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Mile Post Location What's There
0 Cleon Centre Station on T,AA&NM
0 Gilberts Station on T,AA&NM
0 Farnsworth Station on T,AA&NM
0 Crystal City Station
0 Benzonia Station
0 Crane Station
0 Weldon Bridge Flag
0 Galena Street
  • Original Ann Arbor main line from Galena Street station (PRR)
  • Toledo Yard, with Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge just west of PRR yard will not clear a man on top of a boxcar
  • End of Galena Street
0 Toledo Billing mile post Toledo deliveries -
0.27 La grange Road crossing
0.58 Columbus St.
  • 1 R.R X - Buck Sign, Road crossing - Black Top, 5 Tracks
  • ICC #23 306' feeds three tracks 442' - 545' - 539' for Continental Grain Company (flour mill)
0.6 Continental Grain Company ICC track #23 -306' & 422' & 545' & 538'
0.63 Sandusky St. 1 - R. R. X-Buck Sign, Road crossing - Black Top,2 Tracks
0.7 ICC# Ohio Blenders elevator
0.71 Summit Ave. Street car track crossing in roadway, Flashers, 2 Tracks, Black Top
0.79 Cleveland Ave. Road crossing Flashers, Black top, 3 Tracks
0.8 Hausman Steel Co. ICC# 2007-222
0.81 Erie St.
  • Ontario St. crossing, Flashers, Brick, tracks 2
  • Manhattan Station 1901, southwest corner of Ontario and Troy streets.
  • ICC #2007 - 222' Hausman Steel Company
0.85 Manhattan Tower
  • Interlocked with Ann Arbor - Pennsyvanlia RR - Wheeling and Lake Erie RR
  • closed in summer 1984 and burned fall 1984
  • changed to stop then proceed
  • Interchange with Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger, passenger station scheduled to open for business 7-1-1882 (2.1 miles to station)
  • ICC#26 - 346' AARR ownership total, for 4 tracks their end of the yard - original built for coal cars transfer.
0.89 Chase St. Crossing Flashers, Black Top, 2 Tracks
1 North Toledo Station- 1878
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Toledo or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Court Authorized Flour shed roof
  • Court Authorized Leased to C. A. Maul Lumber Co. - Timber shed
  • Court Authorized Leased to Barnes and Mauk - Timber shed
  • Reproduction cost $871.25 - 5 stall steel garage for official cars
  • Court Authorized to retire corrugated iron garage 1-30-1935
  • Court Authorized to retire oil storage house at La Grange Street 1-30-1935
  • Court Authorized to retire corrugated iron car inspectors building 1-30-1935, to transferred to Ann Arbor, MI
  • Court Authorized Retire bridge 4.77 overr DT&M electric line which has been abandoned 1-21-1931
  • Court Authorized to retire track 360' of ICC# 34, 150' 0f ICC# 35, 280' of ICC# 36, 150' of ICC# 377, and 450' ICC# 50 12-31-1937; Retire ICC# 2304 570' 12-31-1937;retire engine track 164.7' for old PM enginehouse;retire ICC# 32, ICC# 39, ICC# 40, ICC# 41 total 4102;Retire ICC# 8 330', 808' of ICC#4, 85' ICC# 7, 415', ICC# 48, crossover track ICC# 2416 108' 4-1-1940
  • Court Authorized to retire Icing platform 12-31-1937
  • Court Authorized to retire foreman office 12-31-1937
  • Court Authorized to retire 1-25-1940
  • Court Authorized to retire 2-13-1941
  • Court Authorized to retie 2-13-1941
  • Court Authorized to retire 2-13-1941
  • Court Authorized to retiire stationary boiler and pumps 2-13-1941
  • Court Authorized to retire 2-14-1942 (at depot)
  • Court Authorized to retire supply line and water column, tank relocated 2-14-1942
1.29 Buckeye St.
  • Road crossing, Linde Air Products, ICC#'2701-150'
  • Crossing 2 - R.R. X- Buck Sign, Black top, 2 tracks
  • ICC#2701 - 150' Owens - Illinois Glass
1.42 Toledo crossway Overhead - 1959
1.43 I-80 I-80 overhead- 1959
1.45 I-75
  • I-75 overhead 1959, Toledo expressway overhead - 1960
  • Conrail install new switch to connect with Ann Arbor on east lead of Ottawa Yard 12-14-1979
1.54 Expressway Toledo expressway overhead - 1960
1.59 Wheeling yard
  • West switch - ICC #26 - 346' interchange with Wheeling and Lake Erie RR
  • ICC #2412 - 164 crossover east to west bound mains
  • ICC #30 side track
  • ICC #31 side track from ICC #30
  • ICC #33 side track old Manhattan yard
1.66 Manhattan Ave. Road crossing flashers & Short Arm Gates, Black Top, 2 tracks
1.89 Ketcham Ave. Road crossing east yard lead switch to double track crossover
1.94 Toledo expressway I-75 overhead, Conrail connector track - new 1978
2.24 Toledo Boulevard interlocking
2.38 Manhattan Blvd.
  • Railroad flasher diamonds for Toledo Terminal + Michigan Belt line + Pere Marquette + Ann Arbor RR's
  • ICC #2414 - 195' crossover to Pere Marquette
  • ICC #2415 - 196' crossover to Pere Marquette
  • ICC #2417 - 192' crossover east to west bound mains
2.38 ICC#2417 - 192' Crossover east to west mains
2.38 ICC#2418 - Crossover east main to Cherry St. main, Road crossing flashers, Black top, 1 track
3.63 Ottawa River
  • The section of the river is also known as Ten Mile Creek
  • Deck bridge
3.73 Hallet
  • Interlocking TTRR, 8/22/1973
  • train order delivery stands for trains using westward main is located on north side of track 100 feet west of Matzinger Road, Train order delivery stand for trains using eastward main is located on south side of track 185 feet west of Matzinger Road.
