The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad in the United States, running between Michigan and Ohio. A locomotive pulling a train of coal cars comes down a track. A sign on the cars read 'Ford'. The railroad was owned by Ford and its locomotives were always kept in tip top condition. (This train was possibly coming from the Wellston, Ohio coal fields.)
United States Open Golf Championship at Toledo, Ohio. Large crowd of spectators cheer the players at the golf course. Dick Mayer wins the United States Open Golf Championship against Emmett Cary Middlecoff. The winner holds a trophy.
Detroit,Toledo and Ironton (DT&I) Railroad operating between cities of Michigan and Ohio in United States. Views of African American men working to clean and polish the railroad locomotive. A steam engine attached to the railroad train moving on railroad tracks. Views of railroad station,rail tracks and a steam engine moving on a turntable at the railway yard. Slates describe Ford policy for lower freight rates, higher wages, unusual service, courteous treatment working in three years' time to transform the D.T.&I.R.R. into a proitable unit.
A northbound Detroit,Toledo,and Ironton train is taking on coal in Bainbridge,Ohio. The train continues north across the twin-span Paint Creek Bridge,then through the single span over Buckskin Creek. The railroad crosses route 41 and Buckskin creek again, below Fruitdale,and then on to Thrifton. Here the railroad crosses under the Baltimore and Ohio, this underpass is known as "Hole-in-the Wall". The two story depot that once served both railroads can be seen.The train again crosses Paint Creek at Greenfield,then continues past Island Grove,north of town.
Production and testing of buzz bomb in the United States. United States buzz bomb being produced. Fuselage being assembled in a factory in Toledo, Ohio. Men work to assemble the jet engine of the aircraft in a factory in Dearborn, Michigan. Buzz bomb being tested as President of Ford Motor company Henry Ford II and Raymond Blough watch the operations. Static test of jet engine of U.S. buzz bomb. Us buzz bomb takes off leaving behind a vapor trail. Bomb detaches from the aircraft and explosion occurs.
A Detroit,Toledo,and Ironton railroad train arrives and interchanges with the Chesapeake and Ohio at Greggs. The steam locomotive is pulling a passenger train. It continues northbound,crossing the Scioto River (out of its banks) and the film ends just before crossing the N&W at Glen Jean.
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