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Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad EMD GP9 Pack

The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad carried an interesting, "rags to riches" history. Its earliest component can be traced back to the late 1840's although the modern system did not appear until some decades later.

What began as a narrow-gauge coal hauler was transformed into a profitable auto parts carrier. The company's early years were fraught with bankruptcy as various owners strung together segments of rickety, poorly built railroad across western Ohio.

During the 1920's, Henry Ford became interested and everything changed. The legendary Detroit automaker, seeing potential in the DT&I, was able to turn the moribund property into a money-maker within only a few years.

Ford's ownership lasted less than a decade but he brought much needed capital, stability, and vision.

These attributes put the company on solid footing for the rest of its days. As the merger movement heated up during the 1960's the DT&I found itself with ever-fewer interchange partners.

After Penn Central's collapse it managed to persevere for a decade as an independent but was eventually purchased by the Grand Trunk Western in 1980.

Today, most of the remaining DT&I network is operated by Indiana & Ohio, a division of Genesee & Wyoming.

• DT&I GP9 980 - 983 The Old Logo is available at 1955 and retires in 1983.
  
• DT&I GP9 984 - 986 The old Compass Logo is available at 1955 and retires in 1983.
  
• DT&I GP9 987 - 989 The DT&I lettering with Compass Logo is available at 1955 and retires in 1983.
  
• DT&I GP9 990 - 992 With the Modern DT&I Letters is available at 1957 and retires in 1983.

You will need the EMD GP9 Dependencies to make this work.

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• Custom sounds by Mr. Cheesecake
  
• Credit to Railsimstuff for the Cab Number font and Numberboard Font used on the mod.
  
• Credit to American-Railss.com for the info on Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad info/