  • ICC #65 - 214' Ann Arbor part of connecting track to Toledo Terminal
  • ICC #68 - 637' Ann Arbor part connecting track to Toledo Terminal from east bound main
  • ICC # 2421 - 196' crossover track east to west bound mains
  • ICC # 2503 - 220 - 220' west bound track crossover to Pere Marquette
  • ICC #2612 - 207' connecting track to Michigan Central North Toledo yard (removed)
3.89 Matzinger Rd. Road crossing - flasher & 2 Short arm gates, Black top, 2 tracks
3.92 Viking paper Was Gulf Western track
4.5 siding 400' Dixson's, Gulf Oil Corp.
4.6 ditch 55' concrete arch culvert
4.72 Stickney Ave.
  • Road crossing 2 Reflectorized signs, Black top, 2 tracks
  • 11/7/1973, automatic flashing light signals and short arm gates will be placed in service at Stickney Avenue, milepost 4.5. Eastward starting circuits are located 1975 feet west of Stickney Avenue. Westward starting circuits are located 1320 feet east of Stickney Avenue.
  • As of 12/26/1968 Stickney Avenue lead was designated as an interchange track with Penn Central for the purpose of interchanging Kaiser Jeep traffic only.
4.77 Bridge Over Detroit, Monroe & Toledo electric line, service abandoned Oct. 4, 1932, running rights by (Lake Shore Electric)(Eastern Michigan-Toledo Railway) (Detroit United railway System)
4.93 Alexis
  • Listed Mile post 5.0
  • Tower Interlocking MC & LS&MS, Detroit Junction Alexis tower at the end of double mainline track and west end of Central Terminal timetable coverage.
  • 11/5/1973, Westward trains on either main track with more than 10 cars, waiting for signal at Alexis, must stop clear of 'CS' signs located 400 feet east of the crossing. If westward trains on Interlocking MC - LS&&MS - PM - NYC
  • Alexis tower is the west end of the Central Terminal timetable coverage
  • Station call 'N'
  • either main track consume 90 seconds between starting circuit and 'CS' signs automatic protection will clear for highway traffic. When the automatic protection clears for highway traffic, westward trains must not exceed 10 MAH between the 'CS' sign and the crossing.
  • The east set of Ann Arbor RR diamonds removed when the tower was removed.
4.99 creek 50' concrete box culvert
4.99 creek
  • 60' concrete box culvert
  • Michigan-Ohio state line
  • End of west bound main (Northward)
  • ICC #70 - 449' Ann Arbor part of interchange with Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
  • ICC #71 - 160'
  • ICC #2423 - 788' Pere Marquette connecting track
  • ICC #2426 - 672' crossover track with Pere Marquette
5.39 US-25 Hwy.
  • Road crossing, Black top,, 1 track
  • automatic flashers in service 7/26/1974, west starting circuit 1950 feet, east starting circuit 1848 feet
5.57 State line Rd. Road crossing 2 - R.R. X-Buck Sign, Black top, 1 track
5.78 ditch 20 24'x13'steel beam - 1906
5.95 ditch 39' 8'x19' concrete box culvert
6.07 Lavey Road Road crossing 2 - Reflectorized signs, Gravel,, 1 track
6.47 US 24 Hwy. Overhead, 1 track
7.02 Siding Bedford Industrial Track new 12-4-1979
7.04 Crabb Rd. Road crossing 2 - Reflectorized signs, Gravel, 1 track
7.25 Sterns Rd. Road crossing 2 - Reflectorized signs, Black top, 1 track
7.27 Lord 1915 station stop
8.21 Dean Rd.
  • Hawthorn Station, also Breeze or Breese motor car stop
  • Road crossing 2 - Reflectorized signs, Black top,, 1 track
8.32 Breese 1915 station stop
8.5 siding 900' Malleable Co. sand track, 1/4 mile east of Temperance
9 Temperance Billing mile post Temperance
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Temperance or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1512 - Freight & Passenger and Foreman House ($756)
  • Reproduction cost $96 - Tool House, Auth to retire 1-25-1940
  • Court Authorized Foreman House
  • Court Authorized to retire spur track ICC# 1072' long 1-30-1935
  • Court Authorized to retire rail crossing at highwaay US-24, highway Dept. make overpass
