The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway was organized in 1905 through the merger of the Detroit and Lima Northern Railway and the Ohio Southern Railway. The line went bankrupt in 1908, but remained solvent until it was purchased by Henry Ford in 1920. Ford recognized the strategic importance of the line to his automobile business as the line left Dearborn, Michigan and connected with all of the major east-west rail lines in the Midwest. This gave Ford direct control over shipments of raw materials and finished goods to and from his factories in Dearborn. The line thrived and saw numerous improvements under Ford's management. However, Ford sold the line in 1929 to the Pennsylvania Railroad after becoming disgusted with interference and over regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. In 1968, the DT&I's parent company, the Pennsylvania Railroad, merged with its longtime rival, the New York Central Railroad, to become the Penn Central, which declared bankruptcy two years later and sold off the DT&I to private investors. In 1980, the DT&I was acquired by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW). Under the GTW, the DT&I locomotives were painted in the red and blue livery of the GTW, but retained the DT&I logo. In December 1983, the DT&I was completely assimilated into the GTW and the track south of Washington Court House, Ohio was abandoned. In 1997, much of the remaining trackage of the DT&I was sold to Railtex who operates it under their Indiana and Ohio Railway division.
THE CONTAINER IS BIGGER THAN A NANO BUT NOT MUCH. PLEASE REHIDE CAREFULLY AFTER YOUR FIND. MUGGLES GALORE SO BE STEALTHY. LOG ONLY. GOOD LUCK.
CONGRATULATIONS DEWAYNE&CARLA ON THE FTF. EVEN THOUGH WE WOULD NOT BUDGE ON A HINT 13HRS LATER YOU MADE THE FIND....WAY TO GO....!!!!!
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT MAY BE ON THE GROUND THERE IS NO NEED TO CRAWL UNDER THE CABOOSE. ALSO, EVEN THOUGH ONE MAY CONCEIVABLY GET INTO THE CABOOSE IT IS NOT IN THERE EITHER. NO CLIMBING OR CRAWLING NECESSARY.