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Ann Arbor Railroad Freight Car Equipment Web Page

Notes on Box cars by Craig Wilson
Actually the vast majority of Ann Arbor RR boxcar paint schemes did indeed have the reporting marks on the left side of the door with the "ANN ARBOR" road name on the right side.  These included the first two groups of Pullman Standard PS-1 boxcars (300- and 400- series).  Many cars got repainted with a large (60-inch) pennant herald on the right side with the "ANN ARBOR" road name on the left side (higher on the body) - but on these repaints the reporting marks were on the left side 

The change to the reporting marks on the right side of the door begins with the 1200-1399 and 1400-1409 series PS-1 boxcars.  Note that these cars were the first to have the "Direct Route, Linking East-North-West" slogans and this was located on the right side of the door along with the smaller pennant herald and reporting marks.  The "ANN ARBOR" road name on these cars is located on the left side of the door.  After 1963 many of these PS-1's had the small pennant heralds replaced by a DT&I-style compass herald.  There are (rare) photos that show some of the 400-series cars using the "Direct Route" slogan on the right side along with the pennant herald and reporting marks.  These are no double, repaints as well.  None of the 300-series cars got repainted with the "Direct Route" slogan.

Note on Wabash era drawings - many of these paint drawings, have no pictures to back them back.

Craig Wilson Presentation on Steel Box cars years 1947 to 1983 done at 2021 Annual meeting

By Henry F. Burger Feb. 1, 2008 Updates 10/6/2021