Notes from Ann Arbor Railroad Annual Reports
1-1-1891 |
36 locomotives |
5-15-1892 |
Acquired 2 locomotives from Frankfort and Southern (FS&E 1 & 2, to AA 201 & 202 renumbered 2 & 3) |
12-31-1893 |
Had 50 locos and 2 steamers |
6-30-1898 |
Had 42 locos (4 added this year) and 2 car ferries |
6-30-1899 |
owned 43 locos, one new and one sold this year (this report has pictures of three car ferries) |
6-30-1900 |
45 locos owned, bought 2 new freight locos cost $17,432.78 |
6-30-1901 |
46 lococ owned |
1902 |
46 locos owned |
6-30-1903 |
48 locos owned |
6-30-1904 |
49 locos owned, bought 2 new freight and 1 passenger this year |
6-30-1905 |
48 locos owned |
6-30-1906 |
DT&I and AA operated as one system from 6-30-1905 |
6-30-1907 |
No new engines, #5 4-4-0 passenger sold, also #15,20, 21, 28,
53, 54, 55 4-4-0 freight engines sold to DT&I, 1 new car ferry
No. 4. |
6-30-1908 |
Four 4-4-2 engines bought from ALCO, July 1907, cost $54,794.46 Nos. 200 - 203 |
6-30-1909 |
No. 204 4-4-2, 19x26 bough from ALCO, cost $14,000, #150 - 158
from ALCO, 2-8-0, 22x30, cost $147,150 |
6-30-1910 |
12 passenger, 39 freight, 8 switch total 59 |
6-30-1911 |
5 McKeen motor cars received May, June and July 1911 |
6-30-1912 |
Passenger 7, freight 31, switch 7 total 45, 5 passenger and 1 switch sold during year |
6-30-1913 |
7 passenger, 31 freight, 8 switch total 46. Purchased 3 new freight and 1 switch. Disposed of 3 freight engines. 4 car ferry and 5 motor cars. |
6-30-1914 |
2 freight locos disposed in 1913, 1 in 1914, 1 ferry sold. 1 new switch engine bought. |
6-30-1915 |
6 wheel switcher - 1, 8 wheel switcher - 3, 10 weel switcher - 5, 8 wheel passenger - 2, Altanlic - 5, 10 wheel freight - 12, Consolidation - 16 |
6-30-1916 |
One eight wheel switcher sold (2-6-0). Total engines 43, on 10 wheel freight and 1 consolidation changed to 10 wheel switcher. |
12-31-1917 |
One 10 wheel freight and 3 mikes acquired during 1917, total 47. |
1918 |
Engines 47 |
12-31-1919 |
6 wheel switcher - 1, 8 wheel rooad - 2, 10 wheel road - 13, 8 wheel switcher - 4, consolidation - 17, mike - 3, Santa Fe - 4, Atlantic - 5 total 49. Two engine sold and four purchased in 1919. |
12-31-1920 |
8 passenger, 31 freight, 10 switch total 49 engines. One
passenger and 2 switcher acquired during year, and 3 freight engine
disposed of. Apparently 1 engine was re-classified as there
were 2 purchased and 2 sold. |
1921 |
No engine changes. Engines repaired: 7, 9, 77, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 128, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 162, 171, 172, 180, 190, 192, 200, 201, 201, 202, 203, 204. |
1922 |
No changes. |
1923 |
Five engines purchased. |
1924 |
No changes. |
1925 |
Three locos sold or scrapped - Nos. 7, 9, and 77. One new ferry Feb. 1925. The Wabash was authorized by ICC to acquire control of AA. |
1926 |
No changes |
1927 |
No changes |
1928 |
One freight loco and one motor car off roster. Six ferries (1 leased from Wabash) |
1929 |
Four McKeen cars gone. Locos same. |
1933 |
1 freight, 1 passenger, 5 switch engines off roster, leaving 36 freight, 4 passenger, 3 switcher total 43. |
1934 |
No change |
1935 |
1 freight engine off total now 42 |
1936 |
1 passenger engine off total now 41 |
1937 |
No change |
1938 |
No change |
1940 |
Passenger 3, switcher 2, freight 31 total 36 |
1941 |
One freight loco off, 1 new Diesel switcher bought (No. 1) |
1942 |
Four freight locos off roster. (L2 class 2550, 2551, 2552, 2553 all sold) |
1943 |
Three car ferries bought ( these were previously leased) |
1944 |
One freight loco gone. Two new Diesel switchers bought (Nos. 2 and 3) |
1945 |
No change |
1946 |
One freight loco gone (#2352) |
1947 |
No change. Total 24 freight, other same. |
1948 |
Three freight engines disposed of. 21 freight, 3 passenger, 2 switcher, 3 Diesel total 29, 5 ferries |