#173 • Henry Ford: When I Ran the Railroads

Part of November 2026 Railroad Book and Slide Auction (timed auction by Rail & Road Auctions)

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A Chronicle of Henry Ford's Operation of The Detroit; Toledo and Ironton Railroad (1920-1929) HERE IS AN ABSORBING AND COMPREHENSIVE STORY DETAILING THE FASCINATING REGIME OF HENRY FORD S OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF THE DETROIT; TOLEDO AND IRONTON RAILROAD FROM 1920 TO 1929. TOLD IN FASCINATING DETAIL IT MAKES UP ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING INCIDENTS IN TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN RAILROADING DETAILED ARE HIS APPLICATION OF AUTOMOTIVE STYLE MANAGEMENT ON THE RAILROAD AND THE NET EFFECT: IT EXPLORES SUCH TOPICS AS RAILROAD ELECTRIFICATION LABOR RELATIONS; TRAFFIC RELATIONS; AND HIS EFFORTS TO THRUST THE RAILROAD INTO A POSITION AS A PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE AUTOMOTIVE ASSEMBLY LINE, YEARS AHEAD OF HIS TIME_ LEARN HOW FORD WAS CHALLENGED BY COMPETITIVE RAILROADS AND STRANGLED BY GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS IN A MOST UNSTABLE ERA IN AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION HISTORY OVER 10 PHOTOS, MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS CAMTECH PUBLISHING P 0 BOX 341 FLETCHER; OHIO 45326-0341 ISBN 0-925436-04-6. Scott D. Trostel