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
Creators
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
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