What railroad stock does The Henry Ford have in the collection?
Answer
The Henry Ford houses a diverse collection of locomotives and railroad rolling stock, located both inside the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and throughout Greenfield Village, where many pieces are on display and actively used in programming.
Below are curated lists with links to additional information available through The Henry Ford’s Digital Collections:
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Locomotives |
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Year |
Make/Model |
Accession # |
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c. 1868 |
"Edison" Steam Locomotive (American Type (G.V. RR T. Edison) |
32.639.2-30.235.4 |
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1897 |
30.235.2 |
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1909 |
Baldwin "Consolidation" Steam Locomotive (Bessemer) |
83.190.1 |
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1873 |
Torch Lake Steam Locomotive, (C & H Torch Lake (G.V. RR) 0-6-4T) |
69.85.1 |
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1941 |
Allegheny Steam Locomotive, 2-6-6-6 |
56.50.1 |
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1922 |
27.195.1 |
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1914 |
Baldwin 0-6-0 (D & M) |
79.15.1 |
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1831 |
Replica of 1831 "DeWitt Clinton" Steam Locomotive |
35.788.1 |
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1926 |
Ingersoll-Rand Number 90 Diesel-Electric Locomotive |
70.96.1 |
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1927 |
79.121.1 |
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1858 |
Rogers 4-4-0 Steam Locomotive "Sam Hill," |
29.680.1 |
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1902 |
American Locomotive Company Steam Locomotive, (Schenectady (ALCO) 4-4-2) |
30.235.3 |
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1829 |
Replica of Stephenson's 1829 "Rocket" Locomotive |
29.883.1 |
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Railroad Rolling Stock |
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Year |
Make/Model |
Accession # |
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1915 |
Automobile RR Freight Car |
87.185.1 |
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c. 1925 |
Detroit & Mackinac Railway Combination Car, 1901-1905 |
79.15.3 |
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c. 1912 |
Detroit & Mackinac Railway Caboose |
79.15.5 |
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1925 |
Detroit Toledo & Ironton Railroad Caboose |
72.163.1 |
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1924 |
Fruit Growers Express Refrigeration Car |
87.185.1 |
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1937 |
Railroad Tank Car |
87.142.1 |
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c. 1865 |
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Passenger Coach Replica |
25.80.1 |
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1923 |
Canadian Pacific Snowplow |
91.400.1 |
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1921 |
Henry Ford's Private Railroad Car "Fair Lane," |
96.112.1 |
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1958 |
Canadian Pacific Stock Car |
92.170.1 |
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c. 1912 |
DT & I Boxcar |
93.217.1 |
Many of the freight cars in Greenfield Village aren’t part of the accessioned collection. Some of the boxcars are used for storage. Other pieces are used for programming. They get moved around from time to time as programming and operations needs change.
Below is a list of the rolling stock that resides in the Greenfield Village.
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Railroad Rolling Stock |
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| Year | Make/Model | Railroad Car Number |
| 1937 | UTLX Tank Car | #1328 |
| Early 20th century | Detroit and Mackinac Caboose | #W52 |
| 1914 | Union Pacific Automobile Boxcar | #UP150502 |
| 1956 | Southern Railway Depressed Center Flatcar | #SOU50050 |
| 1965 | Chesapeake & Ohio Boxcar | # CO25038 |
| 1966 | Chesapeake & Ohio Boxcar | #CO491556 |
| 1957 | Chesapeake & Ohio Boxcar | #CO19462 |
| 1957 | Cotton Belt Boxcar | #SSW35850 |
| 1915 | Detroit Toledo & Ironton Boxcar | #DT&I10561 |
| 1957 | New York, New Haven, and Hartford Boxcar | #NH34054 |
| 1958 | Canadian Pacific Stock Car | #CP277111 |
| 1969 | Norfolk & Southern Hopper | #NW133265 |
| between 1948 and 1956 | Norfolk & Western Hopper | #NW28502 |