Aerial View of Rouge Plant, August 28, 1935
THF274248 / Aerial View of Rouge Plant, August 28, 1935
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Artifact Overview
The powerhouse, foundry, and storage bins at Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant are seen in this aerial photograph from 1935. Also visible is the Pere Marquette Railway's Rougemere Yard, located along the eastern edge of the Rouge complex. This railyard handled most of Pere Marquette's freight traffic out of the Detroit area.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
28 August 1935
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.63661.C
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 11.00 in
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SetFord Rouge Railroad
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Ford Motor Company operated its own industrial railroad at the Rouge factory. Ford-owned locomotives moved incoming railcars filled with raw materials, and outgoing railcars loaded with finished parts and vehicles. Ford employees crewed trains, cared for locomotives, and maintained 100 miles of track within the factory grounds. At its 1930s peak, Ford's Rouge railroad was one of the largest privately owned rail operations in the world.