The Ann Arbor Railroad 50 Years Ago

Henry E. Riggs

NP: The Ann Arbor Railroad Company, July 1947

Riggs served as Chief Engineer of the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Michigan, a predecessor of the Ann Arbor.   This is his personal story of the building of the railroad.

The Ann Arbor Railroad In Color

Robert I. Warrick

Morning Sun Books; ISBN 1-58248-235-7, June 2008

History and Operations 1869 to 1976

The Haywire

Hugh A. Hornstein

Michigan State University Press, 2005; ISBN 0-87013-731-X

A brief history of the "Manistique and Lake Superior Railroad" owned by Ann Arbor Railroad

Images of Rail 'The Ann Arbor Railroad'

D. C. Jesse Burkhardt

Arcadia Publishing, 2005; ISBN 0-7385-3429-3

Mainly photographs covering the line with history

The Ann Arbor Railroad 'Abandoned Early Lines'

James S. Hannum, M. D.

Hannum House Publications; ISBN 0-9679043-4-X

Covers the 'South Lyon' branch and its abandonment, good graphics

Wabash

Donald J. Heimburger

River Forest IL: Heimburger House Publishing Co.,1984  ISBN: 0-911581-02-2

Limited covered of the Ann Arbor while under Wabash control.  Does include a roster of Ann Arbor steam and diesel power pp. 262-263.
 

 Green Bay and Western

Stan Mailer

Edmonds WA: Hundman Publishing Co., 1989;  Library of Congress No. 88-81184, ISBN No. 0-945434-01-4

Chapter 11 pp. 154-169, entitled “On The Far Side”, deals with the Ann Arbor; emphasis is on the car ferry interchange at Keewaunee but other material on the Annie is included.
 

WABASH in color

David R. Sweetland

Edison NJ: Morning Sun Books, Inc., 1991; 1-878887-04-1

A typical Morning Sun book with a chapter pp. 36-45 devoted to the Annie which includes some excellent color pictures of  Annie diesel power including Whitcomb 44-tonner #1.
 

Sail& Rail: A Narrative History of Transportation in the Traverse City Region

Lawrence and Lucille Wakefield

Traverse City: By the Authors, 1980; Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number 80-53570

A locally produced history of transportation in a broadly defined Traverse City region. Pages 159 to 169 are entitled “Ann Arbor Railroad and Car Ferries” and contain some different photographs.
 

Trains Rolling

H.A. McBride

The MacMillan Company, New York, 1953

This book has stories on railroads at home and abroad with 237 illustrations. A section on the Ann Arbor titled Ferryboat Railroading begins on page 187. This section contains 17 B&W photographs.

Images of Rail 'Toledo Railroads'

Kirk F. Hise and Edward J. Pulhuj

Arcadia Publishing, 2005; ISBN 0-7385-3391-2

Covers railroad in Toledo with Ann Arbor RR covered in many sections

Freight Cars of the Ann Arbor Railroad, 1947-1985

Craig Wilson

The Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association, 1989

A comprehensive of all of the Annie’s freight equipment with many photographs, diagrams and much modeling information.

Rails across the Water: The Story of Ann Arbor Car Ferries

Steven D. Elve

Rockford MI: By the author, 1984.

A brief history of each of the Annie’s car ferries with pictures to illustrate each.
 

The Early History of the Ann Arbor Carferries

Arthur C. and Lucy F. Frederickson

Frankfort MI: by the authors, 1949

Captain Frederickson was a captain on the Ann Arbor boats and writes this history from his personal experiences.
 

Later History of the Ann Arbor Carferries: Boats 6 & 7

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Frankfort MI: By the authors, 1951

See comments immediately above

Frederickson’s History of the Ann Arbor Auto and Train Ferries Complete with Pictures

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Frankfort MI: Gulls Nest Publishing, 1994;   ISBN: 0-9641173-0-4

Essentially a compilation of the above two books with some added materials.

