Wayne County Board of Roads 0-4-0T No. 7
Dearborn, MI, United States 		Location: John D. Dingell Transit Center
Status: Display
Posted: Dec 6, 2022 @ 11:12:27 by SuffolkNorthern
There is a Fellow by the name of Maxwell Stewart who has become the Unofficial Caretaker of the Locomotive. He lives very close and usually comes to the Station to Oil Her Wheels and Wash Her Down. I spoke with him recently and he is Actually in a good position to Restore and Even Buy the Locomotive in the next few years.
Posted: Jul 9, 2020 @ 11:07:06 by Matthew Gardner
This engine I actually believe is what the founder of Boothbay Railway Village should have acquired for his first engine to open his little railway museum up in Maine rather than acquiring one of those German Well tank engines. This engine has only 5 years of service on it, and would have made a very attractive engine for him to run. Plus, Henry Ford sold the twin engine to this just 2 years prior, so he probably would have been willing to let go of this too, since it is not the proper gauge for his railroad.
Posted: Mar 1, 2020 @ 10:03:39 by ILFORD
Davenport 1898 in 1922.
Posted: Feb 28, 2020 @ 15:02:27 by Kyle Wyatt
With a construction number of 1898, it cannot have been built in 1897. Davenport built their first locomotive in 1902. More likely this loco was built in 1921 or 1922.
Posted: Mar 14, 2019 @ 14:03:54 by Matthew Gardner
Believe it or not, out of all the engines belonging to the Henry Ford Museum, this is the one I would want to see run again the most. Simply because of its short working life. Maybe I can acquire it someday.
Posted: Apr 5, 2016 @ 13:04:15 by Joe Fishbein
This locomotive is now located inside the new Dearborn Amtrak station. I saw it on 4/4/16 and can send you a photo of it in its new home.