  • Court Authorized to retire US-24 road crossing flashers 1-31-1931
9.25 Temperance Switch
9.33 Temperance Station
9.36 Temperance Rd. (Main Street) Road crossing flashers, Black top, 1 track
9.39 Plat Creak drain 6'x6' concrete box culvert
10 South of Samaria 1924 AFE retired holding track at this location
10.1 Lewis Rd. Road crossing flasher, Black top,, 1 track
10.42 Erie Rd.
  • Road crossing 2 - Reflectorized signs, Gravel, 1 track
  • Tuttle - motor stop - 1911-1915
10.43 ditch 48' pipe culvert
11.46 M-151 Flashers, Concrete, 2 tracks
11.47 Samaria
  • Station
  • Listed as MP 11.6 1892
  • ICC# siding 110 cars
  • Siding relocated east switch located just west of Erie Road crossing MP 10.42, west switch is located just west of M-151 crossing MP 11.46, capacity 103, 50 foot cars 11-18-1971
12.33 Bay Creek 20' 24"x13" WF beams - 8 pile bents-1916
12.53 Rauch Rd. Bolton, Station stop 1915, Road crossing2 reflectorized signs, concrete, 1 track
12.76 Culvet 25'6'x 6 concrete box culvert - 1944
13 Samaria Billing mile post Samaria
13.26 Jackman Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, gravel, 1 track
13.58 Morocco Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, gravel, 1 track
13.6 Morocco Siding 1892 369', Morocco motor car stop
14.6 Lockwood drain 25' 30"x14" WF beams - 1916
14.63 Todd Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs & stop signs, black top, 1 track, motor car stop Todd 1915
15 Scota Shown on TAA> map 1881 possibly Seola
15 Seola Toledo & Ann Arbor station 1878, Ida township, Monroe County.
15 siding 300 France
15.41 Cooper-Shell 36' 48" pipe culvert Ansel drain
15.68 Ida Center Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs & stop signs, black top, 1 track , motor car stop Ida Center 1915
15.91 Summerfield Ida 36'48" pipe culvert drain
16.49 Douglas Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, gravel, 1 track
16.71 Lulu Station
16.73 Lulu Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs & stop signs, Black top, 1 track
17.8 Albain Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, gravel, 1 track, motor stop called Sizer 1915
18.05 drain 8'x9' concrete box culvert
18.18 Haines Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, , black top, 1 track
18.65 Federman Road crossing
18.96 Ida West Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, 2 flood lights & 2 stop signs, flashing signals 9-2-1971
19 Federman
  • Billing mile post
  • Station 18.64 Federman
  • NYC interlocking, 1906 S and F lever, Union Switch and Signal Company
  • Federman diamond removed 9/10/1975
  • Was a freight house, with passing siding with tail track
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Federman or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $168 - Freight
  • Reproduction cost $225 - Passenger - Lake Shore 1/2, auth to retire 2-14-1942
  • Reproduction cost $1525 - Lake Shore 1/2
  • Court Authorized to retire frame freight house and platform 1-30-1935
  • Court Authorized to retire passing track ICC# 6 1984', spur track ICC# 1704 281.5' 12-31-1937
19.52 Pitts drain 48" pipe culvert - 1936
19.8 Gloff Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, gravel, 1 track
20.03 Dunbar Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, gravel, 1 track, motor car stop Wittkop 1915
20.54 switch #27 Removed from service 7/24/1988
20.54 Diann
  • ICC #2911 - 522' Ann Arbor share of interchange track (removed then re-installed - presently two tracks(interlocked)
  • ICC #2907 east run around track switch (interlocked) now removed
  • Proposed double track interlock 12-13-1923
  • Double track proposed single diamond 1-5-1927
  • Crossing protected by stop gate 8-23-1926
  • Interlocked 5-2-1935
  • Southward main out 1-17-1948
  • DT&I interlocking, dwarf signal governing westward movement on the delivery wye track to Ann Arbor main track will be relocated to a point 250 feet west of Diann Tower 3-15-1971 EFFECTIVE AT 4:01 P.M.
  • 7/31/1988, the tower was closed with the plant being controlled by GTW dispatcher.
20.54 switch #29 changed to manual operation 7/24/1988
21 Side track
  • Vandevanter & Son Canning Company 3/1938
  • Dundee Canning Company 9/1908 Dundee Canning Company located on side track of DT&I trackage per Sanborn map 1923
21.32 Dixon Rd. Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, black top, 2 tracks, Spaulding - motor car stop - 1911-1915
21.78 First Street
  • Road crossing 2 reflectorize signs, black top, 1 track
  • Crossing of Chicago and Canada Southern Railroad interchange was done at this point with interlocking - trackage sold to Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad and removed
  • ICC #3301 - Denver Alfalfa -and Ralston Purina
22 Dundee Billing mile post Dundee
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Dundee or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1750 - 1908 Passenger and Freight - D. T. & I ½
  • Reproduction cost $2641 - 16' x 24' Tank, Drop spout, timber frame, concrete pipe
  • Reproduction cost $192 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $50 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $650 - Stock yard and Scale House
  • Court Authorized to retire 600' of uptown track 12-31-1937
22.08 Monroe St.(M-50) Road crossing flashers concrete,1 track, once Monroe Street, motor car stop - 1911-1915
22.08 Track #2 West end switch removed 7/31/1988
22.08 Raisin river
  • 250' (120' through riveted truss
  • 1-32' D.P.G, 1-48' D.P.G., 1-50' D.P.G.) - 1920.- 1922 - truss rebuilt 1939
22.26 ICC#9 -
22.36 ICC# 10 - Oil rack Standard oil Company - unloader, oil rack Morland oil Company - unloader, Socony-Vacuum oil Company
