Henry Ford's Private Railroad Car "Fair Lane," 1921
Artifact
Passenger car (Railroad car)
Date Made
23 June 1921
Summary
By 1920, Henry and Clara Ford found it increasingly difficult to travel with any degree of privacy. They purchased a private railcar and named it Fair Lane. The car had four private rooms, an observation lounge, a dining room, and a fully equipped kitchen. It could accommodate eight passengers. The couple made over 400 trips using Fair Lane before selling the passenger car in 1942.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
United States, Oklahoma, Tahlequah
Object ID
96.112.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Richard and Linda Kughn.
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Henry Ford's Private Railroad Car "Fair Lane," 1921
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