Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Yard, Jackson, Ohio, 1924
THF121418 / Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Yard, Jackson, Ohio, 1924
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Artifact Overview
The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad maintained extensive facilities in Jackson, Ohio, near the south end of its mainline. Jackson was home to a roundhouse, car repair shops, a machine shop, and a freight yard. When Henry Ford owned the DT&I from 1920-1929, Jackson shop crews focused on freight car repair and rebuilding.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
03 January 1924
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.36491
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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Henry Ford bought the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920. He used its 378-mile mainline -- between Detroit and Ironton, Ohio -- as a giant conveyor belt, hauling coal from Ford-owned mines to the Rouge in Dearborn. Ford spent $15 million improving DT&I's track and equipment but grew tired of burdensome railroad regulations. He sold the line in 1929.