Electric Engine used for Hauling Trains through Tunnel under Detroit River, Detroit, Mich.

Description:

Color postcard depicting an electric train engine with men crowded onto it at the Windsor entrance to the Michigan Central Railway Tunnel. Printed on verso: Electric Engine, Detroit, Mich. The Detroit River Tunnel was built for the M. C. R. R. at a cost of $8,500,000. It is 1 3/8 miles in length. Construction was started in July 1906 and completed July 1, 1910. Electricity, the third rail system, furnishes the motive power for the engines. Handwritten message on verso, postmarked Aug 20, 1912.

Date Issued:

1912-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Postcard

Subject Topic:

Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, Railroads, Trains, and Windsor

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/BA56E518-4BAD-405E-89DE-202887174543