Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive #90 Before Restoration at Henry Ford Museum, 1982

THF271012 / Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive #90 Before Restoration at Henry Ford Museum, 1982

Artifact Overview

Ingersoll-Rand, in collaboration with General Electric and American Locomotive Company, built diesel-electric locomotive #90 in 1926. Ingersoll-Rand used the locomotive in the railyard at its Phillipsburg, New Jersey, plant for some 40 years. Diesel-electric power proved more efficient and cost-effective than steam. Donated to The Henry Ford in 1970, the locomotive received a cosmetic restoration in 1983.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

1982

Creators

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.91485.6

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Negatives (Photographs) Photographs Diesel-electric locomotives Museums Railroads (Infrastructure) Restoration Henry Ford (Organization)

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