22.36 ICC#3
22.36 ICC#8 - 728 Karner Brothers Elevator & oil rack
22.36 Dundee AARR agent office, Water tank south of this building with its pump house on east of tracks near the river.
22.39 Main St. Road crossing Flashers, station 1915 on north side
22.83 Dundee
  • First Station West side of the main line track north of East Main street built in 1877
  • Elevator and coal sheds on side track east of depot 1893
  • William Slayton Brick and Tile Manufacture and dealer in lumber 1893 (in area where sewage plant is located now)
  • ICC#3301 side track Called Uptown track, originally was trackage for the Toledo- Detroit RR
  • Michigan and Ohio RR and the Toledo and Detroit RR trackage became Ann Arbor RR trackage as each railroad line was discontinued
  • National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Company - 1949
  • Ralston Purina Company - feed mill - 1949
  • Detroit Creamery Company located on side track of DT&I trackage - 1923
  • Coal yard and bulk fuel yard (down town area) this was end of turning wye for the Toledo - Detroit RR
  • DT&I Interlocking plant in use 1-5-1930
22.9 Union station DT&I crossing with interchange yard, end of Toledo & Detroit RR, East end of New York Central RR. Original passenger station built in 1877 not at this site, present station joint AA/DT&I built 1906.
23.16 Roger Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
23.29 ditch 27' 6'x10 concrete culvert - 1895
23.66 Lafler Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track, station stop Pierce 1915
24 Macon Junction
  • Bemis & Nogan stone quarry 280'
  • 1892 listed as MP 24.9, 24.55 in 1915
  • motor car stop 1911
24.16 Radka Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track, relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track,
24.51 Macon River 120' .2-60'D.P.G. - 1895
24.92 Dundee Cement Center of siding tracks east to west, #1 - 3940', #2 - 2576', #3 - 2292', #4 - 1396', #5 - 1120"
25.22 Town Line Station stop 1915
25.4 Day Rd. Road crossing
25.58 cattle pass 18' 4'x6' concrete culvert
25.98 Delke Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track,, Howe - motor car stop - 1911-1915
26.75 Ostrander Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track & wigwag & overhead light
26.88 Azalia Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, dirt, 1 track,
27 Azalia
  • Billing mile post 27
  • mile post 26.83, 28.9 Station, East Milan, Reeves Station
  • Star Bending Co., Manufactures of Bent Carriage and Lumber Wagon Felloes, Bows, Poles, Shafts, Cutter Stuff, and all kinds Bent Stock. Also, Dealers in Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Ready-made Clothing, Hats, Caps, Groceries, Crockery, Hardware, Books & etc. East Milan village
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Azalia or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $875 - Passenger and Freight
  • Court Authorized to retire passing track ICC# 14 2,159', 334' of elevator track ICC# 15 1-25-1940
27.78 Cone Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track,, Station stop Aiston 1915
27.9 Bunce's Siding Brunce's 235' (1889)
28.15 Wicks lumber Siding - 1465'
28.18 US 23 111' 4 5/8" deck girder over US-23 - 1950 (RR paint)
28.3 siding 1465' Charles Wolohan Inc. siding 1405' - later Wickes Lumber Company
28.7 Crowe Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track, motor car stop Shaler 1915
29.4 siding Blackman's (1889)
29.86 Sherman Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track,, motor car stop Mc Fall 1915
29.87 drain 24.75' 4x6' concrete culvert
30.8 interchange
  • ICC #18 with Wabash Railway - Ann Arbor owns 528' of interchange track
  • D. W. Hitchcock & Sons - elevator - 1895
  • Carpenter & Kalmbach Grain Elevator - 1908
  • F. G. Hasley’s & Company grain elevator - 1916, 1922
  • Fulcher and Lee Company - 1929
  • Milan Elevator with coal shed on side track Ann Arbor part of ICC#20-260' off of ICC #18
30.85 Wabash St. Road crossing flashers, black top, 1 track
30.86 Milan
  • Wabash interlocking plant has union depot stop, coal tipple with coal trestle.
