- Details
- Hits: 1855
Car Ferry - Ann Arbor No. 3 (1896-1960)
Railroad: Ann Arbor railroad
Built/Acquired: 1898. Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, OH
Crossing: Lake Michigan
End of Service: 1960. Cut down to barge
Disposition: Cut down to a barge and renamed Manistee. Used in Mackinaw City-St. Ignace barge in 1960's.
Length: 258 feet. Held 20-24 cars at various times.
Type:
[LMCF] + others
Used bow engines from Ann Arbor 1 and Ann Arbor 2.
Bibliography
The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI
Contact Us
Email: webmaster@michiganrailroads.com