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 A Selective Summary of Articles in
The Double A
By Issue / Date

Prepared by Hugh A. Hornstein (Copyrighted 2003)

Vol 1, No. 1

  • Cover Photo: Nose shot of #388
  • Back Cover Photo: TSBY #389 working at Clare
  • Major Articles: Aboard the City of Milwaukee by Steve Elve
  • Modeler's Column: AA #303, TSBY #466 and MN #2037 based on the Atlas RS3
  • Photos: AA train #52, Durand, 1942 (2 pictures)

Vol. 1, No. 2

  • Cover Photo: FAs with freight at Boon
  • Major Articles: "Rails Across Lake Michigan" (Reprint of article from 1952 Railway Age
  • Photos: S3 #7 unloading the AKA, 1981; RS2s #301 and #303, Durand Depot, 1981; #393 with freight at Dundee and Milan, undated pictures

Vol. 1, No. 3

  • Cover Photo: GP38 #7802 in Michigan Interstate paint scheme, undated
  • Major Articles: Twelve Years Ago Along the Ann Arbor, part 1, by Jim Sinclair
  • News Items: TSBY Cars from AA Cars (most are boxcars)
  • Modeler's Column: AA Freight Cars: Airslide Hopper, Cement Hopper and Gondola
  • Photos: AARRT&HA excursion, 8/24/85; AA #7791 in Michigan Interstate paint scheme

Vol. 1, No. 4

  • Cover Photo: AA 4-6-0 #120, Owosso, 10/47
  • Back Cover Photo:  AA 4-6-0 #130, Owosso , 7/36
  • Major Articles: Twelve Years Ago Along the Ann Arbor, part 2, by Jim Sinclair
  • News Items: Ann Arbor Equipment Auctioned Off
  • Modeler's Column: Decal sets available

Vol. 2, No. 1
Spring 1986

  • Cover Photo: AA #10, Ann Arbor, 6/80
  • Back Cover Photo:  RS2 #301, Owosso, 1978
  • Major Articles: Twelve Years Ago Along the Ann Arbor, part 3, by Jim Sinclair
  • News Items:  Railroad Museum Receives State (AA) Equipment
  • Modeler's Column:  Mt. Pleasant Depot (with HO plans)
  • Miscellaneous:  NMRA/AAMRC offers HO and O scale sand hoppers for sale
  • Photos: AA 4-6-0 #121, Owosso, 1934; AA 2-8-0 #2180, Toledo, 1936; AA 4-6-0 #1614, Owosso, 1939

Vol 2, No. 2
Undated 

  • Cover Photo: RS1 #21 (Wabash style paint scheme), Ann Arbor, 1951
  • Back Cover Photo:  RS1s #20 and #21, Owosso, 12/85
  • Major Articles:  The Alco RS-1
  • News Items: Toledo area activity
  • Modeler's Column: The Great RS1 Kitbash

Vol.. 2, No. 3
Summer 1986 

  • Cover Photo: M&LS #1, Steuben, 10/5/68
  • Back Cover Photo:  Caboose 2836
  • Major Articles: The Day Coal Car Ran Wild Through TC, 9/8/48, by Larry Wakefield
  • News Items: Boxcar #1270 at Muskegon ; AA Equipment Dispositions
  • Modeler's Column: AA models available
  • Photos:Wabash FA2 #821 (ex-AA #55A); caboose #2834

Vol. 2, No. 4
Fall1986

  • Cover Photo: The Milan Interlock Tower
  • Back Cover Photo: The Milan Interlock Tower
  • Major Articles: Muskegon Car Ferry Proposal (using the Viking)
  • News Items: MDOT re Boat Landing property; Muskegon to Acquire Viking
  • Modeler's Column: Milan Tower (HO Plans)
  • Photos: LS&I and PC units on the AA

Vol. 3, No. 1
Winter 1987

  • Cover Photo:  AA boxcar #1217
  • Back Cover Photo:  AA boxcar #349
  • Major Articles:  The Pullman Standard Box Car by Craig Wilson
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Ferry Yard
  • News Items: Viking project at Muskegon is dead
  • Ex-AA #303 repainted
  • Modeler's Column:  Modeling the PS-1 Boxcar

Vol. 3, No. 2
Spring 1987 

  • Cover Photo:  AA GP35 with freight, Boon, 10/1/77
  • Back Cover Photo:  Steamer #1614, Whitmore Lake, 5/5/50
  • Major Articles:  AA Freight Car Fleet, Part 2:  Other Steel Boxcars, series 250, 1000 and 68000, by Craig Wilson
  • Ann Arbor passenger timetable, 5/1/39
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  1968 Operations
  • News Items:  Muskegon voters reject car ferry proposal
  • Frankfort doesn't want the City of Milwaukee
  • Modeler's Column:  More Ann Arbor Boxcars