  • The Stevens Hotel shared platform with depot on west side - 1895
  • The Alderman Hotel shared platform with depot on west side - 1908, Hotel gone 1916
  • Wabash Railroad industries served
  • The Horton-Cato Manufacturing Company - tomato canning - 1908, (west of depot)
  • Detroit Register Company - 1908 (at County Street)
  • The Model Hoop and Stave Company - 1908 (at County Street)
  • The Globe Brick and Tile Works - 1908 (west of depot)
  • The Food Products Company - 1916 (west of depot)
  • The Detroit Food Products Co. - 1916
  • Milan Pickle Company - 1922, 1929 (west of depot)
  • Detroit Creamery (at County Street) - 1922, 1929
  • Mutual Oil Company - 1929 (unloading station west of depot)
  • Sinclair Refining Company - 1929 (unloading station west of depot)
  • C. H. Wilson, Manufacture of and Dealer in Hard Wood Lumber. Also connected with firm of T. Wilson & Son, in Manufacturing Flour, Feed, & Etc. Milan Village - 1876
30.9 ICC# 2608-163' AA RR ownership of football Wye, other end on Wabash westbound main
30.9 Redman St.
  • Road crossing flashers ,black top, 1 track
  • Note: all side tracks between MP30.90 and MP31.31 removed by October 1986
30.9 ICC#.21-362'
  • ICC #21 - 362' Freight house dock track, ICC# 22-512' run around track
  • ICC# 23, ICC# 5302-404' Johnson’s Elevator from ICC#23
  • ICC #25 yard track
31 Milan Billing mile post Milan
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Milan or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $1620 - Freight House
  • Reproduction cost $1700 - Wabash 2/3
  • Reproduction cost $485 - Home made 6" stand pipe
  • Reproduction cost $150 - Tool House and Bunk
  • Reproduction cost $161 - Home made stand pipe
31.16 Division St.
  • Road crossing relectorized signs, black top, 3 track,, West yard track in place in 1929
  • Milan Agriculture Works manufacturer wire fence machines - 1895
  • A. H. Curtis Creamery - 1895, 1908
  • ICC#'24 - 417' coal yard track Louise J. and Susie Johnston - emergency coal supply for Wabash and Ann Arbor steam engines
  • ICC#2605 - 414', Off ICC#25 Milan Lumber Co.
  • Aug. 1, 1978 - No. 2 track out of service - switch spiked. No. 1 track in service between west switch and 300 feet east of Division Street, east end protected by tie barricade, east of barricade out of service.
31.31 bridge 60' 48'C.M.P. - 1957 (originally deck bridge) Mill pond
31.48 Saline river 80' 96" D.P.G. concrete abutments 1925
31.62 West Main Street
  • Flashers relectorized signs, concrete, 1 track,, station stop 1915, W. Whaley & Sons - feed mill and furniture veneers - 1895
  • Whaley Cider Company - side track - 1908
31.7 Milan flag stop
  • Site of stop is North side of Main Street
  • East side of tracks "The Ladies Auxiliary" built the passenger waiting room.
  • ICC # 26 the siding serving Milan Lumber Co., Thompson Fuels, Auten-Camburn Company elevator - 1916, 1922 (west end of First Street), Saco Mercantile Company grain elevator - 1929, Milan CO-OP elevator
31.9 siding, East and West bound block signals ICC #2004 - 106' American Furnace & Foundry Company - 1922 (west end of Second Street), Maumee Malleable Casting, City of Milan DPW
32.41 Arkona Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs, gravel, 1 track,, motor car stop Mc Atee 1915
33.43 Willow Rd. Road crossing relectorized signs & reflector boards, gravel, 1 track, station stop 1915
33.54 ditch 18'3" 5x6' concrete culvert - 195" 38' 47" C.M.P.
33.59 Platt Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
33.7 siding 250' McIntyre's (1889)
34.17 Stoney Creek Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs & reflector boards, black top, 1 track
34.18 Nora Station Located Northwestern corner of Stoney Creek Road 1915
34.46 Begole Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
35.5 Judd Rd. Bridge overhead 38' through timber trestle 5 spans - 1927, 1 track, bridge replaced 2007
35.65 ditch 3.2'7x7' concrete box
36.53 Willis Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs & reflector boards & floodlights (2), black top, 1 track
36.53 Urania Station,(siding at top Nora hill, 1975)
36.54 Urania
  • Freight house
  • ICC#27- 4252' passing track, feeds hospital tracks, Michigan State Psychopathic Hospital track 1114' to warehouse and 1000' powerhouse tracks. Removed from service Oct. 27, 1969 from 100 feet west of Platt Road.
37 Urania Billing mile post Urania
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Urania or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $158 - Waiting Room
  • Reproduction cost $2100 - House and Waiting Room
  • Reproduction cost $50 - Tool House (car), Auth to retire 2-11-1936
37.55 Bemis Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs & reflector board, gravel, 1 track, station stop 1915
38.14 ditch 72' 48" C.I.P. - 1940
38.73 Warner Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel & stop signs, 1 track
39.09 US-12 Concrete overhead - new 1981
39.1 US-12 Concrete overhead- retired 1981- new 1926
39.2 US-12
  • Overhead bridge
  • Station stop 1915 Ypsilanti & Saline Electric Railway Company July 14, 1899 (listed as 1.75 miles south of Pittsfield Junction)
  • Detroit United Railway -1915
39.72 Textile Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track, station stop 1915
40.41 Payeur Road
  • Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
  • ICC #30 - 590' (Ann Arbor part) interchange track 1043' with Michigan Central (New York Central)
40.42 Pittsfield
  • Station southeast corner of diamond,also listed as MP 40.45 Ypsilanti Junction - MP42 - 1879
  • New track designated as Pittsfield wye will be placed in service connecting Ann Arbor main track to Saline branch track, switch with points facing west. Pittsfield wye switch on Saline branch, MP S-1.90 maybe left lined in either direction 10/17/1969. NYC interlocking and interchange track ICC#30 - 590' - NYC part.1049',
  • was removed then reinstalled as a wye track for Saline Branch
  • Oct. 20, 1969, start of Saline branch line.
