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| Company | Plant Location | Date | Successor, Comments or Cross-reference |
| California Car Works | J.S. Hammond & Company | ||
| Calumet Car Co. | Calumet (Chicago), IL | 1880s-1900 | |
| Cambria Iron Co. | Johnstown, PA | ||
| Cambria Iron Works | Johnstown, PA | c1873 | To Cambria Steel Company? |
| Cambria Steel Co. | Johnstown, PA | 1901-1922 | To Midvale Steel |
| Cambridge City Car Co. | Cambridge City, IN | 1868-1871 | |
| Campbell & Whittier | Cambridge, MA | 1866 | Built 1st loco for Mt. Washington Cog Railway; no cars. |
| Canada Car & Mfg. | Toronto, ON | 1872/1874-1875 |
From
Toronto Steel, Iron & Railway Works Company, Ltd. (Attempted to employ prison labor.) |
| Canada Car Co. | Turcot (Montreal), QC | 1904-1909 | To Canadian Car & Foundry |
| Canada Switch & Spring Co. | Montreal, QC | 1882-1898 | To Montreal Steel Works |
| Canadian Brill Co., Ltd. | Preston, ON | 1921-1923 | From Preston Car & Coach Company |
| Canadian Car & Foundry | Montreal, Amherst, Ft. William, QC Had offices in NYC ca. 1930 |
1909-1956 (-1961?) |
From
Canada Car Company, Dominion Car & Foundry Company,
Ltd., and Rhodes, Curry & Company,
Ltd. Affiliated (1922) with American Car Company [but don't know which one}. To Canadian Car Company, Ltd. Listed under "Car Builders" in White-Orr's 1930 Classified Business Directory NYC section. |
| Canadian Car Co., Ltd. | Montreal, QC | 1956- |
From Canadian Car & Foundry Became a subsidiary of Hawker Siddeley Canada, Ltd. |
| Canadian Engine & Machinery | Kingston, ON | 1870-1873 | |
| Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd. | Peterborough, ON | 1893-1901 | |
| Canadian General Transit Co. | Riviere des Prairies, QC | 1960- | |
| Canadian Locomotive Co. | Kingston, ON | b1955-1955+ | Acquired assets of Davenport Besler Corp. 1955. |
| Canadian Steel Foundries, LTD | Longue Pointe (Montreal), QC | 1911-1911 | Acquired by Canadian Car & Foundry. |
| Canda Mfg. Co. | Carteret, NJ | 1890s | |
|
Canda, F.E., & Co. (F.E. Canda & Co.) |
Chicago, IL | ????-1878 | Bought by U.S. Rolling Stock Company 1878. |
| Cantin, Augustin (Augustin Canton) |
Montreal, QC | 1860 | |
| Canton Car Co. | Canton, OH | 1871?-1889? | |
| Canton Car Co. | Canton, OH | 1925-1932 | |
|
Carey, Francis W. & Co. (Francis W. Carey & Co.) |
Chicago, IL | 1887 | Francis W. Carey & Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Carlisle Car & Mfg. Co. | Carlisle, PA | 1889-1900 | |
| Carlisle Mfg. Co. | Carlisle, PA | c1870-1900? | Carlisle Mfg. Co. is listed under “Freight Cars” in the 1893 edition of Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Carmichael & Brown | Montreal | 1853-1855 | Built more than 150 cars for the Grand Trunk Railway. |
| Carnege Steel | 1918 | (See Keystone Bridge Works) | |
| Carter Bros. | Newark, CA | 1872 (1886?)-1897 | |
| Casebolt & Van Gulpin | San Francisco, CA | 1857-1876 | |
|
Casebolt, Henry, & Co. (Henry Casebolt & Co.) |
San Francisco, CA | 1863-c1876 | |
| Case Crane & Engineering Co. | Columbus, OH | 1924-1929 | From Kilbourne
& Jacobs Mfg. Company To Case Crane & Kilbourne Jacobs Company |
| Case Crane & Kilbourne Jacobs Co. | Columbus, OH | 1930-???? | From Case Crane & Engineering Company |
| Central Car & Mfg. | Jackson, MI | c1871 | |
| Central Locomotive & Car Works | Boston, MA | c1914 | |
| Central Locomotive & Car Works | Chicago Heights, IL Hammond, IN? |
1910-1917+ | Reorganized from Hicks Locomotive and Car Works. |
| Central Locomotive & Car Works | Maine | c1915 | |
| Centralapolis | Incorrect spelling or pronunciation of “Centropolis.” | ||
| Centropolis Car Works | Centropolis, MO | 1888 | Note that this is not "Centralopolis" as some would have it. In 1895 it had all of 500 people. It got a Post Office in 1887 and lost it again by 1902. |
| Chaplin & Lantz | Allegheny, PA | 1880-?? | Locomotive builder; built no cars. |
| Chaplin Anti-Friction Car Box Co. | NY | c1881 | A paper corporation organized in New York by James Henry Langley as a tool to swindle investors. Never built anything. "Car box" is an archaic name for the journal box, a cast iron box or case that houses the axle bearings of a railway car. (Related Langley corporations were the National Anti-Friction Car Box Co. (IL), Anti-Friction Journal Bearing Company (NY), and United States Construction & Investment Company.) |
