1902 American Locomotive Company Steam Locomotive as D. T. & I. Railroad No. 45, November 1926
THF124466 / 1902 American Locomotive Company Steam Locomotive as D. T. & I. Railroad No. 45, November 1926
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Artifact Overview
Number 45, a 4-4-2 Atlantic-type steam locomotive, was 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 locomotive rebuilt at Ford Motor Company's Rouge factory. Several of the engine's parts were plated with highly polished nickel, which encouraged DT&I workers to treat number 45 well.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 November 1926
Subject Date
24 November 1926
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.189.P.3926
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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Henry Ford bought the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad in 1920. He used its 378-mile mainline -- between Detroit and Ironton, Ohio -- as a giant conveyor belt, hauling coal from Ford-owned mines to the Rouge in Dearborn. Ford spent $15 million improving DT&I's track and equipment but grew tired of burdensome railroad regulations. He sold the line in 1929.