The "Ypsi-Ann" steam train from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti

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title: The "Ypsi-Ann" steam train from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti
date: 1890s
description element: This photograph shows the only steam-powered trolley that ran in Ann Arbor. It took passengers from the outskirts of Ann Arbor into Ypsilanti. It was discontinued in 1905, in favor of quieter and more efficient electric streetcars.
comments: This photograph can also be found in the transportation topic titled "Local Streetcars and Interurban Railroads."
keywords: streetcar; transportation
institutional source: Bentley Historical Library; University of Michigan
ID: 258
image filename: bl001413

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Collection: Students on Site
Image Size: 4761 x 2680
File Size: 466 KB
Record: 258
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sos/x-258/bl001413

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Full citation: "The "Ypsi-Ann" steam train from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti." In the digital collection Students on Site. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/s/sos/x-258/bl001413. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2025.