Ann Arbor Railroad (1988)

The Ann Arbor Railroad (Reporting Mark: AA) is a Class III Railroad that operates fifty miles of track from Toledo, Ohio, to Osmer, Michigan. The railroad is operated by Watco and is based out of Toledo. Prior to Watco, the railroad was operated by the Ann Arbor Acquisition Corporation from 1988 to 2013, by the Michigan Interstate Railway from 1977 to 1988, and as a privately owned enterprise prior to 1977.
==Current Operations:==
The Ann Arbor Railroad operates of track between its main terminal, Ottawa Yard, in Toledo, Ohio, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, the interchange point with the Great Lakes Central Railroad and Norfolk Southern. A branch line known as the Saline Branch stretches four miles from Pittsfield, Michigan, to Saline, Michigan. The Saline Branch has been used in the past to serve the Faurecia Automotive Components Plant located in Saline, Michigan, but is not currently being used in revenue service. The Ann Arbor Railroad also leases and operates an industrial lead in Toledo owned by the Norfolk Southern. Much of what the railroad transports is "bridge traffic" and is received at either end of the railroad and transported for interchange with another railroad at the opposite terminal. A variety of different cargoes are transported ranging from grain to liquefied petroleum gas to wooden poles. In Toledo, the railroad serves Chrysler transporting finished vehicles from the Toledo Complex.
Hallett Tower, the only remaining operational interlocking tower in Ohio, ceased operation in September 2019 with all dispatching duties being shifted to the dispatch center in Pittsburg, Kansas. While the tower itself is still standing, it is now being utilized by the signal dept.
==Historical Operations:==
*For 1895 to 1977, see Ann Arbor Railroad (1895–1976)
*For 1977 to 1988, see Michigan Interstate Railway
==Current roster:==
Number 	Model 	Build Date	Built As	Serial Number
WAMX 4049	GP40-3	08/1968 	PC 3111 	34288
AA 2368 	GP39-2	04/1984 	MKT 369 	837058-10
WAMX 3927	GP39-2	04/1984 	MKT 371 	837058-6
AA 2373 	GP39-2	04/1984 	MKT 374 	837058-15
WAMX 3879	GP38 	10/1969 	PC 7802 	35431
GMTX 2230	GP38-2	07/1972 	PC 7999 	7354-60
WAMX 3904	GP39V 	01/1965 	GMO 629 	29750
HLCX 4215	GP40-2	11/1984 	SP 7240 	847009-1
==Interchanges:==
*Toledo, Ohio:
**Norfolk Southern
**CSX
**Canadian National
**Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway
*Osmer, Michigan:
**Great Lakes Central Railroad
*Milan, Michigan:
**Norfolk Southern
*Diann, Michigan:
**Canadian National
**Indiana & Ohio Railway
==External links:==
*Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Society
*Various General Information
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