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Vol. 15, No. 4
 2000 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)(c. 6/7/00

  • The 2000 Calendar: Front Cover: AA 2-8-2 #2493 at Howell in the late 1940s.
  • Inside Front Cover: AA ditcher #3723 Line drawing (pix in 1997 calendar).
  • January:  Howell Depot.
  • February: AA 2-8-2 #2480 over Huron River bridge, late 1940s.
  • March: DT&I GP7 #967.
  • April: Ann Arbor ,7.  
  • May: AA RS-1 # 21 (“Ferry in Fog scheme“)fueling at Ferry Yard ( Ann Arbor ).
  • June: TSBY #388 and 390 at Owosso ,7/3/99.
  • July: AA 2-10-2 #191 at Owosso .
  • August: AA GP35s #388, 385 and 391.
  • September: AA wood caboose #4615 (ex 2820), in MoW service.
  • October: AA GP35s #390 and 389 at Thompsonville, late 1970s.
  • November: AA Cement Covered Hopper # 146 (Builder’s photo).
  • December: AA 2-8-2 #2493, Ann Pere tower, 1940s.
  • Back Cover:  The 6 major logos used by the AA, one Wabash and one T&SB logo. 

 

No 16 or 17 issues were not published.

Vol. 18, No. 1 and 2  (Double Issue)
Spring-Summer 2002

  • [7/26/02] The entire issue is devoted to “The History and Development of the Ann Arbor Railroad’s Central Terminal”.  This is the history of the early railroad operations in the Toledo, Ohio , area  leading up to thedevelopment of the Ann Arbors earliest predecessors. (Article by Don Maddock and Jim Sinclair)

Vol. 18, No. 3
Fall 2002

  • [1/28/03] Front Cover: picture of engineer Joe Sigafoose
  • Back Cover: Ad for 2003 AARRT&HA calendar
  • Major articles:Caboose Trek by Dave Harrell (All existing AA cabooses with pictures of 2823, 2832, 2833, 2837, 2844)
  • Owosso shops fire of 12/17/1895
  • Change at Chilson - The Metamorphous of a Depot” by Mark Cowles
  • Obituary of Engineer Joe Sigafoose (1940-2002)
  • “Then ... and Now” pictures of TSBY 388 before and after 2002 wreck

Vol. 19, No. 1
Spring 2003

  • [Bd rcvd: 5/8/04; rcvd via mail: 6/10/04]Front Cover: MIGN 1553
  • Back Cover: PC/AA power on coal trains
  • Major Articles: “Diesel Repairs - A Small Road’s Answer” from 1952 Railway Age “The Michigan Northern and its relationship with the Annie” by HH  
  • “March 1976 - A Couple of Strange Old Engines (MIGN” by Paul Baumgartner “Whose Railroad is This?” by Jim Sinclair and Don Simons
  • Ann Arbor Railroad Coal Trains by Don Simon
  • 2 pages of color: MIGN Locomotives

Vol. 19, No. 2 and 3 Summer-Fall 2003

  • [Rcvd 12/4/03] The entire issue is devoted to “The History and Development of the Ann Arbor Railroad’s Central Terminal” (continued)

Vol. 20, No. 1
Fall 2004

  • [Rcvd 12/24/04] Front Cover: TSBY (# ?) northbound at Corunna
  • Back Cover: TSBY 392 near Durand Major articles: “A Day With the TSBY: Part 1 - Owosso to Ashley by Wayne Kuhl
  • We don’t need signals.  We don’t have any locomotives running by Paul Baumgartner
  • History of the Ann Arbor Railroad in Alma by David McMacken
  • A Footbridge in Time by Wayne Kuhl
  • President’s Message: Starting Over

Vol. 21, No. 1
Summer 2005

  • [Rcvd 8/4/05] Front Cover: All four AA boats, Elberta, 1907
  • Back Cover: Steam locomotives, Roundhouse, Elberta, 1940
  • Major Articles: The Menominee and St. Paul - What It Could Have Been by Wayne Kuhn and Ted Swift "The Menominee Range” reprint of 1899 article from Michigan Miner.  
  • The Fate of Annie’s Ferry and Other Lake Michigan Railroad Car Ferries by Hugh Hornstein
  • President’s Column: I Can See The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
  • HO Modeling News: Atlas RS1’s, Athearn GP35’s and AARRT&HA”s covered hoppers

