Experimental Electric Locomotive Built by Thomas Edison at Menlo Park, N.J, 1880
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This experimental locomotive, built by Thomas Edison, represents one of the first American attempts to create a non-battery electric locomotive. The engine, fed by electricity sent through the rails, operated over a three-mile track at Edison's Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, hauling passengers at speeds up to 40 miles an hour.
This experimental locomotive, built by Thomas Edison, represents one of the first American attempts to create a non-battery electric locomotive. The engine, fed by electricity sent through the rails, operated over a three-mile track at Edison's Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, hauling passengers at speeds up to 40 miles an hour.
Artifact
Electric locomotive
Date Made
1880
Creators
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Place of Creation
United States, New Jersey, Edison, Menlo Park
Creator Notes
Designed by Thomas Edison; engine made by machinist John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1980.629
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
Material
Iron (Metal)
Wood (Plant material)
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