40.74 Morgan Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs & stop signs, gravel, 1 track
41 Pittsfield Billing mile post Pittsfield
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Pittsfield or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $995 - Passenger and Freight - Lake Shore ½
  • Reproduction cost $1525 - Lake Shore 1/2
41.75 Ellsworth Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track, station stop Dexter Road 1915
41.76 airport drain Listed Mile post 41.6, 48' - 48" C.I.P. - 1941
41.92 Culver 48" C.I.P. - 1978
42.05 U of M Food service warehouse track, 174.3 feet 7/23/1969.
42.1 Culver 88. 58x81" elliptical concrete pipe - 1978
42.17 airport drain 36' (2) lines 36" C.I.P. & 72" C.M.P.
42.23 US 12/I-94 E.B. divided hi-way concrete and steel overhead 1952, 1 track
42.28 US 12/I-94 W.B. Overhead bridge
42.76 Eisenhower Parkway Overpass
43.7 overpass
  • ICC #1601- 715' off of ICC #2709 unloading pits W. C. Eldred (Blue Ribbon Coal Company)
  • ICC #2311 - 443' Abbott Gasoline
  • ICC #2405 - 120' Sinclair Refining Company
  • ICC #2709 - 1415' Sinclair - Harry Payeur
  • ICC #2801 - 522' Silkworth Oil Co. - Gulf Refining Company - Booth Newspapers and Earl N. Cress
  • ICC #2903 - 252' McPherson Oil Co.
  • ICC #3801 - 476' Texas Company, Galloiz and Silkworth (1st - Texas Company)
43.98 South State St. Flashers, 2 short arm gates & sodium light, station stop 1915
43.99 east yard lead switch
44 Coaling - Water tank Coal station and water tank
44.2 M-l7 Overhead bridge, 1 track
44.28 Boulevard Drive
  • Pedestrians crossing R. R. X-buck
  • ICC# 35 - 643' - Cook Spring Company, Barnes-Gibson Raymond Inc Cook Spring Division - 8/1931
44.46 Ferry Yard -
  • Newton and Haggerty Ladder factory - 12/1908 west side of Ferry yard
  • Cook Spring Company - 1/1925 west side of Ferry yard
  • Yard 6 tracks with three yard buildings 12/1908
  • Come-Packet Furniture Company on Edwin Street east of Ferry yard 12/1908
  • Originally a lead ran from east end of yard to stadium at State & Edwin Streets, in 1916.
  • ICC#31- 1501'
  • ICC#32- 1928'
  • ICC#33- 1675' off of ICC # 2704
  • ICC #35 - 643' off of ICC #2713
  • ICC#39 - 243' turntable track
  • ICC#40 - 178'
  • ICC#41 - 347' U of M track and Hoover Steel Ball Co., Hoover track - pipes overhead 12/1908'
  • ICC#2704 - 1501'
  • ICC#2711 - 3014' pass off main line
  • ICC#2713 - 1470' off of ICC #33
  • ICC#2901 - 456' off of ICC #2713
44.64 Hoover Ave.
  • Flashers black top, 3 tracks (Edwin Street before 1925 possibly relocated)
  • International Manufacturing Company Furniture factory - 12/1908
  • Westgate Manufacturing factory 1/1925
  • ICC #40 - 178' stub track (originally went on to Ferry sport field almost to State Street
  • ICC #41 - 347 3477' U of M shops
  • ICC #42 - 1085' U of M shops
  • ICC #44 - 149" 2'
44.66 U of M shops ICC#42 - 1085' U of M shops
44.81 Fingerle Lumber yard
44.82 Hill St.
  • Flashers black top, 3 tracks, west yard lead switch
  • Fingerle Lumber Company - switch leads from ICC#46 (Industrial lead track from main track) - Track to ICC#45 - Track ICC #47 - Track ICC #48 - ICC #2008 - 540' to ICC #48
44.83 East Moseley Avenue
  • Thompson Wine, Siding
  • Buhr Machine Tool Company - 8/1931
  • Yard, This area originally called Madison St. yards, servicing Ann Arbor Fuel & Supply Company - 8/1931
  • ICC#45 - 897' Fingerle Lumber, three leg crane on this track
  • ICC#46 - 779', Fingerle Lumber
  • ICC#47 - 758' Fingerle Lumber
  • ICC#48 - 743' Fingerle Lumber
  • ICC#2008- 540' Rohde Building Supplies, Inc.
  • ICC#44 - 1492' Filling station and bulk plant - 8/1931, Wholesale distributors
  • ICC#2511 - 447' Ann Arbor Co-operative Society, Inc.
