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		Ann Arbor entered into reorganization in 1974 and was one of the seven northeastern railroads covered by the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976.
		The trustee for the estate purchased the portion of the Ann Arbor Railroad between Ann Arbor and Toledo in September 1985.
		Ann Arbor Railroad is commonly referred to as the "Crown Jewel" of the Regionals.
	www.annarbor-railroad.com /history.html (447 words)

	Michigan Railroads
		Arbor was built because of a specific problem: the "Chicago Bottleneck."So many railroads converged on Chicago that freight cars could become lost for days in the city's many rail yards.
		The FandSE was purchased by the Ann Arbor in early 1892.
		Arbor was originally built as inexpensively as possible; "on wind,"in the words of the James Ashley, the line's president.
	clarke.cmich.edu /michrailroads/building.htm (829 words)

	1900-1919 Improving the Quality of Life
		Although Ann Arbor did not face the extensive problems of larger cities, it nonetheless was caught up in the ferment.
		Ann Arbor was assured of a supply of pure water.
		In 1913 the Ann Arbor Civic Association, an extension of the older Board of Commerce, incorporated most of the reform groups into one organization that pursued a conservative yet determined approach to reform.
	moaa.aadl.org /PictHistory/1900-1919pg2.php (738 words)

	History: Ann Arbor Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Toledo, Ann Arbor and North-eastern Railroad Company was organized to extend the former line 38 miles to Pontiac to reach the Grand Trunk Railway, and to bring that line into direct connection with the lines entering Toledo.
		The segment of railroad from Ann Arbor to South Lyon remained in use until at least 11 August, 1890.
		Railroad Maps of the United States: A Selective Annotated Bibliography of Original 19th-century Maps in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress.
	michiganrailroads.com /RRHX/Railroads/AnnArbor/AARRtoSouthLyon.htm (556 words)

	Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The current mayor of Ann Arbor is John Hieftje (D) who has served in that capacity since the 2000 election.
		Other summertime events include the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival (established in 1969), which is usually held in mid-September at Gallup Park and also at various venues around town.
		Ann Arbor is Overrated—Irreverent blog on the city's foibles and shortcomings
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan (5124 words)

	Ann Arbor Railroad
		January 1999 - Ottawa Yard, the Ann Arbor's main yard in Toledo, is moved east to accomodate the expansion of the Toledo Jeep plant.
		May 22-23, 1999 A series of roundtrip excursion on the former Ann Arbor mainline from Durand to Lake George, Michigan were conducted with the 1941 Pere Marquette 1225 Berkshire steam locomotive.
		In 1950, the Ann Arbor discontinued passenger service and thus within a short time all depots were closed.
	www.shiawasseehistory.com /annarbor.html (858 words)

	Ohio Railway Report 1890's History
		The railroad of this company was built by the city of Salem under a special act authorizing certain cities, counties, townships and towns to build and lease or operate railroads.
		Incorporated June 10, 1891, under laws of Ohio; the original certificates of incorporation fixed the southern terminus at Tiffin; this terminus was subsequently changed to Mansfield, Ohio, by written consent of all stockholders and resolutions of directors adopted October 10, 1877, and certified copy filed with the Secretary of State, October 27, 1877.
		The Findlay, Ft. Wayne and Western Railroad was the consolidation of the Findlay and Western, and the Ft.
	www.railsandtrails.com /ohiorailwayreport/1902/1890.html (2933 words)

	Michigan Historical Marker: Ann Arbor Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Howell raised $20,000 in 1885 to induce the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Michigan to enter the town.
		The case was mediated in favor of the TAA&NM, and in the summer of 1886 this depot was built.
		The line was renamed the Ann Arbor Railroad in 1895.
	www.michmarkers.com /Pages/L0094.htm (75 words)

	Students On Site: Topics
		Ann Arbor was one of many stations along this line and was part of the route from Detroit to Chicago.
		His images of railroad stations, trains, passengers, and employees vividly recall the role of the railroad in the everyday lives of Ann Arbor's early twentieth-century residents.
		Of the accidents that occurred near Ann Arbor, one of the most spectacular was the Huron Valley Bridge collapse of 1904.
	www.si.umich.edu /CHICO/sos/new/topics/railroadtopics.html (392 words)

	Railroad society restores old Ann Arbor boxcar and caboose
		Sitting on state tracks, the two Ann Arbor cars are a testament to the bygone days of railroad primacy.
		"The Ann Arbor line is famous in Michigan," said George Gregory, president of the society.
		The Railroad Historical Society hopes to hold tours of the caboose by summer if they can complete the interior restoration of the caboose.
	www.gtherald.com /herald/2006/jan/04caboos.htm (672 words)

	Mt. Pleasant Depot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As the Toledo, Ann Arbor and Northern Railroad was building its line north toward Frankfort, it bought out the Lansing, Alma, Mt. Pleasant and Northern, thus eliminating a potential competitor, and securing its through route as far north as Mt. Pleasant.
		The station was used by the railroad as a freight office until the mid 1970's.
		The state of Michigan bought the railroad through Mt. Pleasant in 1976 from the bankrupt Ann Arbor Railroad.
	user.mc.net /~louisvw/depot/mt-pl/mt-pl.htm (299 words)