Vol. 3, No. 3
Summer 1987

  • Cover Photo:  2-8-2s in roundhouse, Boat Landing, 1940
  • Major Articles:  AA Freight Car Fleet, Part 3:  Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Cars by Craig Wilson
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Ferry Yard Personnel
  • News Items:  Car ferry news;  1972 Freight Car Roster
  • Modeler's Column:  Modeling DT&I cars

Vol. 3, No. 4
Fall 1987

  • Cover Photo:  Line drawings of 2 GACX Covered Hoppers
  • Back Cover Photo: Ann Arbor ,5, 1939
  • Major Articles:  Ann Arbor Freight Car Fleet, part 4:  Leased Cars by Craig Wilson
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Ferry Yard Personnel, continued
  • News Items:  RS1 update;  Frankfort ferry proposal Central Michigan takes over GTW line to Muskegon
  • Modeler's Column:  Dundee Depot in HO scale
  • Modeling the Leased Freight Cars

Vol 4, No. 1
Winter 1988

  • Cover Photo:  Ann Arbor No. 3 leaving Boat Landing, early 1900s
  • Major Articles:  Ann Arbor Railroad Marine Operations by Don G. Wilson The Burning of the Frontenac (Frankfort resort hotel, 1912) by Pete Sandman
  • News Items:  Frankfort Car ferry referendum fails
  • Modeler's Column:  Ann Arbor decal sets available

Vol. 4, No. 2
Spring 1988

  • Cover Photo:  FA2s, Owosso water tower, 1950s, drawing by Craig Wilson
  • Back Cover Photo:  4-6-0 #121 with passenger train #51 departing Owosso, undated
  • Major Articles:  Ann Arbor Freight Car Consists by Mark E. Vaughn
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Ann Arbor 1968 Noteworthy Events
  • M&LS Superintendent's letter (5/22/68) to Jim Sinclair
  • News Items: TSBY operations
  • Modeler's Column:  Applying Train Consist Data
  • Miscellaneous:  HO and N scale TSBY Grain Hoppers for sale
  • Photos:;4-6-0 #121 with passenger train #51 departing Owosso, undated

Vol. 4, No. 3
Summer 1988

  • Cover Photo:  Atlantic #1614 taking on water, undated
  • Back Cover Photo:  RS2s #301 and #303 at Byron with freight TO-3, 1981
  • Major Articles:  Reflections on the Ann Arbor Railroad, with map of Ashley, by Don Pertner
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Ann Arbor 1969 Noteworthy Events
  • Modeler's Column:  Byron Depot plans
  • Photos: TSBY RS1 #2394, Vassar, 1978;  S-3 #10 with cabooses, Owosso, undated

Vol. 4, No. 4
Fall 1988

  • Cover Photo:  Ann Arbor No. 6, entering Frankfort harbor, 1939
  • Back Cover Photo:  TSBY #385 with AARRT&HA excursion, Mt. Pleasant, Fall 1984
  • Major Articles:  Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway, Seventh Annual Report, 1887 Car Ferry Pilot House name plates by Craig Wilson and H. Arnt Gerritsen
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Communications changes;  acquiring PCs Ypsilanti branch
  • News Items:  Last Train to Boat Landing;  Car ferries for sale
  • Modeler's Column:  ex DT&I wood cabooses;  Santa's caboose

Vol. 5, No. 1
Winter 1989

  • Cover Photo:  GP-35 #390, Owosso, 1974
  • Back Cover Photo:  AARR Alco #10 with caboose #2831, Owosso, 1/70
  • Major Articles:  AARR Alco S-1 and S-3 Switchers, by Craig Wilson (with drawings and photos of various paint schemes)
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Alco S-1s and S-3s
  • News Items:  Pere Marquette #1225; City of Milwaukee to remain at Frankfort; Chief Wawatam to be cut down to a barge
  • Modeler's Column:  Modeling the SHPX Malt cars

Vol. 5, No. 2
Spring 1989

  • Cover Photo:  AA GP38, Ann Arbor, 6/87
  • Back Cover Photo:  DT&I #350, Alma, 8/22/68
  • Major Articles: Reprint of the first half of AA Timetable #113 (10/11/64; last one issued) WHAT IF:  Wabash paint scheme on newer AA power
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  Reading Operating Timetable #113
  • News Items:  Owosso news
  • Modeler's Column:  Does Anyone Really Model the Ann Arbor?

