Tracks Used by Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Electric Locomotives, 1927
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Under Henry Ford's ownership, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad built a 15-mile branch from Flat Rock, Michigan, to Ford's Rouge plant in Dearborn. Electricity generated at the Rouge powered the line via overhead wires. The Rouge also cast the concrete arches supporting the wires. Electric operation ended in 1930, but many of the arches -- expensive to remove -- remained in place.
Under Henry Ford's ownership, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad built a 15-mile branch from Flat Rock, Michigan, to Ford's Rouge plant in Dearborn. Electricity generated at the Rouge powered the line via overhead wires. The Rouge also cast the concrete arches supporting the wires. Electric operation ended in 1930, but many of the arches -- expensive to remove -- remained in place.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
30 September 1927
Subject Date
30 September 1927
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.49832
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Gelatin Silver
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.25 in
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