983

Box 30

Seniority Roster for Ferries, 1973, 1982

Unlicensed Engine Department Assignments and Bids, 1980-1981

Unlicensed Deck Department Assignments and Bids, 1981-1982

Work Assignments, 1965

Work Schedule for Licensed Deck Department, 30 days

Schedules, Ferry Boat, 1927

Shipyard Repairs, 1978

Shipyard Work Requested, 1966-1978

Specification Sheets for Boilers 17, 22 and 52, 1919

Sounding Journal, 1982

Unlicensed Marine Department, Pay Rates, 1/1/1980-6/30/1980

Waukesha Bearings Company, Service Report and Blueprints, 1978

Work Lists for Engine Room Personnel, 1960s-1970s

VESSEL INSPECTION DECLARATIONS

1980

1981

1982

Box and Folder Listing

Box 31

TRAIN RECORDS, LEGAL SIZE

Arrival and Departure of Trains and Watch Register, Form 800, 1966-1968

Average Agreement Blank, Form AA 851 5M 5-66, Jan. 1965-Dec. 1966

CALANDER DRAFTS

1985

1991

1992

Commissary Requisition and Inventory, Form 8252, 1982

Correspondence and Bulletins (volume) 1970s

Junction Guide for Traffic at West Back Ports, 1971

REPORTS

Conductor’s Train Reports, 1971-1972

Form G-116 5M 6-67, 1974-1975

Locomotive Defect Reports

1977 (2 folders)

1977-1978

1970s

Box 32

1970s (2 folders)

Locomotive Inspection Reports

1927

1970 (6 folders)

Box 33

1974

1975 (6 folders)

1976 (8 folders)

Box 34

1977

1978 (6 folders)

1979 (8 folders)

1980 (5 folders)

Box 35

1981

1982

Material Class Reports, undate, and Material Distribution Reports, 1975

Perishable Reports (volume), 1965-1969

Box 36

SCRAPBOOKS/BULLETINS

1965-1966

1967-1968

1972-1973

Box and Folder Listing

Box 37

STOCK BOOKS

1967-1969 (5 folders)

1969

FERRY RECORDS, LEGAL SIZE

SHIP CARGO RECORDS

1979-1982

1970s

ANN ARBOR RAILROAD OVERSIZED MATERIAL

In Map Cabinet #6

Drawer 1

Owosso Station Tracing, 1916-1928, undated (5 Tracings, Modern Copies, 1990s), measures 72”x 24” (#1), 55”x 24” (#2 and #4), 58”x 24” (#3) and 37”x 24” (#5)

In Map Cabinet #10

Drawer 11

Advertisements, 1953, undated

Blueprints, 1932-1970 (scattered), undated

Calendar Drafts, 1986-1990 (4 folders) (Acc# 54625)

Drawer 12

Intermediate Waybills Listing, 1972

Maintenance Program and Track Chart, after 1958

Ship Radiotelephone Log, 1981-1982

Station Car Record Books, 1952 and 1980

Timetables (Gift Acc# 54230)

No. 74 – 7/1/1917 and No. 78 – 1/13/1918

No. 62 – 1/18/1914, No. 99 – 6/15/1924, No. 100 – 9/28/1924 and No. 147 – 11/14/1943

Drawer 13

Pay Rolls, 1934-1961 (2 folders)

Drawer 14

Time Books

1969-1979 (scattered), undated

1960-1962 (scattered), undated