Detroit Toledo & Ironton owned 300 of these hoppers. Henry Ford purchased the DT&I as part of a complicated solution to realigning a shipping channel that served Ford’s River Rouge plant. The Ford era (during which these cars were delivered) included clean white overalls and a ban on facial hair for crews. He electrified the line from Carolton to River Rouge, Michigan. Ford era DT&I trains did not run on Sunday. Ford later sold the railroad to a holding company affiliated with the PRR.

 These ready-to-run cars will feature:

• diecast slope sheet-hopper bay-center sill assembly
• injection molded plastic sides, ends, and hopper doors
• fully molded brake tank, valve and air lines
• body mounted brake hose detail
• coal load
• lever-style hand brake
• body mounted magnetically operating knuckle couplers
• close coupling
• Fox Valley Models metal wheels

All road names will be available in multiple road numbers. For instance, order a single, a 2-pack and a 3-pack to get all six road numbers on a run. (Some road names will be available in just three road numbers.)