
James M. Ashley
Builder of the Ann Arbor Railroad Co.
No Ann Arbor Steam Engines are known to exist today.

First Ann Arbor Railroad passenger train in 1889
Notice the deer head above the headlight.
Engineer Ralph Matthies on left

Engine #1


Engine #2
Engine #3

Engine #5

Engine #6
Engine #7
At Owosso in 1887.
The engine is a Rogers 4-4-0.

Engine #8

Engine #9

Engine #10


Taken at Cadillac in 1890
Engine #13

Engine #20

Engine #29


Engine #42



Atlantic 4-4-2...... Cadillac, MI circa 1940.
Engine #48

Engine No.101

Baltus Martin, Engineer....At Owosso - Early 1900's

Engine #120


Engine #121

Engine 4-6-0 #130
Photo taken at Owosso, MI on 6/4/36

Engine #151

Engine #153

Engine #185....later re-numbered 2492

Engine #1520


Engine #1611
with Train 52

Cadillac, Michigan
July 31, 1950

Engine #1611


Engine #1612

Engine #1614 at Durand
Engine #1614 in May 1938
in front of the AA Depot at Owosso


Engine #2171
Engine #2176


Wabash Engine #2218 at Owosso
The Ann Arbor Railroad had 8 Mikato Engines: Numbers 2480, 2481, 2482, 2490, 2491, 2492, 2493 and 2494. These Ann Arbor marked engines ran on 200 lbs of boiler pressure.
A man from Japan designed this engine and had several made which were shipped to Japan and the Wabash Railroad also ordered several.

Engine #2257 at Washington St.Owosso
Charlie Tufford....Engineer


Engine #2352

Engine #2380

Engine #2430
Engine #2480 at Owosso

Engine #2481

Ann Arbor 2-8-2 #2482

Photo taken at Owosso, MI on 6/4/39
Always Looking for Ann Arbor or Grand Trunk Engine Photos