|
Charles, James S., Omnibus Co. (James S. Charles Omnibus Co.) |
Belleville, ON | 1893- | To St. Charles & Pringle |
| Charlotte Railway Works | 1903 | ||
| Chattanooga Car & Foundry Co. | Chattanooga, TN | bef1887-1905? | Listed under “Freight Cars” in the “Buyers Guide” section of the 1893 and 1895 editions of Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Chester Mfg. Co. | Chester, PA | 1860s | |
| Chicago Car Co. | Chicago, IL | 1887-1890+ | John J. Cummings, President, Offices at Nos. 48 to 54 N. Clinton St. Entered bankruptcy about 13 Aug 1890. Did it emerge? |
| Chicago Car & Locomotive Works | Hegewisch, IL | c1904 | |
| Chicago Car & Locomotive Works | H.H. Scoville & Sons | ||
| Chicago Freight Car & Parts Co. | (various) | 1955-1976 | |
| Chicago Locomotive Works | Chicago, IL | 1853-1856 | From H.H. Scoville & Sons |
| Chicago, New York & Boston Refrigerator Co. | Elsdon, IL? | 1893-1924+ | Wholly-owned subsidiary of Whipple Car Company, established as a private car line to operate refrigerator cars Chicago-East Coast through northern states and Canada. |
| Chicago Refrigerated Car Co. | 1905 | ||
| Chicago Refrigerator Dispatch Co. | 1913 | ||
| Chicago Steel Car Co. | Harvey, IL | 1909-1924 | Advertised tank cars, steel underframes and reinforcements |
| Chicago Union Traction Co. | Chicago, IL | ||
| Chickasaw Shipbuilding & Car Co. | Fairfield, AL | 1921-1929 |
Subsidiary of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company subsidiary of
U.S. Steel. White says it "reportedly" built the first steel cars in
Dixie. Acquired from U.S. Steel by Pullman. Some buildings and machinery moved to Bessemer, AL, 12 miles S. of Birmingham. |
| Christopher & Stancliffe | Louisville, KY | 1851-1854 |
D/B/A Southwestern Railroad Car Manufactory Began as early as 1844 doing millwork. 1851 newspaper advertisement “declared the firm’s capability of turning out mail and baggage cars, open and covered freight cars, hand cars, passenger car trucks with air, rubber, or steel springs, and car wheels, both chilled plate and spoked.” {449} |
| Cincinnati Car Co. | Cincinnati, OH | 1902-1928 | To Cincinnati Car Corporation |
| Cincinnati Car Corp. | Cincinnati, OH | 1928-1938 | Reorganization and consolidation of Cincinnati Car Company and Versare Car Company. |
| Cincinnati Locomotive Works | Cincinnati, OH | 1821 (1845)-1868 | Locomotive builder; built no cars. |
| C.K. Industries, Inc. | Deland, FL | 1980-2004+ | Privately held Florida corporation affiliated with railcar leasing
entities in France and Germany. Began U.S. leasing operations in 1980.
Offers its services to shippers, shortline, regional and class 1
railroads in North America. Builds no cars as far as we know. |
|
Clark, John (John Clark) |
Paterson, NJ | 1800-1853 |
General machinery business. To Danforth, Cooke & Co. |
| Clark Car Co. | Pittsburgh, PA | 1908-1929 |
[Leasing firm?] for cars produced by Cambria Steel
and by
Greenville
Steel Car Company. Known to have received 1921 order from WP for 25 30-yard extension side dump |
| Cleveland Bridge & Car Works | Cleveland, OH | 1878-c1884 | |
| Cleveland Car Co. | Cleveland, OH | c1891 | |
| Climax Mfg. Co. | Corry, PA | 1884 (1888)-1934 | From Corry Machine Company |
|
Clough, W. (W. Clough) |
Madison, IN | 1852-1855? |
D/B/A South-Western Car Shop From 16 Mar 1854 to 19 July 1855 advertised in American Railway Times: “Passenger Cars, House Cars, Cattle and Hog Cars, Gravel Cars, &c.” |
|
Clow,
James, & Sons (James Clow & Sons) |
Chicago, IL | c1899 | Catalog of railroad supplies, not a builder |
| Cobb Car Co. | 1908 | ||
| Cobourg Car Co. | Crossen Car Company | ||
| Cochran | |||
| Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway Co. | Colorado Springs, CO | 1900-1911 | |
| Columbia Car & Tool Works | Portland, OR | 1890s | Pat. 470,125. |
| Columbia Steel Car Co. | Chicago, IL | 1890-1892? | Doubtful it ever built a car. |
| Combination Car Co. | Cleveland, OH | 1892 | |
| Combination Car Co. | Waltham, MA | 1892 | |
| Common Sense Bolster Co. | Chicago, IL | - | Not a car builder. Was acquired early on by American Car & Foundry. |
| Conant, Briggs & Warren | Brandon, VT | 1847-c1857 | To Brandon Car Company |
