Greenfield Village RR 4-4-0 No. 1 'Edison'
Dearborn, MI, United States 		Location: Greenfield Village
Status: Operational
Posted: Feb 12, 2016 @ 19:02:25 by carl riff
St Thomas times journal reports September 1, 1928 that michigan central pulls old Catskill Mountain engine going to the Henry Ford passed through St Thomas pulled by Michigan central engine 7943.
Posted: Feb 12, 2016 @ 19:02:24 by carl riff
St Thomas times journal reports September 1, 1928 that michigan central pulls old Catskill Mountain engine going to the Henry Ford passed through St Thomas pulled by Michigan central engine 7943.
Posted: May 26, 2011 @ 13:05:20 by
right now the edison is haveing its drive pipe replaced after a test whas down. When they pulled out the drive pipe they found that it rusted a hole in it hard to keep steam presser that way.
Posted: Oct 1, 2008 @ 12:10:36 by MUSA
The Edison also had her whistle changed from one time a single chime, then to I believe a 6-chime, and now she sports a 5-chime.
Posted: Dec 27, 2007 @ 07:12:16 by Matthew G
Here is the truth behind the Edison. It was not built with spare parts they had laying around. It was not built in 1961. It is not the Detroit & Lima Northern #7 later the DT&I #7 which was Henry's personal locomotive. It was not rebuilt using parts from the #3 Torch Lake. The Edison was an 0-4-0 built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in the 1870's. It was given to Henry Ford by Thomas Alva Edison who had the locomotive in his New Jersey quarry. It was rebuilt by Henry Ford in 1932 in the Rouge shops to represent an 1800's William Mason. The locomotive had been on display in the Henry Ford Museum from 1932 until the early 1960's. It was then placed into regular service in Greenfield Village. The loco was originally oil-fired but was converted to burn coal in the early 1980's. The baloon stack was replaced with a diamond stack in 1993. The wood pilot was also replaced by a steel pilot. In 1997 the old wood cab was replaced with a steel riveted cab. In 2004 the diamond stack was replaced with a straight stack. In 2005 a new cylinder was cast and machined to replace the old one which developed a crack. The eccentric lobes were also replaced and the locomotive re-timed in 2005. In 2007-08 the tires were replaced.
Posted: Oct 30, 2007 @ 14:10:15 by Isaac
the photo in the roundhouse was taken in 2004 when this loco was in for work most of the year.the edison now runs reularly on the weiser railway at greenfield village with 0-6-2T torch lake.
Posted: Mar 4, 2006 @ 22:03:37 by John Rahrig

1932 “Edison” Ford Motor Co. 4-4-0 No. 1 - This locomotive is a rebuilt locomotive form old steam locomotive parts. The Ford Motor Company built the locomotive at the Rouge Locomotive Shop, in Dearborn, Michigan in 1932. It was later named “Edison” after Henry Ford’s friend and hero, Thomas Eva Edison. The Edison is an American type locomotive based on locomotives from the post-American Civil War period. This locomotive currently provides daily service for the Greenfield Village Railroad.

Posted: Feb 24, 2005 @ 13:02:18 by Daniel Maxwell
How is that possible? The villiage (nor Ford) owned torch lake #3 until decades later. I seem to remember that the torch lake was on display at the C&H mining offices.
Posted: May 1, 2004 @ 12:05:55 by Chris Elpatric
This locomotive was actually built in 1932 By Henry Ford and this locomotive was his favorite.  Henry named this engine after his friend Thomas Edison.  The locomotive was built from spare and unneeded parts from other steam locomotives like Torchlake #3.
Posted: Aug 27, 2003 @ 19:08:59 by Kashi Chris Gupta
The Ford Motor Company locomotive #1 (currently Edison) was built in 1961 and ran only at the Greenfield Village Railroad.  It origanaly said Ford Motor Company until 1997 when it was overhauled and had it's name changed to Edison.  This locomotive has been operational for many years and it was never on display.  
Posted: Aug 27, 2003 @ 19:08:06 by Kashi Chris Gupta
Posted: Aug 9, 2003 @ 22:08:51 by Jon Baxter
The Edison at Greenfield Village in Deaborn, Mich. was built by the shop at the Village from from parts they had
Posted: Jun 26, 2003 @ 23:06:54 by Michael Ledingham
The Ford Motor Co. 4-4-0 #1 is operational, and named Edison. The 4-4-0 #1 lettered for LS&MS is actually from the Detroit and Lima Northern, and is being restored (its actual number may be 7). It is the one built in 1873 that used to operate.
Posted: Jun 21, 2003 @ 20:06:12 by Michael Ledingham
One of the 4-4-0 #1s at the Henry Ford Museum was built by and for the Ford Motor Co. The other one is lettered for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, which is apparently bogus. Also, one of them was built in 1873 and used to operate around the grounds of Greenfield Village, but I don't know which.