  • East end of street at tracks, Ann Arbor Products Company screw machine products - 8/1931
45 East Madison St.
  • Flashers black top, 1 track
  • Michigan Table Company Furniture factory Sawing and planing works next to tracks at East Madison street
  • P. L. Boomer’s lumber yard north on Madison
  • C. R. Sauer and Company lumber yard - 8/1899 - 1/1925 - 8/1931
  • G. W. Weeks Coal and Wood yard - 12/1908
  • C. H Heck and Son coal and wood yard - 12/1908
  • W. H. L. Ronde coal and wood yard 12/1908 - 8/1931
  • Ann Arbor Fuel Co. - 1/1925 - 8/1931
  • City Fuel Company - 8/1931
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Ann Arbor or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $3272 - Freight
  • Reproduction cost $6200 - Passenger
  • Reproduction cost $2296 - Turntable, Auth to retire old turntable ICC# 1183 2-2-1939
  • Reproduction cost $4860 - 16' x 24' Tank - steel Support, 2 - *" stand pipes
  • Reproduction cost $175 - Yard Office
  • Reproduction cost $50 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $100 - Bunk Cars
  • Reproduction cost $125 - Car Repair Shanty
  • Reproduction cost $266 - Watch Boxes
  • Reproduction cost $170 - Car House, Auth to retire 1-30-1935
  • Reproduction cost $693 - Motor Car House
  • Court Authorized to retire concrete pump house 2-11-1936
  • Court Authorized to retire water wood, pipie lines and soda ash treating plant 1-21-1931
  • Court Authorized to retire car body used for supply room and wash room 2-2-1939
  • Court Authorized to retire 150' of ICC# 2609 industial 2-2-1939;passing track ICC# 62 1825' 1-25-1940
45 Ann Arbor Billing mile post Ann Arbor
-- Michigan Tax case 1914 replacement value for structure(s) at Ann Arbor or Bankruptcy court allowed
  • Reproduction cost $3272 - Freight
  • Reproduction cost $6200 - Passenger
  • Reproduction cost $2296 - Turntable, Auth to retire old turntable ICC# 1183 2-2-1939
  • Reproduction cost $4860 - 16' x 24' Tank - steel Support, 2 - *" stand pipes
  • Reproduction cost $175 - Yard Office
  • Reproduction cost $50 - Tool House
  • Reproduction cost $100 - Bunk Cars
  • Reproduction cost $125 - Car Repair Shanty
  • Reproduction cost $266 - Watch Boxes
  • Reproduction cost $170 - Car House, Auth to retire 1-30-1935
  • Reproduction cost $693 - Motor Car House
  • Court Authorized to retire concrete pump house 2-11-1936
  • Court Authorized to retire water wood, pipie lines and soda ash treating plant 1-21-1931
  • Court Authorized to retire car body used for supply room and wash room 2-2-1939
  • Court Authorized to retire 150' of ICC# 2609 industial 2-2-1939;passing track ICC# 62 1825' 1-25-1940
45.05 South Main St. Flashers, C. W. Gill’s lumber yard - 8/1899 - 6/1916 - 8/1931
45.17 West Jefferson St. Road crossing Wig wag & R.R. x-buck, black top, 2 tracks
45.19 South Ashley St. Road crossing Wig wag & R. R. x-buck, black top, 2 tracks
45.23 Ann Arbor Passenger Station - , 6/1888, 12/1903
45.23 ICC# 5206-172' Passenger station lead
45.29 Ann Arbor
  • Freight house - 12/1903
  • A motor car house and second side track going around west side of freight house 6/1916 across from passenger depot (Vacant 1/1925) Motor house gone 8/1931
  • Team track users - Belden Stark Brick - brick
  • Colonial Brick Co. - brick
  • Boston Tile - tile
  • Edwards Brothers - paper
  • H and H Distributing - wood shaving
  • Grand Rapids Tile - tile
  • Lincoln Brick - brick
  • Brick Craft - brick
  • Lemble Distributing Co. (Beer track) 166'
  • Proper business and shipment - A & L Auto Parts
  • Burt Forest
  • Motor Wheel Corp.
  • Wolverine Storage
  • Ann Arbor Building Supply
  • 84 lumber Company (Earth, lumber, coke, paper, sand, lumber)
  • Thompson Beverage Wine - Thompson track - 265 feet switch at east end located 306 feet west of Hill Street 8-20-1971
