| AFE | AFE Description | Cost | Date |
| 179 | Retire machibery, line shafting, etc - Manistique - M&LS RR | 0 | 10/19/1956 |
| 1536 | New yard - Owosso | 0 | |
| 1556 | New General Office | 0 | |
| 1599 | Purchase 1 car upgrader | 0 | 4/2/1956 |
| 1600 | Retire AA 73924 destroyed on North Pacific 3-2-56 | 0 | 4/2/1956 |
| 1602 | Purchase power electric saw Toledo car Dept | 0 | 4/9/1956 |
| 1606 | Purchase portable electric welder Owosso shops | 0 | 4/10/1956 |
| 1607 | See AFE 1608 | 0 | 6/27/1956 |
| 1608 | Retire box and auto car per 1956 budget; 74008 3-26-1956, sold to City of Cadillac, MI for $165.00 less trucks (see 3-23-56 entry); 73874 10-30-1956; 73878 1-9-1957; 73905 6-20-1956; 73948 4-13-1956; 73991 4-20-1956; 74020 10-2-1956; 74040 1-7-1957; 74060 9-20-1956; 74101 6-18-1956; 90006 6-27-1956; 90087 1-8-57, 90109 4-13-1956; 90157 10-19-1956; 90174 10-5-1956; 41083 6-6-1956; 41135 6-14-1956; 74029 6-29-1956; 41246 6-29-1956; 41246 10-15-1956; 90056 10-9-1956; 90161 10-19-1956; 73775 12-28-1956; 73806 1-8-1957; 73860 12-21-1956; 74003 11-7-1956; 74009 1-2-1957; 90068 9-28-1956; 90198 10-1-1956; 41087 12-28-1956; 73760 12-20-1956; 73845 12-6-1956; 73855 1-4-1957; 73861 11-21-1956; 90092 12-3-1956; 90173 9-28-1956 Completed 1/9/1957 | 0 | 1/5/1956 |
| 1609 | Retire work cars | 0 | 7/12/1956 |
| 1609 | Retire 4 work equipment cars; 4403 12-21-1956; 4568 12-31-1956; 4316 1-16-1957, 4538 7-18-1956 completed 1-16-1957 | 0 | 4/5/1956 |
| 1610 | Retire AA boxcar 299 destroyed on CM StP&P RR 5-11-1956 | 0 | 6/25/1956 |
| 1611 | Retire AA 90191 destroyed on CRI&P RR 6-19-1956 | 0 | 6/19/1956 |
| 1615 | Retire 2 hopper cars series 30900-30974; 30928, 30934 Completed 1-18-1957 | 0 | 1/5/1956 |
| 1616 | Retire and convert 3 hopper cars to boat coaling cars | 0 | 9/4/1956 |
| 1616 | Retire and convert 3 hopper cars to boat coaling cars; 30567 to 4497 12-21-1956; 30555 to 4498 3-15-1957; 30589 to 4499 8-30-1957 | 0 | 9/4/1956 |
| 1618 | Retire box and automobile cars 1956 budget | 0 | 10/19/1956 |
| 1618 | Retire box & auto cars per 1956 budget; 73778 1-23-1957; 73903 1-23-1957; 90025 1-28-1957; 90158 1-29-1957 | 0 | |
| 1622 | Purchase 1 second business car #4 from Wabash RR, received 1-7-57 | 0 | 11/26/1956 |
| 1629 | Retire box & auto cars per 1956 budget; 73952 2-13-1957; 74117 2-6-1957; 74117 2-6-57; 90098 2-11-1957; 90148 2-13-1957 | 0 | |
| 1645 | Retire 1 AA hopper 30900 series; 30949 3-8-1957 | 0 | 1/14/1956 |
Created by Henry F. Burger