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- Baldwin "Consolidation" Steam Locomotive, 1909 - Locomotives like this hauled heavy freight at relatively slow speeds. These brutes were based on practicality and increasing understandings of scientific principles, not aesthetics. This locomotive brought iron ore south and coal north on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, connecting Pittsburgh with Lake Erie. The B&LE played a limited but utterly crucial role in a nationally important heavy industry: steel.
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
Baldwin "Consolidation" Steam Locomotive, 1909
Locomotives like this hauled heavy freight at relatively slow speeds. These brutes were based on practicality and increasing understandings of scientific principles, not aesthetics. This locomotive brought iron ore south and coal north on the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad, connecting Pittsburgh with Lake Erie. The B&LE played a limited but utterly crucial role in a nationally important heavy industry: steel.
- Baldwin Locomotive Works Catalog, "Locomotives for Industrial and Contractors Service," 1914 - Established in Philadelphia in 1825, Baldwin Locomotive Works built steam and diesel-electric locomotives for more than 125 years. This catalog featured Baldwin's range of smaller industrial locomotives. These light engines were designed for mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications.
- November 01, 1964
- Collections - Artifact
Baldwin Locomotive Works Catalog, "Locomotives for Industrial and Contractors Service," 1914
Established in Philadelphia in 1825, Baldwin Locomotive Works built steam and diesel-electric locomotives for more than 125 years. This catalog featured Baldwin's range of smaller industrial locomotives. These light engines were designed for mines, mills, factories, construction sites, agricultural operations, and other specialized applications.
- Baldwin Locomotive Works Steam Locomotive, 1897 - This locomotive pulled passenger trains on the Detroit & Lima Northern Railway, a predecessor of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. After Henry Ford purchased the DT&I in 1920, this engine was the first modified under his extensive plan for improvements to the line. Ford adopted the locomotive as his favorite and donated it to The Henry Ford in 1930.
- 1897
- Collections - Artifact
Baldwin Locomotive Works Steam Locomotive, 1897
This locomotive pulled passenger trains on the Detroit & Lima Northern Railway, a predecessor of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. After Henry Ford purchased the DT&I in 1920, this engine was the first modified under his extensive plan for improvements to the line. Ford adopted the locomotive as his favorite and donated it to The Henry Ford in 1930.