Ann Arbor Railroad Car Ferries

Vessels Used by the Ann Arbor Railroad

Ann Arbor Railroad Car Ferries	Ann Arbor Railroad Leased Car Ferries
Ann Arbor Car ferry No. 1 Article from The Railroad Gazette Short History of car ferry No. 1	Car Ferry Leased
Ann Arbor Car ferry No. 2 Short History of car ferry No. 2	Tug Boats
Ann Arbor Car ferry No. 3 Drawing and specs. 1956 for No.3	Package Steamers Leased
Ann Arbor Car ferry No. 4 Drawing and specs. 1930 for No. 4	Car Ferry Routes
Ann Arbor Car ferry No. 5 Drawing and specs. 1956 for No. 5	S S City of Milwaukee Build for the Grand Trunk RR and operated by them. After they shutdown their operation of railroad car ferry operation, they sold the the ship to the State of Michigan, on May 18, 1979, the MDOT department in turn assign it to the Ann Arbor RR ferry operation. At that time was operated by the Michigan Interstate Company. After the car ferry operation was shut down, it was transferred to Museum group at Frankfort. The city did not want the ship in the harbor, and the ship was moved to Manistee, and is now a museum, with a additional Coast Guard buoy tender along side.
Ann Arbor Car ferry No. 6 Drawing and specs. for No. 6 Drawing and specs. 1959 for AKA
Ann Arbor Car ferry No. 7 Drawing and specs. 1956 for No. 7 Drawing and specs. 1966 for Viking
Ann Arbor Car ferry Wabash Drawing and specs. 1956 for Wabash Drawing and specs. 1965 for City of Green Bay

Great Lakes Car Ferries web site - History on No. 6, No. 7, and City of Milwaukee

September 1, 1931 - W.L. Mercereau retired as superintendent of steamships, a position he had held since 1899.
March 15, 1949 - The Ann Arbor fleet was laid up due to a strike called by the boat crews. The fleet was idled until March 22nd.