The Great Lakes Car Ferries

George W. Hilton

Berkeley CA: Howell-North Books, 1962;   Library of   Congress Catalogue Card No. 62-17073

The definitive book on the car ferries of the Great Lakes.  Chapter 3 pp. 69-110 is devoted entirely to the Ann Arbor operations
 

Ahoy and Farewell

The Marine Historical Society of Detroit

Detroit: By the author, 1970;   Library of Congress Card Catalogue No. 72-138306

As the title implies identifies new boats which have come on the lakes between 1945 and 1970 as well as those boats which have ceased sailing during this period.   Ann Arbor boats Nos. 3, 4, and 5 are discussed.
 

Ahoy and Farewell II

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Detroit, by the author, 1996;   no ISBN number is identified

A continuation of the above.   This volume covers the arrivals and departures in the period between 1969 and 1994.   Ann Arbor boats discussed include Ann Arbor #7,   City of Green Bay nee Wabash and the City of Milwaukee
 

Great Lakes Ships We Remember

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Detroit: By the author, 1979; no Library or Congress Catalogue Card number or ISBN number is identified

The first book in a series which provided brief histories, technical data and pictures of boats which have operated on the lakes.  The Ann Arbor No. 4 is the only boat discussed.
 

Great Lakes Ships We Remember II

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Cleveland OH: Freshwater Press Inc., 1984;   ISBN 0-912514-25-6

A sequel to the above volume.   Ann Arbor boats include Ann Arbor No. 1 and   Ann Arbor No. 2.
 

Great Lakes Ships We Remember III

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Cleveland OH: Freshwater Press Inc., 1994;   Library of Congress Car Catalogue No. 79-112286

The third volume in this series. Ann Arbor boats discussed include: Ann Arbor No. 2, Ann Arbor No. 3,   Ann Arbor No. 4,   and the Ann Arbor No. 5.
 

Lake Michigan’s Railroad Car Ferries

Karl Zimmermann

Andover NJ: Andover Junction Publications, 1993;   ISBN: 0-944119-11-5

Devotes 20 pages to the Annie’s car ferry fleet.   Some of the photographs are in color
Note:   Although not identified by specific title, the John Greenwood Freshwater Press Inc. Namesakes series also deals with the Ann Arbor boats operating in the timeframe of each of the books in this series.   Each boat identified includes a picture and a brief description of the boat often including the origin of its name. 
 

REFLECTIONS: Stories of the Great Lakes

Paul G. Wiening

1990 Stonehouse Publications, Canada.

Stories of the Great Lakes Chapter 5 is titled "One Last Ride with Annie" with 9 B&W photographs. A second chapter titled Lake Michigan's Floating Freight Trains" covers the Ann Arbor RR along with the C&O and the Grand Trunk carferries. More photographs are found in this section.

History of Toledo and Lucas County

Clark Waggoner

Munsell & Co., New York, NY, 1888 Facsimile reprint by Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1997

Pg 551.   This is a recent reprint of a local history of Toledo written in the late 19^th century.   It is available for reference in the local history section of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library Main Branch and is probably also available from the publisher
 

Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio 1632-1923

John M. Killits

The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago and Toledo, 1923,

pp 418-419, This three-volume set is available for reference in the local history section of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library Main Branch in downtown Toledo
 

The Tuscola & Saginaw Bay

Bob Wise

Railfan and Railroad

Vol. 5, No. 9, March, 1984, pp 38-47
 

Michigan Metamorphosis

Ron Cady

Trains

Vol. 47, No. 12, October, 1987, pp 29, 33-34
 

Toledo Blade

August 4, 1964

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Article on the expected dismantling of the Ann Arbor Railroad station on Cherry St. in Toledo
 

Valuation Docket No. 127

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Interstate Commerce Commission

“Ann Arbor Railroad Company and Menominee & St. Paul Railway Company” pp 159-226