Vol 5, No. 3
Summer 1989

  • Cover Photo:  Atlantic #1612 with RPO and coach, Train #52, 1940s
  • Major Articles:  Reprint of the second half of AA Timetable #113 (10/11/64; last one issued) The Evolution of a Herald
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  More on reading Operating Timetable #113
  • News Items:  Car Ferry News;  AA boxcar #1351 for sale
  • Modeler's Column:  Details, Details, Details (Mile Post, Whistle Post and Flanger Warning Post

Vol. 5, No. 4
Fall 1989

  • Cover Photo:  M&LS 2-8-0 #2380, Manistique, c. 1950
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Introduction and Chapter 1, The Manistique and Northwestern
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  A Mother's Day Ride, Part 1
  • News Items:  GTW Car Ferries sold,  AA Boats Next?; TSBY Business Car #1 Sold
  • Modeler's Column:  Car ferry billboard revisited (reprinted from issue #24, 82-3)

Vol. 6, No. 1
Winter 1990

  • Cover Photo:  GP35 #390 with freight on former Michigan Northern trackage, 12/89
  • Back Cover Photo:  TSBY GP35 #391, 12/22/89
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein: Chapter 2, Boom and Bust: MM&N and M&N
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  A Mother's Day Ride, Part 2, including Map of Toledo as of 1/15/72 
  • News Items:  KLS&C Business car "The Solomon" (Ex TSBY);  TSBY's new paint scheme; Will City of Milwaukee Promote Development?: Opposing Views
  • Modeler's Column:  Frankfort Hoist Houses

Vol. 6, No. 2
Spring 1990

  • Cover Photo:  AnnPere Tower, undated
  • Back Cover Photo:  Nose view of AA RS1 #21 in Owosso Shops, 10/15/71
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Chapter 3, M&LS (1909-1968) an overview
  • Red Board West by Jim Sinclair:  A Mother's Day Ride, Part 3
  • News Items:  More Locomotive Repaints;  Rail Removal Begins at Boat Landing
  • Modeler's Column:  The Elusive "Frog Eye" (On RS1s);  CDS AA Dry Transfers

Vol. 6, No. 3
Summer 1990

  • Cover Photo:  AA 4-4-2 #1611 leaving Cherry Street station with #51, 7/19/50
  • Back Cover Photo:  TSBY #388 with Passenger Special, Howell, 5/90
  • Major Articles:  The End of Passenger Trains on the Ann Arbor (Special issue) Summer Railroading: Where Are the Trains by Don Maddock and Craig Wilson
  • Modeler's Column:  The Challenge of Modeling Ann Arbor Passenger Trains

Vol. 6, No. 4
Fall1990

  • Cover Photo:  City of Milwaukee, Frankfort, 9/90
  • Back Cover Photo:  Milwaukee (ex-M. M. & N. ,1) off Grand Haven, undated
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Chapter 4, Railroad Car Ferry Operations RS1 #20 Returns to Owosso
  • Photos:  Pere Marquette caboose A909

Vol. 7, No. 1
Winter 1991

  • Cover Photo:  GP-35 #393 and Snowplow #4502, Boat Landing, 1981
  • Back Cover Photo:  Ann Arbor outside braced boxcars #74108 and #41012
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Chapter 6, Storms, Wrecks and Accidents
  • News Items:  RS1 #20 to go to Shepherd;  Huron and Eastern Takes Over TSBY's Vassar Operation; More Harsh Economic News for Frankfort
  • Modeler's Column:  Of Paper and Pulpwood

Vol. 7, No. 2
Spring 1991

  • Cover Photo:  FA2 #54 with freight, Ashley, 1953
  • Major Articles:  Ashley Depot (with drawings) M&LS by Hugh Hornstein: Chapter 5,  Railroad Operations
  • News Items:  Transfer of Vassar Line Becomes Official TSBY's 25 ton GE Switcher
  • Modeler's Column:  Of Paper and Pulpwood-2: GBW Paper cars of the 1970s
  • Photos:Soo Line gondola #67559 with pulpwood, Boat Landing, 8/60

Vol. 7, No. 3
Summer 1991

  • Cover Photo:  Mesick Depot, undated
  • Back Cover Photos:  Cohoctah, Shepherd and Mesick depots
  • Major Articles:  Motive Power Swapping on the Ann Arbor: 1966-1968 DT&I Power on the Ann Arbor; More Depots: Similar to the one at Ashley (Hamburg and Bannister)
  • Milan Area Observations:  March-May 1991
  • News Items:  Clare Interlock Dismantled;  RS1 Project Update
  • Modeler's Column:  DT&I GP-38s and GP-7s