  • Trenton Corp. - Oil
  • Cornwell pools - Furniture
  • trestle tracks listed in 1939
  • Rhode Brick - Brick
  • U of M - ppr, fr fds
  • Fingerle Lumber Co. - Lumber
45.3 West Williams St.
  • 7/1892 Flashers, black top, 3 tracks
  • Side track east side north of Williams Street
  • Passing track north to West Liberty Street west side of main 8/1892
  • Dean & Company Warehouse, Oil Warehouse with 4 storage tanks - 6/1888 - 7/1892
  • Dern and Company Salt warehouse 8/1898 - two side tracks
  • switch Finglre 16r
45.33 city drain 80' 3x5' concrete culvert
45.36 First St. Flashers, black top, 2 tracks
45.4 Liberty Street
  • Railroad crossing flashers, black top, 1 track
  • ICC #54 - 528' Michigan Milling Company
  • ICC #555 - 379' Washtenaw County Road Commission
45.41 city track abandoned, starting point for old ground level main line
45.42 Allen creek drain 180' 8x7'concrete culvert
45.48 West Washington St.
  • Underpass 1 track, 78' 38' F.P.G. - 22' .F.P.G. 18' T.P.G.- 1903
  • ICC#54 - 528’ - Michigan Mill Company
  • ICC#55 - 379' - Washtenaw Co. Road Commission - 8/1931
  • C. Schultz - Coal shed - 6/1888
  • Heinsman and Laubengeyer elevator 6/1888 - 7/1892
  • Wool and Silk warehouse 7/1892
  • Ann Arbor Chicory Company - 8/1899
  • Wood shed - 8/1899
45.5 West Liberty St.
  • Flashers
  • North of Liberty Street (start of elevated trackage) - siding to The Ann Arbor Central Mills 6/1888 - 8/1899
  • Ann Arbor Organ Company lumber yard 8/1899
  • Ann Arbor Fruit and Vinegar Company 8/1899
45.55 Huron St. Underpass 1 track, 52'3" 56' T.H.G. - 18' T.M.G. - 20' T.M.G. - 1903
45.64 78' 6x7'concrete culvert
45.67 Miller St. overpass
  • Underpass 1 track, Bridge 74'9" 38' T.P.G. - 2 - 18' F.P.G. - 1903
  • Artificial Ice Company - 6/1916 - 1/1925
  • Ann Arbor Construction Company
  • Cornwell Coal Company
45.76 city drain 72' 48" C.I.P.
45.89 ICC#2201 - 863'
  • Ann Arbor Construction Company, from ICC#58 siding from ICC#22
  • Standard Oil Company - 453', ICC#60 - 558'
  • Blaes Coal unloading pits
  • ICC#53 - 45 City of Ann Arbor
45.89 Felch Street overpass
  • Bridge over Felch Street on main line - sidings at street level
  • ICC #58 - 1552' several siding off feeding
  • - Cornwell Coal Company coal unloading trestle, Dana Hiscock and Son coal yard - 6/1916 - 1/1925
  • - Standard Oil Company
  • - Ann Arbor Construction
45.89 Felch Street
  • Road crossing at grade black top, 3 tracks, 79.4' 40' T.P.G. - 2- 19' T.P.G. - 1903 underpass, 1 track (both conditions at once)
  • Standard Oil Company (Indiana) - 8/1931
  • ICC#57 - 2055
  • Interchange track with NYC, 10/19/1973, interchange cars for Penn Central at Ann Arbor will be left in the old delivery track instead of the south-passing track. Switch is lined and locked for old delivery track, road crossing approximately 1800 feet west of switch must not be blocked. April 14, 1976 designed receiving tracks are: Michigan division - south pass, west of crossover switch to eastward main track Ann Arbor division - old delivery
46.09 Summit St.
  • Flashers & Illuminated "No Left Turn" signs, station stop 1915, interchange track to NYC crossing North Main Street, track out of service 4-29-1980 switch spiked
  • ICC #58 - 1552' Forest products
  • ICC #57 - 2055'
  • ICC #5301 - 450' off of ICC #58 City of Ann Arbor
  • ICC #60 - 558' Blaess Coal
46.23 North Main St.
  • Flashers black top, 1 track
  • Underpass North Main Street (business US-23)
  • Interchange track to [Michigan Central]
  • Siding to unloading pits east side
  • Bridge over Huron River, 11 spans, on concrete abutments 3 steel post piers on concrete footings and 7 concrete piers
  • ballast deck on end girder 82.3'
  • 1 - 34. D.P.G. - 1 - 24' stiffeners D.P.G.
  • 1 - 110' T.P.G.
46.57 Wright St. Road crossing Bell & reflectorized signs, black top, 1 track
46.6 Longshore Drive Road crossing reflectorized signs & Bell, black top, 1 track
46.64 Pontiac St. Station stop 46.67, flashers, black top, 1 track
46.71 Bowen St. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
46.74 Travers St. Road crossing flashers, black top, 1 track
46.92 Bell station
47.13 ditch 80' 8x8' concrete & stone arch
47.19 Barton Dr.
  • Railroad crossing reflectorized signs, black top, 1 track
  • 2/25/1974 automatic flashing signals installed, starting circuit 1680 feet east and west of crossing
47.3 North Campus switch
47.56 cattle pass 24' 8x8' concrete culvert
47.65 White Star Switch out, siding 409' in 4/1939. White Star Siding, Secony-Vacuum Oil Company
47.97 Bridge 54' C.M.P. concrete headwalls - 1934
48.39 Traver Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track
48.84 Dhu Varren Rd. Road crossing reflectorized signs, gravel, 1 track, motor car stop Hagen
48.87 ditch 28.5' 5x7'stone arch
49 Barton
  • Sand spur - 1200 feet (1889)
  • 1/2 mile east of Osmer
  • Called Barton 4/1939
  • US-23 and M-14 Interchange now covers this area
49.05 ditch 24' 6x6' stone arch
49.25 US-23SB Highway bridge US23 business route, 1 track
49.35 US-23NB Highway bridge US23 business route, 1 track
49.71 Pontiac Rd. Road crossing flashers, black top, 1 track
Web page by Henry F. Burger on Dec 28, 2015