Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Train in Ironton, Ohio, 1923
THF120540 / Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Train in Ironton, Ohio, 1923
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Artifact Overview
Sometimes the only right-of-way available to a railroad was a public street. The Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad entered Ironton on Railroad Street, and then ran down the center of the street to the bank of the Ohio River. The railroad track is seen running along Railroad Street's median in this photograph.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
26 December 1923
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.P.833.36365
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 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.