Location: Ford Motor Highland Park Yards, MI

Ford Motor had several yards which served their Highland Park Plant. These were private yards owned by the company. One was on the GTW Detroit-Grand Haven line, just south of Ford Junction. Another was along the Detroit Terminal railroad west of Ford Junction and at the Highland Park plant. One of these yards was referred to by the DT as the Ford Motor Company Outbound Yard. [MCTC-1950]

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Time Line

1913. Henry Ford, head of the Ford Motor company, recently gave a demonstration to show that his knowledge of mechanics extends beyond the realm of the motor car. The Detroit Terminal railroad, which provides railroad facilities for the mammoth Ford plant, bought five big locomotives, three of which are being used to handle the 200 freight cars which pass through the Ford yards each day. The engines were formally christened into service at the Ford plant, and Mr. Ford took the throttle of No. 1 and ran the engine about the yard while the engine crew and yardman formed an interested audience. [DFP-1913-0513]