Baldwin "Consolidation" Steam Locomotive, 1909
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Artifact Overview
Locomotives like this hauled heavy freight at relatively slow speeds. These brutes were based on practicality and increasing understandings of scientific principles, not aesthetics. This locomotive brought iron ore south and coal north on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, connecting Pittsburgh with Lake Erie. The B&LE played a limited but utterly crucial role in a nationally important heavy industry: steel.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Steam locomotive
Date Made
1909
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Transportation - Trains
Object ID
83.190.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Color
Black (Color)
Inscriptions
Location of inscription not noted: BESS I EMER
Location of inscription not noted: 154
Location of inscription not noted: 154 / B&LE / C3B
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