Vol. 7, No. 4
Fall 1991

  • Cover Photo:  AA Whitcomb 44 tonner #1, Owosso, 9/47
  • Back Cover Photo:  TSBY #394 and #390 with freight, Clare, 8/24/91
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Chapter 7, "Sities" and Stations, Sidings and Spurs
  • News Items:  TSBY RS2 #466 Sold, Goes to Michigan Southern at White Pigeon; Ann Arbor Equipment on the Move (RS1); Milan Tower is Finally Closed
  • Modeler's Column:  GBW Paper cars update;  New Models
  • Photos:;Ludington and Northern #16 on TSBY, Owosso, 8/23/91

Vol. 8, No. 1
Winter 1992

  • Cover Photo:  Russell Plow #4502, c. 1982
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Chapter 8, Railroad Equipment My Association with M&LS #1 by Nick Modders
  • News Items:  New Ownership for TSBY; Central Michigan sells Muskegon Rail Operation to Railtex (Michigan Shore RR)
  • Modeler's Column:  New Products
  • Miscellaneous:  Viking manifest lists, May 28-29, 1976

Vol. 8, No. 2
Spring 1992

  • Cover Photo:  AA 2-6-0 #28 loading Ann Arbor ,3, Elberta, c. 1900
  • Major Articles:  1889 Rule Book of the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway
  • Milan Area Observations:  December 1991 to February 1992
  • News Items:  RS1 #20 and caboose #2845 in Shepherd
  • Modeler's Column:  Model Update

Vol. 8, No. 3
Summer 1992

  • Cover Photo:  TSBY #393 and #391 with freight on trestle over Manistee River, 1992
  • Back Cover Photo:  AA RS1 #20 with caboose (at Shepherd ?), undated
  • Major Articles:  M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Chapter 9, The End; RS1s on the Manistique and Lake Superior by Ralph Matthies
  • Milan Area Observations:  March-May 1992
  • News Items:  Milan Tower Demolished;  Car Ferries Moving Off Lakes?
  • Modeler's Column:  GP35s Galore

Vol. 8, No. 4
Fall 1992

  • Cover Photo:  Ann Arbor No. 1, Toledo, 1892
  • Back Cover Photo: Michigan Interstate Rwy #394, #391 and #386, near Boon, 10/1/77
  • Major Articles:  100 Years Ago: Car Ferry Service Begins; M&LS by Hugh Hornstein:  Chapter 10, The Remains, Twenty Years Later and the Epilogue
  • Milan Area Observations:  June-August 1992 
  • News Items:  Restoring AA Whitcomb #1
  • Modeler's Column: GP35 Details and Decals

Vol. 9, No. 1
Winter 1993

  • Cover Photo:  AA GP-38s #7771 and #7802, Milan, 2/20/93
    Major Articles: The Sinking of Ann Arbor No. 4, February 14, 1923
  • Milan Area Observations:  September 1992 through February 1993
  • Equipment Profile:  Ann Arbor 40' single-sheathed box cars, series 11400/73750
  • News Items:  TSBY acquires ex-Southern GP35s
  • Modeler's Column:  Decal Update

Vol. 9, No. 2
Spring 1993

  • Cover Photo:  2-8-0 #2181;
  • Major Articles:  Steam Locomotives at Boat Landing, May 1945 (Also see: Winter 1995)
  • Milan Area Observations:  March through May 1993
  • Equipment Profile:  Ann Arbor 40' single-sheathed box cars, series 10300/41000, 10550/41250 and 74000  
  • News Items:  TSBY's 25 tonner Receives New Paint
  • Modeler's Column:  Industry Database

Vol. 9, No. 3
Summer 1993

  • Cover Photo:  Pomona Wreck, July 4, 1929
  • Back Cover Photo:  AA outside braced boxcar #73839, 1946
  • Major Articles: The Wreck of 185: Pomona, Michigan, July 4, 1929 (Also see: Winter 1994) The Northern Reaches of the Ann Arbor, July 18-22, 1989  (A summary of all stations north of Owosso)
  • Milan Area Observations:  May and June 1993
  • Equipment Profile:  Ann Arbor 40' single-sheathed box cars, series 11400/73750: revisited
  • News Items:  Changes Ahead for Boat Landing
  • Modeler's Column:  Modeling the 73750 series box cars in HO scale

