Henry Ford aboard the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad #7 Locomotive at Ford Rouge Plant, 1921
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Henry Ford purchased the struggling Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and put $15 million into rebuilding the line. DT&I carried coal from Ford-owned mines in Kentucky to Ford's Rouge factory. While he made DT&I profitable, Ford grew tired of the extensive government regulations particular to the railroad industry. He sold the line to Pennsylvania Railroad interests in 1929.
Henry Ford purchased the struggling Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920 and put $15 million into rebuilding the line. DT&I carried coal from Ford-owned mines in Kentucky to Ford's Rouge factory. While he made DT&I profitable, Ford grew tired of the extensive government regulations particular to the railroad industry. He sold the line to Pennsylvania Railroad interests in 1929.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
06 September 1921
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.189.1570
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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