Letter from J.W. Switzer, Michigan Central Railroad Co. regarding the Fair Lane Railroad Car, January 5, 1923

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Artifact Overview

Henry and Clara Ford took delivery of Fair Lane, their private railroad car, in 1921. In addition to fees for hauling the car from place to place, railroads charged parking fees when the car sat idle on their property. This letter concerned a charge of $3.60 for parking Fair Lane in Albany, New York, for a day in 1922.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

05 January 1923

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

64.167.285.176

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Typewriting

Dimensions

Height: 10.5 in
Width: 8 in

Letter from J.W. Switzer, Michigan Central Railroad Co. regarding the Fair Lane Railroad Car, January 5, 1923