Vol. 21, No. 2
Fall 2005

  • [Rcvd 2/28/06] ;Front Cover: Identified as “Ashley Station, c. 1900” but obviously not as modern motor vehicles in  picture.  (May actually be station at Dundee)
  • Back Cover: TSBY GP35 #388, Middleton, 12/18/99.
  • Major articles: The Turkey Trail – An Unlikely Part of the Ann Arbor System by Wayne Kuhl
  • One Day on the Turkey Trail
  • Grand Trunk Trains (on AA track between Ashley and Owosso).
  • Chasing the Middleton District, June 3rd, 2004 by Wayne Kuhl

Vol. 22, No. 1 and 2 Spring - Summer 2006

  • [Rcvd 6/3/06];The entire issue is devoted to the continuning history of the Ann Arbor Central Terminal.

Vol. 22, No. 3
Fall 2006

  • [Rcvd 12/12/06] ;Front Cover: Ann Arbor depot at Temperance, undated.
  • Back Cover: A. R. Ford, Temperance depot agent. Meet the New Editor, Dave Roper
  • Major Articles: “The Ann Arbor Railroad at Temperance, Michigan” by Kirk Hise.
  •  “Can Hogs Fly?”  (10/24/05 derailment of TSBY GP35 #392)
  •  “Introducing the Great Lakes Central” (formerly TSGY) by Michael Bagwell, GLC Pres.
  • “Happenings on the North End of the South End” by Don Maddock

Vol. 23, No. 1
Summer 2007

  • Front Cover: TSBY 393 and 391 (GP35s) set out cars at Osmer, August 2005
  • Back Cover: TSBY 392, plus 1 (GP35s) southbound at North Star Elevator, August 2006
  • News Tracks:
  • Fate of the AKA
  • Bob Warricks Book; Deryl Holmes & Arnt Garretsen’s book
  • Kadee announced new HO Ann Arbor car
  • Major Articles:
  • “Remembering the TSBY” by Don Maddock
  • “A Thumbnail History of the TSBY Railway Company” by Don Maddock (w/ map)
  • “Paint Schemes of the Annie’s RS1 Locomotives” by HH
  • “Happenings on the North End of the South End” by Don Maddock

Vol. 23, No. 2
Fall-Winter 2007

  • Front Cover: AA #2368 (GP39-2) approaching Pittsfield Junction, Fall 2005
  • Back Cover: AAs #2368 and ?771 approaching Milan, June 2007
  • Major Articles:
  • The Ann Arbor’s “New” Locomotives (GP39-2) by Don Maddock
  • Color Centerfold: AA GP39-2 # 2368 on northside of Ann Arbor, Jan. 18, 2006 (in snow)
  • AARRT&HA 2007 Annual Meeting by Dave Harrell
  • Distribution of Membership (in 2007) with map
  • Model and Book News:
  • Atlas HO scale GP40 in DT&I paint, due May 2008
  • Atlas HO scale GP30 in GATX paint, currently available
  • Athearn HO scale GP35 in Ann Arbor paint, currently available (headlight incorrect)
  • Accurail HO scale ACF 3-Bay Covered Hopper in Ann Arbor paint, currently available
  • Athearn HO scale PS2 covered hopper, R-T-R, in Detroit & Mackinac paint, currently available
  • ANN ARBOR RAILROAD IN COLOR by Bob Warrick, Morning Sun Books, due early summer
Vol. 24, No. 1
Spring-Summer 2008
  • Annis's Alco RS-2 Locomotives
  • Last train from Elberta
  • Models and books
Vol. 24, No. 2
Fall -Winter 2008
  • Up-to-date with the Great Lakes Central
  • Book Review - Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan
  • New Models from InterMountain and Athearn
Vol. 25, No. 1 Spring-Summer 2009
  • Weather Travel Hazards on the Old Ann Arbor
  • Winter Railroading on TSBY's Western District
  • New models from Atlas, Athearn, and Fox Valley
  • Railroad news
Vol. 25, No. 2 Fall-Winter 2009
  • The Ann Arbor's GP38s
Vol. 26 No. 1 Spring-Summer 2010
  • Up to date with the Ann Arbor and Great Lakes Central
  • Detail for Models: The Ann Arbor GP38s
Vol. 26 No. 2 Fall-Winter 2010
  • A day on the Turkey Trail
  • The Turkey trail -- A brief history
  • Incident at Walton Junction

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