Collection
Among the Society's equipment:
- The two Ann Arbor ALCO RS-1 locomotives, #20 and #21. #20 is located in Shepherd, Michigan in static display. Both units are believed to be in operational condition.
- The only General Motors GMDH-3 diesel-hydraulic locomotive ever built. It is not currently operational.
- Former Western Maryland GE 44-ton switcher #75, in operation on most trips.
- Former Detroit and Mackinac GE 44-ton Switcher #10, built for the M&STL as their D-742, recently acquired and awaiting restoration to operational service.
- Two 1920 Chicago South Shore cars, #1 and #36.
- The former Pullman sleeper "Emerald Vale", later used by the Ann Arbor Railroad as a work train car.
- New York Central caboose #21692.
- New Haven Railroad caboose #C305, for a time repainted as Penn Central #19882, a caboose which ran on this line.
- A large collection of "track speeder" railway motorcars.
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