In his autobiography. He said whatever your background whether it's Jail, college or university. You have up to 9 days to learn your task. We all start the same. College and university should fare well and if your dont learn after 9 days. There will never be a job for you. I guess he was a pretty serious man, but you have to be at that level.
Old man Ford expected you to work for your money, as that was how he had to work when he was a boy on the farm. You get one task done, there will always be another for you to do from dawn until dusk. So if you work for Henry Ford, you don't stop working unless it's lunch or 'till the clock strikes the very minute of quitting time. Hence why the machinist kept getting jumped on. He wasn't being paid to sit or smoke, he was being paid to work. That locomotive doesn't belong to him, so he's got no business getting the engineer's seat dirty with his shoe prints instead of getting a ladder and keeping it clean. No more machining work to do, he can make himself useful painting the shop instead so it looks nice. It's not a nice way to work, and I don't really blame the machinist for leaving after a week of that sort of thing.
Great video of the railroad and the JISCO furnace. I remember when it was in operation in the mid sixties and it was a busy place. The car shops in Jackson brought back memories too. Well done, thanks!
Can you do the DT&I during the Gulash years or in the 50's I really would like to know the layout of the Flat Rock classification yard in the 50's. Very nice!
In joy watching good history. I bet Henry Ford was a hard man to work for.
In his autobiography. He said whatever your background whether it's Jail, college or university. You have up to 9 days to learn your task. We all start the same.
College and university should fare well and if your dont learn after 9 days. There will never be a job for you. I guess he was a pretty serious man, but you have to be at that level.
Old man Ford expected you to work for your money, as that was how he had to work when he was a boy on the farm. You get one task done, there will always be another for you to do from dawn until dusk. So if you work for Henry Ford, you don't stop working unless it's lunch or 'till the clock strikes the very minute of quitting time.
Hence why the machinist kept getting jumped on. He wasn't being paid to sit or smoke, he was being paid to work. That locomotive doesn't belong to him, so he's got no business getting the engineer's seat dirty with his shoe prints instead of getting a ladder and keeping it clean. No more machining work to do, he can make himself useful painting the shop instead so it looks nice.
It's not a nice way to work, and I don't really blame the machinist for leaving after a week of that sort of thing.
Great video of the railroad and the JISCO furnace. I remember when it was in operation in the mid sixties and it was a busy place. The car shops in Jackson brought back memories too. Well done, thanks!
Real nice footage, thanks for sharing! Some maps would be helpful.
Great video. Everything looks clean back then.
Look at that station at Bainbridge. Immaculate is a good description!
Shiniest fleet of steamers I've ever seen.
Can you do the DT&I during the Gulash years or in the 50's I really would like to know the layout of the Flat Rock classification yard in the 50's. Very nice!
Frame 12:26 is classic Henry Ford - Like
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I have a Fairbanks Morse Sheffield 40B railcar speeder from the DT&I RR
My grandfather ran the trains in Ironton.
In my delray neighborhood, we called the DT&I The Dirty Eye. D(ir) T(ie)
I (eye). 😂