	Michigan Highways: Highways 160 through 179
		M-168's historical purpose was to serve to connect the Ann Arbor Railroad Carferry docks with M-22 in Elberta.
		The Ann Arbor Railroad ran several ferry lines from Elberta, including ones to Milwaukee and Kewaunee in Wisconsin, as well as to Menominee and Manistique in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
		An MDOT construction projects spreadsheet generated November 16, 2005 lists a $2.1 million dollar complete reconstruction of the entire trunkline scheduled for 2010, after which the route will be jurisdictionally transferred to the Village of Elberta.
	www.michiganhighways.org /listings/MichHwys160-179.html (884 words)

	Sierra Club Huron Valley Group
		The city of Ann Arbor is known for its fine parks.
		The Ann Arbor Greenway would consist of a biking and walking path through a series of small “pocket parks” as well as a few larger urban parks; a lovely tree-lined “linear park” system.
		The City of Ann Arbor already owns three sizeable parcels of land on the Greenway route that could become these larger parks, since two are city vehicle yards that are slated for removal, and the third is used as a parking lot.
	michigan.sierraclub.org /huron/aagreenway.htm (2636 words)

	S.S. City of Milwaukee - History
		The Great lakes railroad car ferries are a unique and innovative style of vessel that impacted the way maritime commerce evolved on a global scale.
		The vessel sailed under the Grand Trunk Western Railroad the majority of its career, but was leased and operated by other railroads around Lake Michigan over the decades.
		It was purchased by the State of Michigan to operate as an Ann Arbor Railroad vessel in 1979.
	www.carferry.com /history.htm (554 words)

	Broadway Park: Renewing Ann Arbor's Public Riverfront
		Broadway Park is the spot where the Michigan Central Railroad connected Ann Arbor with the rest of the country.
		The reputation of the University and Ann Arbor's growing wealth during the second half of the 19th century encouraged the city to build a grand railway gateway in 1886.
		The Ann Arbor Railroad ran freight and passenger service until the 1970's, but today only several freight trains a day can be heard passing through town.
	www.artsofcitizenship.umich.edu /broadway/history/eras/1860a.html (489 words)

	Amazon.com: The Ann Arbor Railroad (Images of Rail) (Images of Rail): Books: D.C. Jesse Burkhardt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		With a mainline that originated in the industrial port city of Toledo, Ohio, the Ann Arbor Railroad stretched northwest in a diagonal line across the length of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan to reach Frankfort and adjacent Elberta, where its
		This book documents the Ann Arbor Railroad’s legacy through rare photographs and historical research, and carries the reader on a visual journey through this influential railroad’s storied past.
		Over the years, Frankfort, the Ann Arbor Railroad, and the Lake Michigan carferries became a focal point of his travels until the fleet docked for the last time in 1982.
	www.amazon.com /Ann-Arbor-Railroad-Images-Rail/dp/0738534293 (1227 words)

	Old West Side Association: Neighborhood Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Old West Side Association, dedicated to the conservation and improvement of the community formerly encompassed by the "old fifth ward" in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was organized in May of 1967.
		As presently defined, the Old West Side is basically a residential neighborhood bounded by South Main and the Ann Arbor Railroad tracks on the east, West Washington on the north, Crest, Soule and South Seventh on the west and Pauline on the south.
		The topography is characteristic of Ann Arbor in that it is sloped slightly to the northeast with undulations typical of the glacial moraine geology of the area.
	www.oldwestside.org /index.php?section=neighborhood_association&content=index (999 words)

	The Hotbox - details
		The Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club's Huron Valley Railroad - Based on Conrail's ex-Michigan Central line, the Huron Valley depicts scenes along the route from Detroit to Battle Creek, including the towns of Dexter (even including the club's ex-Michigan Central depot) and Chelsea, and the cities of Detroit, Jackson and Battle Creek.
		Ann Arbor Railroad Models - Any model of an Ann Arbor locomotive, piece of rolling stock, diorama, or structure in any scale (excepting 12"=1 foot) will be eligible for entry, provided that it is the work of the entrant.
		Ann Arbor Railroad Photos - Any photo of an Ann Arbor locomotive, piece of rolling stock, or structure will be eligible for entry, provided that it is the work of the entrant.
	info.detnews.com /hotbox/hotboxstory/details.cfm?id=126 (1705 words)

	Students On Site: Topics
		Goods that Ann Arbor did not produce locally were brought in while surpluses were shipped for sale to neighboring towns and cities.
		Railroads were more cost effective than other forms of transportation, including shipping on the Huron River.
		As the population of Ann Arbor increased, more goods and supplies were needed and additional trains were added to meet demand.
	www.si.umich.edu /CHICO/sos/new/topics/heyday.html (494 words)

	annie intro
		As a modeler with a 30 year passion for trains, my first advice for any model railroader is to sit down and examine your personal train experiences.
		I have a childhood memory of sitting on a hill eating donuts and looking at the exact same scene that you see in the top right picture, which was probably taken sometime in the mid-late 1970's.
		The car ferry Viking docked in the west slip at the northern terminal of the Ann Arbor Rail Road.
	www.modelrailweb.com /layouts/n_scale/annie/annie.htm (465 words)

