1902 American Locomotive Company Steam Locomotive as D. T. & I. Railroad No. 45, November 1926
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Number 45 was one of six 4-4-2 Atlantic-type steam locomotives purchased by the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad from the Michigan Central Railroad in 1926. Henry Ford, who owned DT&I at the time, had the locomotives rebuilt at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory. During the rebuild, many of the engines' parts were plated with highly polished nickel.
Number 45 was one of six 4-4-2 Atlantic-type steam locomotives purchased by the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad from the Michigan Central Railroad in 1926. Henry Ford, who owned DT&I at the time, had the locomotives rebuilt at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory. During the rebuild, many of the engines' parts were plated with highly polished nickel.
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 November 1926
Subject Date
24 November 1926
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.3928
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.375 in
Width: 10.875 in
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