American Locomotive Company Steam Locomotive, 1902
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Artifact Overview
The American Locomotive Company of Schenectady, New York, built this locomotive in 1902. It is a 4-4-2 Atlantic type, with four leading wheels, four driving wheels, and two trailing wheels. The Atlantic was designed to pull light wooden passenger cars at high speeds. This locomotive operated on the Michigan Central Railroad's Detroit-Chicago line until heavier steel cars made it obsolete.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Steam locomotive
Date Made
1902
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee Round House
Object ID
30.235.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 14.672 ft
Width: 9.938 ft
Length: 65.625 ft
Inscriptions
Builder's plates mounted on smokebox: BUILT MARCH 1902 / SCHENECTADY / LOCOMOTIVE WORKS / BUILDERS NUMBER / 25887 / SCHENECTADY / NEW YORK
On injector:
COMPOSITE / THE HANCOCK INSPIRATOR / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / PAT. MAR. 29, 1881 MAR. 7, 1889 / [patent dates] / [patent dates] APRIL 10, 1900 / THE HANCOCK INSPIRATOR CO. / BROWN, MASS. U.S.A.
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