	Ann Arbor Railroad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Ann Arbor Railroad once traversed the lower peninsula from Toledo to Frankfort, near Traverse City.
		After almost 100 years of operation, the road is now limited to about 1/4 of its original length, from Toledo to Osmer, just north of Ann Arbor.
		The present day Ann Arbor Railroad services business on its lines, particularly the Jeep plant in Toledo and the Saline Visteon Plastics Plant.
	www.michiganrailroads.com /MichRRs/Railroads/AnnArborHomePage.htm (325 words)

	ANN ARBOR RR NO. 3
		Shown above is Ann Arbor Railroad's Gasoline Powered Motor Car No. 3 stopped at the Owosso, Michigan station in the early part of the 20th century.
		At one time, The Ann Arbor ran between Toledo, Ohio and Frankfort, Michigan.
		These latter cars were originally built with a 4-wheel truck, but most railroads soon rebuilt them with double trucks.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/1444/annarbor.htm (747 words)

	Byron Depot
		Byron is about 10 miles south of Durand, on the route of the Ann Ann Arbor Railroad.
		The station may have been used by the railroad as a freight office after that.
		The state of Michigan bought the railroad through Byron in 1976 from the bankrupt Ann Arbor Railroad.
	user.mc.net /~louisvw/depot/byron/byron.htm (192 words)

	Arcadia's Railroad: Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The goal is to connect the railroad to the Chicago and West Michigan Railway at Henry.
		The Arcadia and Betsey River Railway (AandBRR) standard gauge railroad is in operation.
		The AandBRR might interchange with the Manistee and North Eastern Railroad in Copemish and the narrow gauge logging railroad, the Bear Lake and Eastern Railroad, at Springdale between Henry and Copemish.
	www.arcadiami.com /Railroad/timelinerailroad.htm (268 words)

	Railroad Collection Index--S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Photographs of Ann Arbor, Mich. events, buildings, and people, used in the publication Pictorial History of Ann Arbor (1974), including a 1939 photo of the New York Central Mercury in Ann Arbor.
		The photographs (7 linear ft.), collected from various sources, show locomotives, railroad stations, train wrecks, car ferries, street railroads, logging railroads, railroad and tunnel construction, and other subjects related to railroads, documenting about 300 different rail lines.
		The subject files contain material concerning the Ann Arbor Railroad, the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, the Manistee and Northeastern Railway Company, the Michigan Central Railroad, the Pere Marquette Railroad, and Ephraim Shay.
	bentley.umich.edu /bhl/mhchome/railroad/rrcolls.htm (780 words)

	Ann Arbor's New West Side Association
		The Ann Arbor Alliance is a nascent coalition of student-renter neighborhood associations that work together to advance and protect student and renter issues within the city.
		At this point, there is only one such member association, the New West Side, which is leading the effort to develop new member associations and to begin influencing the development and political discourse of Ann Arbor.
		If you are interested in organizing your neighbors into a vocal group that participates in local politics, and works with community institutions like the university and the city housing bureau to ensure affordability, tenants' rights, and ecologically sound development, please contact us at the NWS/AAA.
	www.newwestside.org /alliance.html (162 words)

	Railroad Name Index--T (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ann Arbor (Mich.) records: 9 folders (1889-1913) of documents relating to regulation of street railways and interurbans
		Predecessors Toledo and Ann Arbor; Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Eastern
		George L. Wells budget sheet: Undated (1870s?) budget estimates the cost of construction of a railroad from Owosso to Durand, Michigan, apparently the Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan.
	bentley.umich.edu /bhl/mhchome/railroad/rrnamet.htm (1022 words)

	Ann Arbor Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The cover from the Ann Arbor Railroad and Steamship Lines 1911 passenger timetable.
		The Ann Arbor Railroad (AAR reporting marks AA), historically, was an American railroad that operated between Toledo, Ohio, and Frankfort, Michigan, with carferry operations across Lake Michigan.
		As of 2006, it is an American railroad that operates between Toledo and Ann Arbor, Michigan, while the Great Lakes Central Railroad operates the remainder from Ann Arbor to Thompsonville, Michigan (the section from Thompsonville to Frankfort has been abandoned).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ann_Arbor_Railroad (251 words)

	Another Ann Arbor > Area History > Museum
		In 2000 The Museum entered into a partnership with the University of Michigan Arts of Citizenship Project to research the Underground Railroad in Washtenaw County.
		Since its incorporation in 1993, the Museum has sponsored numerous events, exhibits and programs, both by itself and in collaboration with other organizations such as the Ann Arbor District Library, The Community Church of God, The University of Michigan Arts of Citizenship Project, Washtenaw Community College, The Ypsilanti District Library, and The Ypsilanti Heritage Festival.
		A Gullah Festival at Ann Arbor Civic Theater in 1999 brought the culture of the South Carolina Sea Islands to Ann Arbor.
	www.anotherannarbor.org /area_museum.php (394 words)

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