Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Electric Locomotives at Ford Motor Company Highland Park Plant, 1925
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Under Henry Ford's ownership, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad built a 15-mile branch from its mainline at Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn. Electricity generated at the Rouge powered the line via overhead wires. Ford's Highland Park plant built two electric locomotives for the DT&I in 1925-1926. Together, the two locomotives produced around 3,800 horsepower.
Under Henry Ford's ownership, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad built a 15-mile branch from its mainline at Flat Rock, Michigan, to the Ford Rouge plant in Dearborn. Electricity generated at the Rouge powered the line via overhead wires. Ford's Highland Park plant built two electric locomotives for the DT&I in 1925-1926. Together, the two locomotives produced around 3,800 horsepower.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
14 July 1925
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.42864
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: 8.25 in
Width: 10.25 in
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