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Location: Fordson Yard, Dearborn, MI (DT&I)
Fordson Yard was in and around the Ford Rouge complex in East Dearborn. The yard was operated by the Ford Motor Company locomotive fleet, and later by the DT&I, GTW and CN.
Photo info: Top, a 1977 view of Fordson Yard (directly ahead), taken from a Grand Trunk engine. To the left is the C&O Rougemere Yard engine facility. Fordson Yard was used by the DT&I, and later by CN to service the Ford Rouge Works. In this photo, the yard is largely empty. It was commonly used for coal and coke cars. [Charles Geletzke Jr]
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The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:
- [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
- [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
- [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
- [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
- [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI