EXHIBIT 24 CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/James A. Henderson __________________________ James A. Henderson Director & Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/Theodore M. Solso ________________________ Theodore M. Solso Director & President and Chief Operating Officer CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/Harold Brown _______________ Harold Brown Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/K. R. Dabrowski ___________________ K. R. Dabrowski Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/Robert J. Darnall ____________________ Robert J. Darnall Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/W. Y. Elisha __________________ W. Y. Elisha Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/Hanna H. Gray ________________ Hanna H. Gray Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/J. Irwin Miller __________________ J. Irwin Miller Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/William I. Miller ____________________ William I. Miller Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/Donald S. Perkins ____________________ Donald S. Perkins Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/William D. Ruckelshaus _________________________ William D. Ruckelshaus Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/H. B. Schacht ___________________ H. B. Schacht Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/F. A. Thomas _____________________ F. A. Thomas Director CUMMINS ENGINE COMPANY, INC. POWER OF ATTORNEY ____________________________ KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Mark R. Gerstle and Kiran M. Patel and each of them, with full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full and several powers of substitution and resubstitution for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 by Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (the "Corporation") in connection with the sale from time to time of the Corporation's equity securities by (a) Investment Company of America, (b) Fundamental Investors, Inc., and (c) The Northern Trust Company as trustee of the Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Affiliates Collective Investment Trust, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Dated: March 29, 1996 /s/J. Lawrence Wilson _____________________ J. Lawrence Wilson Director