Vol. 9, No. 4
Fall 1993

  • Cover Photo:  AA Boxcar #4635 (ex-1113), Ann Arbor, 6/75
  • Back Cover Photos:  AA Boxcar #X4642 (ex-1133), Boat Landing, 6/75  AA Boxcar #4635 (ex-1113), Ferry Yard, 4/17/76;
  • Major Articles:  The Wabash Acquired the Ann Arbor
  • Milan Area Observations:  June - October 1993
  • Equipment Profile:  Ann Arbor 1100-1149 series box cars
  • News Items:  Summer NRHS Highlander Special at Alma
  • Modeler's Column:  Alco S1/S3 Hood Conversion Project

Vol. 10, No. 1
Winter 1994

  • Cover Photo:  Mike #185 derailed, Pomona, 7/4/29
  • Major Articles:  Wreck of 185, Pomona, July 4, 1929: Revisited (Also see: Summer 93)
  • Milan Area Observations:  15 October 1993 - 27 January 1994
  • News Items:  City of Milwaukee and Elberta area update
  • Modeler's Column:  Superwood cars: Ann Arbor 900 series, bulkhead flatcars

Vol. 10, No. 2
Spring 1994

  • Cover Photo:  FA2 #51, Toledo, 5/28/61
  • Back Cover Photo:  Ross and White tower, Boat Landing, 8/88
  • Major Articles:  Shepherd's Bizarre Log Train Calamity: May 9, 1891
  • Structure Profile: Diesel Era Sanding Facilities, part 1:  Toledo, Owosso and Elberta (with HO scale plans)  
  • News Items:  Elberta Submits Plan for Development of Boat Landing
  • Modeler's Column:  Ideas for Modeling the Boat Landing Sand House

Vol. 10, No. 3
Summer 1994

  • Cover Photo:  AA S-3 #7, Ferry Yard, 5/26/70
  • Back Cover Photo:  Ferry Yard Office, 5/28/87
  • Major Articles:  Survival on the Pilot and Death in the Cab of Engine #19, October 20-21, 1905  A Summer's Day Cab Ride in Ann Arbor
  • Milan Area Observations:  28 January through 2 August 1994
  • News Items:  AKA and Viking To Begin New Career?

Vol. 10, No. 4
Fall 1994

  • Cover Photo: Ann Arbor No. 3
  • Back Cover Photo:  Frankfort harbor map, 1904
  • Major Articles:  Boat Landing, Part 1, The Early Years;  AARRT&HA Membership: Geographical Distribution, by Don Wilson
  • Milan Area Observations:  2 August through 30 November 1994
  • News Items:  Ann Arbor Car Ferries in Ludington
  • Modeler's Column: Potential Decal Projects

Vol. 11, No. 1
Winter 1995

  • Cover Photo: Wabash outbound from Boat Landing, undated
  • Back Cover Photo:  Boat Landing, 1939;Major Articles:  Boat Landing, Part 2, 1920-1950 
  • Locomotives at Boat Landing, May 1945: Revisited (Also see: Spring 1993)
  • News Items:  Former AA Tracks Thompsonville to Elberta Removed
  • Modeler's Column:  Modeling the Ann Arbor Ross and White sand towers in HO scale

Vol. 11, No. 2 
Spring / Summer 1995

  • Cover Photo: AKA being loaded by #7, 7/25/81
  • Back Cover Photo:  Coaling tower, Boat Landing, 8/60
  • Major Articles:  Head on in the Smoke and Fog (Mt. Pleasant), September 17, 1908  Boat Landing, Part 3, Special Equipment]
  • Milan Area Observations:  February 1, 1995 through June 30, 1995
  • Modeler's Column:  Ross and White sand tower: the tower and ladder assemblies

Vol. 11, No. 3
Fall 1995

  • Cover Photo:  CRDX Malt Car 4828 at Elberta
  • Back Cover Photo:  Model of CRDX 4848 by Craig Wilson
  • Major Articles:  Arrival Notices from the Marion, Michigan agency, 1962 with track maps of Marion, McBain and Lucas by Craig Wilson;  Northward on the Fall Picnicker by Jim Sinclair
  • Milan Area Observations (July 1, 1995 through November 9, 1995
  • Modeler's Column:  Modeling the Ann Arbor (CRDX) Malt Cars in HO Scale by Craig Wilson

