Drawing of the 1902 American Locomotive Company Steam Locomotive, Engine 45 (Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad)

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.