Ford Railroad Employees with Handcar, Ford Rouge Plant, March 24, 1945
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Some 100 miles of railroad track covered the grounds of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant. The automaker operated its own fleet of locomotives to move incoming railcars loaded with raw materials, and outgoing railcars filled with finished parts and automobiles. Ford railroad employees kept the plant's track and equipment in good working order.
Some 100 miles of railroad track covered the grounds of Ford Motor Company's Rouge plant. The automaker operated its own fleet of locomotives to move incoming railcars loaded with raw materials, and outgoing railcars filled with finished parts and automobiles. Ford railroad employees kept the plant's track and equipment in good working order.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
24 March 1945
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.81508.9
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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