Vol. 11, No. 4
calendar issue

  • (Although assigned a volume and number identification, this is not really the case.  The editor and board determined to issue this calendar in lieu of a regular issue due, in part, to the lack of material)
  •  The 1996 Ann Arbor Railroad Calendar with pictures for each month.
    •  Cover:  GP35s #389, #390 and #385 with freight, Elberta, 1973
    • January:  AA GP38 #7771 with freight, Milan, 2/12/94
    • February:  AA 0-6-0 #1, Toledo, c. 1900    AA 4-6-0 #45, Owosso , c. 1902
    • March:  AA FA2s #50 and #50A with freight, Pontiac Trail, 1956
    • April:  AA 2-8-2 #2492 (ex-#185) with freight, undated  
    • May:  AA S-3 #6, Boat Landing, 1975
    • June:  AA 2-8-0 #2352 (ex-#172), Toledo, undated  
    • July:  AA RS1 #20 (in Wabash style paint scheme), 2/17/68
    • August:  AA 4-4-2 #1611, Ann Arbor, late 1940s
    • September:  AA RS2s #303 and #301 with freight, Byron, 8/9/81
    • October:  AA 0-8-0 #1520, Toledo, undated
    • November:  TSBY GP35s #394 and #393 with freight, Howell, 12/2/94
    • December:  AA GP35 #390, Owosso, 1974

Vol. 12 ,No. 1
Winter 1996

  • Cover Photo:  GO 35 389 on turntable at Frankfort
  • Back Cover:  Map of Engine Terminal Area at Boat Landing (Elberta) c. 1945-1950
  • Back Cover Photo (Small): Class I-6 (2-8-0) #2352 at Boat Landing in 1940
  • Major Articles:  Recollections of Icing Refrigerator Cars at the Boat Landing, circa 1950's by Daryl Holmes
  • Boat Landing: A Look Back: Part IV - Images from the Diesel Years by Rob Adams  with photos including one of RS-1 #21 in "Wabash" paint and one of FA-2 #56  and #56A
  • Minor Articles:  Viking to Ply Lake Erie
  • Walt Disney and the Ann Arbor Railroad
  • Photos:  Four early views of Boat Landing, three of which show boats, and one an excellent picture of a variety of box cars in yard at Boat Landing
  • Milan Area Observations (November 1995 through March 1996) includes map of Milan tracks
  • Modeler's Column: Superwood Loads - Revisited by Craig Wilson

Vol. 12, No. 2
1996

  • Front Cover:  Four views of the car ferry City of Green Bay at Manistique
  • Back Cover:  Prototype Ann Arbor consists, Boon, Michigan, July 1951.
  • Major Articles:  Proceedings of the American Railway Bridge and Buildings Association from 1929
  • Ann Arbor and M&LS Car Ferry Slips: Part 1, M&LS Slip at Manistique with  maps and photographs and detailed drawings and photos of counterbalance framework
  • Milan Area Observations (April through June 1996) including large map of Diann, 11/'93
  • Photos:  Mt. Pleasant Deport
  • Miscellaneous:  AARRT&HA Company Store merchandise list
  • Modeler's Column:  An Update on Models for the Ann Arbor (Intermountain PS-1 boxcars, Kato's 2-bay covered hopper, Westerfield's USRA single-sheathed boxcar,  Atlas 3-bay ACF cylindrical hopper and "S" scale GP35

Vol. 12, No. 3
1966

  • Front Cover:  Viking docked at West Slip, Elberta.
  • Back Cover:  Prototype Ann Arbor Consists,  Ann Arbor , 1950.
  • Major Articles:  What ever happened to T&SB RS-2 #466? (With 3 pictures of unit in Michigan Southern paint.)
  • Ann Arbor Car Ferry Slips II:  Boat Landing (Elberta, Mi) Slips. With pictures and  diagrams.
  • Milan Area Observations (July through December 1966)

Vol. 12, No. 4

(Although assigned a volume and number identification, this is not really the case.  The editor and board determined to issue this calendar in lieu of a regular issue due, in part, to the lack of material)

  • The 1997 Calendar Cover:  S-2 #6 at Boat Landing Inside Front Cover:  June 26, 1931, Ann Arbor Railroad System map
  • January:  Derailment at Elsie, January 28, 1911
  • February:  AA RR GP-38s #7771 and #7802, Milan, February 20, 1993
  • March:  Durand Deport sometime in the 1940s
  • April:  A group of Section Hands at Sherman during the very early years
  • May:  Alco S-1 #2 in Toledo, January 22, 1964
  • June:  Passenger Train 52 taking on water at Ann Arbor, undated
  • July:  GP35 #360, in DT&I type paint, Boat Landing, July 17, 1973
  • August:  TSBY Gp-35s #393 and #385 near Cadillac, August 1, 1990
  • September:  Steamer Class H-2 #130 (4-6-0), Owosso roundhouse, July 1936
  • October:  M-O-W ditcher #3723, Toledo, 1938
  • November:  Caboose #2835, "Ferry in Fog" paint scheme, Owosso, November 3, 1979
  • December:  AA Russell snowplow #4502, Boat Landing, July 17, 1973