|
Coney, Jabez (Jabez Coney) |
S. Boston, MA | 1837 (1848)-1851 |
Engaged in ship building and marine engines. Locomotive builder; built no cars. |
| Conley Tank Line | Franklin, PA | 1930s-1940s | Repaired tank cars. May have been related to UTLX. |
| Connellsville Machine & Car Co. | Connellsville, PA | 1870s-1890+ | Connellsville Machine & Car Works is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Connelly Gas Motor Co. | c1886/88 | Built and tested at least three gasoline-powered motor cars. | |
| Conseus Car Works | Cobing, ON | c1881 | |
| Conshohocken Car Works | Conshohocken, PA | 1887 | Conshohocken Car Works is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Continental Car & Equipment Co. | c1910 |
Industrial cars used on F.E.C. Key West Extension; also Alabama Construction Co. v. Continental Car & Equipment Co., 131 Ga. 365, 370 (62 S. E. 160) |
|
| Convertible Car Co. | Bloomsbury, NJ | c1902 | US Pat. 707,018 |
| Convertible Car C., Ltd. | Toronto, ON | c1905 | US Pat. 791,575 |
| Convertible Car Mfg. Co. | Chicago, IL | 1893-1896 | |
| Conshohocken Car Works | Conshohocken, PA | 1880-???? | |
| Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works | Paterson, NJ | 1883-1901 |
From Danforth Locomotive & MachineCompany To American Locomotive Company |
|
Cooper, Charles, & Co. (Charles Cooper & Co.) |
Mt. Vernon, OH | 1853-1856? | Locomotive builder; built no cars. |
| Copeland & Bacon | Bridgeport, CT | 1876 | Locomotive builder; built no cars. |
| Corliss, Nightingale & Co. | Providence, RI | 1849-c1851 | Built notable stationary steam engines, Produced half-dozen steam locos ca. 1851; no cars. |
| Corry Machine Co. | Corry, PA | 1868-1884 |
Produced oil field and farm machinery To Climax Manufacturing Company |
| Cortland Carriage Wks. | Cortland, NY | 1890s | |
| Covington Locomotive Works | Covington, KY | 1853-1857 | Locomotive builder; produced only 6 locomotives, built no cars. |
|
Cowles, E.P. (E.P. Cowles) |
Decatur, AL | 1880s | Designed a locomotive; may or may not have actually built it; built no cars. |
| Cox, Palmer | San Francisco, CA | c. 1874 | |
|
Crangle,
E.J. (E.J. Crangle) |
Calais, ME | 1887 | E.J. Crangle is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Crawford Locomotive & Car Co. | Streator, IL | 1906-1922 | |
|
Crippen, William, & Son (William Crippen & Son) |
Cadillac, MI | 1882-?? | Built a few geared locomotives; no cars. |
| Crossen Car Co. | Cobourg, ON | 1873-1890 |
From Ontario Foundry To Crossen Car Manufacturing Company |
| Crossen Car Co. Ltd. | Cobourg, ON | 1910-1915 |
From Crossen Car Manufacturing Company Acquired by Canadian Car & Foundry but continued business under the Crossen name. |
| Crossen Car Manufacturing Co. | Cobourg, ON | 1890-1910 |
From Crossen Car Company To Crossen Car Co. Ltd |
|
Crosson, James, Car Works (James Crosson Car Works) |
Cobourg, ON | James Crosson Car Works is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. | |
| Crowther Dumping Car Co. | c1881 | A paper corporation organized by James Henry Langley as a tool to swindle investors. Never built anything. (Related Langley corporations were the National Anti-Friction Car Box Co. (IL), Chaplin Anti-Friction Car Box Co. (NY), Anti-Friction Journal Bearing Company (NY), and United States Construction & Investment Company.) | |
| Cummings & Son | West Bergen (Jersey City), NJ | c1870-1873 | |
| Cummings Car & Coach Co. | Paris, IL | 1925-1930 | From McGuire-Cummings Mfg. Company |
| Cummings Car Co. | Paris, IL | 1905 | To McGuire-Cummings Manufacturing Company |
| Cummings Car Co. | Jersey City, NJ | b1865-1873 | Burned 1865, "suspended business" 1873. Same firm as next listing? |
| Cummings Car Works | Jersey City, NJ | 1851-1876 | |
|
Cundell,
William (William Cundell) |
Paterson, NJ | c1859-1865? | A tinsmith who added a shed to the side of his shop to build La Mothe’s iron passenger cars. |
| Curtis Mfg. Co. | St. Louis, MO | 1896 | Built one logging locomotive; no cars. |
| Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Co. | Cleveland, OH | 1930(1849)-(1857)1887 | Built about 100 locomotives 1850-1857; no cars. |
| Cylindrical Steel Car Co. | Boston, MA | ca. 1884 | To Steel Car Company |
| Company | Plant Location | Date | Successor, Comments or Cross-reference |
