M. William Grant and Randy Mason with Restored Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 90 in Henry Ford Museum, January 1985
THF271030 / M. William Grant and Randy Mason with Restored Ingersoll-Rand Diesel-Electric Locomotive No. 90 in Henry Ford Museum, January 1985
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Artifact Overview
Ingersoll-Rand, in collaboration with General Electric and American Locomotive Company, built diesel-electric locomotive #90 in 1926. Ingersoll-Rand used the locomotive in the railyard at its Phillipsburg, New Jersey, plant for some 40 years. Diesel-electric power proved more efficient and cost-effective than steam. Donated to The Henry Ford in 1970, the locomotive received a cosmetic restoration in 1983.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
January 1985
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.33.6
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in
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ArtifactIngersoll-Rand Number 90 Diesel-Electric Locomotive, 1926
This is one of the earliest diesel-electric locomotives used on American railroads. Diesel-electrics offered many advantages over steam locomotives. They required less maintenance, were more fuel efficient, and could be operated by smaller crews. This locomotive's body houses an Ingersoll-Rand diesel engine that drives a General Electric generator, which in turn powers electric motors on the axles.