Vol. 13, No. 1
Winter 1997

  • Front Cover: AA GP-35 #388 w/ Steam Derrick 3187, Whitmore Lake , December 13, 1972.
  • Back Cover:  Three pictures of Crane Tender 4105 and Tool Car 3295, Owosso , May 1968.
  • Major Articles:  The Coal Train Wreck at Whitmore Lake (December 13, 1972) and Other Derailments  by Jim Sinclair, photos by Henry Burger.
  • A Chronology of Major Derailments on the Ann Arbor Railroad: 1969-1975.
  • Equipment Profile:  The Ann Arbor Railroad's Bucyrus Company Steam Wrecking Crane and Support  Equipment by Rob Adams.
  • Milan Area Observations: January through July 1997
  • Modeler's Column:  Ideas for Modeling Wreck Train Equipment in HO Scale  by Rob Adams

Vol. 13, No. 2
Spring - Summer 1997

  • Front Cover:  AA Carferry sign at Elberta
  • Back Cover:  Prototype Ann Arbor Consists: mid-1960's at Elberta, Michigan
  • Major Articles:  Changes Ahead for the Ann Arbor by Robert Lorenzo Ann Arbor Car Ferry Slips III: The East Slip at Boat Landing by Rob Adams and  Dave Zelisse
  • Equipment Profile:  Business Car Babbling Brook
  • Modeler's Column:  Update on Models Available:  "N" and "O" scale 68000 series boxcars  Atlas releases HO scale ALCO S-1/S-3 Atlas announces re-release of their HO scale RS-1 C&BT Shops Ann Arbor steel boxcar  Bachmann HO scale 2-8-0 ... starting point for AA consolidated Bowser releases new 70 ton, 2 bay HO scale hopper (w/ 4 prototype pictures,  including AA 8 by H. A. Hornstein)

Vol. 13, No. 3
Fall 1997

  • Front Cover:  2-8-0 # 42 at Howell c. 1893
  • Back Cover:  Line drawing of 40' wood OB box car, 12000-12199 series
  • Major Articles:  Building the Ann Arbor Railroad by Graydon Meints (with maps of Washtenaw and Oakland Counties, Gratiot County, Livingston and Washtenaw Counties, and Clare County.)
  • Equipment Profile:  AA RR 12000/90000 Series USRA Single Sheathed Box Cars;Modeler's Column:  Modeling AA USRA Single Sheathed Box Cars in HO Scale
  • Milan Area Observations:  July 1997 through January 1998
  • Prototype Consists:  Early 1950s near Ann Arbor

Vol. 13, No. 4
1998 Calendar 

(Although assigned a volume and number identification, this is not really the case.  The editor and board determined to issue this calendar in lieu of a regular issue due, in part, to the lack of material)

  • The 1998 Calendar
  •  Front Cover:  Ann Arbor Hand Derrick #3179
  • Inside Front Cover:  An unused AA baggage tag from USRA era
  • January:  Caboose #2837 in DT&I paint scheme, Owosso , January 17, 1968.
  • February:  Builders photo of wooden gon #2091 with "key" paint scheme and line drawing.
  • March:  Bryon, Michigan station and Grain Elevator, early 1950's. (No trains in view).
  • April:  AA GP35's 393, 389 and 392 on Huron River bridge, Ann Arbor , early 1970's.
  • May:  AA RS1 #20 w/ compass herald paint scheme, Owosso , May 24, 1970.
  • June:  AA wooden caboose #2805, Ann Arbor , summer 1950.
  • July:  AA Mikado (2-8-2) #2480, Boat Landing, July 1939.
  • August:  M&LS #1, Manistique, August 1955.
  • September:  AA GP35's 7802 and 7771, Milan , August 26, 1996.
  • October:  T&SB GP35's 389 and 390, Owosso , August 28, 1996.
  • November:  AA Consolidated #2176 w/ 2 other steamers, Ann Arbor , c. 1940.
  • December:  Alco FA-2s #56 and #56A, Toledo , undated.
  • Back Cover:  The 7 major logos used by the AA and the one T&SB logo.

