Ingersoll-Rand's Diesel-Electric Locomotive #90, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, March 1970

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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

Slide (Photograph)

Subject Date

March 1970

Creator Notes

Photographer is unidentified.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.33.9

Material

Film (Material by form)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 2.125 in
Width: 2.125 in

Ingersoll-Rand's Diesel-Electric Locomotive #90, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, March 1970