Vol. 14, No. 1
Winter 1998

  • Front Cover:  #15 (4-4-0), Toledo, c. 1896
  • Back Cover: Drawing of Lettering Scheme for the 11000-11399 series box cars.
  • Major Articles: Building the Ann Arbor , Part 2, by Graydon Meints
  • Equipment Profile: Ann Arbor RR 40 Foot Double-Sheathed Box Cars (11000-11499; renumbered to  69600-69675) by Rob Adams.
  • Current News:  Current status of car ferries: City of Milwaukee, City of Midland , AKA and Viking.
  • Modeler's Column:  Update on Models Available: (All in HO Scale).
  • Miscellaneous Photos:  FA-2s 56 and 56-A at Boat Landing.  AA 40' boxcar # 90028 in 1950 wreck at Wasepi, Michigan while on PRR.

Vol. 14, No. 2
Spring - Summer 1998

  • Front Cover: Copemish Diamond (M&NE and AA)
  • Back Cover: Manitowoc , Wisc., Ferry Office (Joint C&O and AA)
  • Major Articles: Copemish-A Vanished Junction by Rob Adams
  • The Michigan Northern Railway, 1976-1984 by Paul Baumgartner
  • Current News: Another TSBY Re-paint (#392 repainted c. 4/98 and named "City of Mt. Pleasant"

Vol. 14, No. 3
Fall 1998

  • [Rcvd 10-8-99];Front Cover: Clare station with AA GP35 #387 about to cross the diamond
  • Back Cover: Clare station with AA Alco FA-2 #51 receiving orders
  • Major article:  Clare, Michigan: A Look Back (many pictures of station, maps of 1893, 1899, 1906, and 1945, and picture of McKeen motor car #3)
  • HO scale plans:  AA Freight Depot, Clare, Michigan (By Craig Wilson); also pix;M-115 AA billboard (5 different pictures
  • Modeling Notes:  AA & C&O structures at Clare

Vol. 14, No. 4
1999 Calendar

(Although assigned a volume and number identification, this is not really the case.  The editor and  board determined to issue this calendar in lieu of a regular issue due, in part, to the lack of material)

  • The 1999 Calendar: Front Cover:  AA collage
  • Inside Front Cover:  Reproduction of 1949 train and steamship schedule.
  • January:  TSBY 390 (GP35) on run to Petoskey, December 20, 1989.
  • February:  AA 2-8-2 #2490 at Durand, April 1939.
  • March:  Arthur K. Atkinson at Elberta, August 1973.
  • April:  AA leased covered hopper GACX 42632, Ann Arbor , April 13, 1964.
  • May:  AA RS-1 #21, in blue, grey and white Wabash style scheme, Owosso , 1956.
  • June:  McKeen motor car #3.
  • July:  Sand house and fueling rack, Elberta, with GP35 #390, undated.
  • August:  AA GP38 #7802, Milan , summer 1990.
  • September:  AA 4-6-0 #120, Owosso , 1930's.
  • October:  Thompsonville Depot, undated.
  • November:  Caboose # 2832, undated.
  • December:  Boat Landing, c. 1940, with boats #3, 5 and 6 in view.
  • Back Cover:  The 6 major logos used by the AA, one Wabash and one T&SB logo.

Vol. 15, No. 1
Winter - Spring 1999

  • [Received 2/1/01];Front Cover:  TSB 390 with an excursion train
  • Back Cover  “Clare Rewind”, PM 2-8-2 #1017, undated px
  • Major Articles: “Fall and Winter Action on the AA and TSBY”  (Primarily 1999 photoes showing AA and TSBY power as well as foreign power on AA & TSBY lines)
  • TSBY GP35 Locomotive Naming Scheme
  • Wabash Standard Tell-Tale near Dundee, Michigan (w/ drawing)
  • AA 1200-1399 Series Box Cars (w/pix)
  • Modeling Notes:  Kadee’s HO scale AA 40’ box car #1234 (w/ pix)

Vol. 15, No. 2
Summer-Fall 1999

  • [Rcvd 2/1/01] ;Front Cover: Ann Arbor #3
  • Back Cover:  Prototype Ann Arbor Consists:  Ferry Yard, Summer 1950
  • Major Articles: The Fates of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries
  • Disposition of Other Lake Michigan Fleets City of Green Bay (Picture article of David Beardsley photographs)
  • Ann Arbor Railroad Time Table # 82 (May 18, 1919) (Reproduced in full including the map of the AA system as of that date.)

 Format for web by Henry F. Burger