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| Company | Plant Location | Date | Successor, Comments or Cross-reference |
| Danforth Locomotive & Machine Works | Paterson, NJ | 1865-1883 |
From Danforth, Cooke & Company Locomotive builder; built no cars. To Cooke Locomotive & Machine Company (See J. Leander Bishop, A History of American Manufacturers From 1608 to 1860 (Philadelphia, PA: Edward Young, 1868; Reprint, New York, NY: Augustus M. Kelley, 1966), v. 3, p. 225.) |
| Danforth, Cooke & Co. | Paterson, NJ | 1853-1865 |
From John Clark Locomotive builder; built no cars. To Danforth Locomotive & Machine Works |
| Danville Car Co. | Danville, IL | 1900-1913 | Acquired by J.G. Brill Company 1908 but continued under Danville name. |
| Darby Corp. | Kansas City, KS | 1946/1965-1978/1978+ | Apparently specialized in tank cars |
| Dauphin Car Works | Dauphin, PA | 1880s | Dauphin Car Works is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Davenport & Bridges [Car Co.?] | Cambridgeport, MA | 1837-1850/52 |
From Kimball & Davenport New partnership established 1837 by Charles Davenport and Albert Bridges. Built both freight and passenger cars. Was operating a "huge" car plant at Cambridgeport when partners decided to build locomotives and established Davenport, Bridges & Kirk in 1849. Davenport & Bridges partnership dissolved May 1850. To Charles Davenport & Company |
| Davenport & Kimball | Transposition of “Kimball & Davenport.” | ||
| Davenport Besler Corp. | Davenport, IA | c1950-1955 |
From Davenport Locomotive Works Built light industrial locomotives; no cars. Acquired assets of H.K. Porter 1950. Assets sold 1955 to Canadian Locomotive Company. |
| Davenport, Bridges & Co. | Fitchburg, MA | 1848-1850s | |
| Davenport, Bridges & Kirk | Cambridgeport (Cambridge), MA | 1849-1852 | Locomotive builder related to and located adjacent to Davenport & Bridges [Car Co.?]; Built 6 locomotives at most during first 18 months or so. No cars. Began selling off machinery thereafter. |
| Davenport, Russel & Co. | Massilon, OH | 1850s | |
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Davenport, Charles, & Co. (Charles Davenport & Co.) |
Cambridgeport (Cambridge), MA | c1850/52-1855/56 |
From Davenport & Bridges Business liquidated when Charles Davenport retired. |
| Davenport Locomotive Works | Davenport, IA | 1901-c1930 |
Successor to W.W. Whitehead & Co., builder of stationary engines and
boilers; built mainly industrial type locomotives, most likely no cars. Began building gasoline locos 1924, diesel 1927. Incorporated ca. 1930 as Davenport Locomotive & Mfg. Corp. |
| Davenport Locomotive & Mfg. Corp. | Davenport, IA | c1930-c1950 |
From Davenport Locomotive Company Continued building light industrial locomotives. To Davenport Besler Corp. |
| Davie Shipbuilding | 1962-1979 | ||
|
Davis, Phineas (Phineas Davis) |
York, PA | 1831-1833? | Built two or three locomotives for the B&O, including the Arabian and the Mercury; no cars. |
|
Davis, D.P. (D.P. Davis) |
New York, NY | 1869-70 | Advertised in Poor's Manual 1869-1870 to build light locomotives. Otherwise unknown |
| Dawson & Baily | Connelsville, PA | 1875-1882 | Locomotive builder; no cars |
| Dawson Mfg. Co. | Dawson, GA | c1870-c1880 | |
| Dayton Car Works | Barney & Smith | ||
| Dean Packard & Mills | Springfield, MA | c1840-c1854 (1848-1850?) |
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| Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. Railroad | Carbondale, PA | 1827-1898 | Constructed almost 100 coaches and more than 5,000 wooden coal cars for use on its gravity railroad running from the coal fields at Carbondale 16 miles to Honesdale. Some examples of the coachwork will be found at http://www.thomasgibson.com/gravity . |
| Delaware Car Works | Jackson & Sharp Company. | ||
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Denmead, A. & W., & Co. (A. & W. Denmead & Co.) |
Baltimore, MD | 1850-1859 | Besides cars and bridges, produced about 30 locos 1851-1859. |
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Denmead, A. & W., & Son (A. & W. Denmead & Son) |
Baltimore, MD | 1851-1859 | |
|
Denmead, A. & W., & Son(s) (A. & W. Denmead & Son(s)) |
Baltimore, MD | 1840-1850 | Began as foundry operated by Adam Denmead. Grew and added partners, including Wm. Denmead. Besides cars and bridges, produced about 30 locos 1851-1859. To A. & W. Denmead & Co. |
| Dennis, Wood & Russell | Auburn, NY | b1840(1840)-?? |
Locomotive builder; no cars (See R&LHS Bulletin 123, Oct 1970) |
| Denver Tramway Co. | Denver, CO | ||
| Depere Car Works | Milwaukee, WI | 1870s | |
| Despatch Shops, Inc. | East Rochester, NY | 1939-1968 | |
| Detroit Car & Manufacturing Co. | Detroit, MI | 1868-1871 |
From Robinson, Russell & Company. Acquired by Pullmans Palace Car Company. |
| Detroit Car Co. | Adrian/Detroit, MI | b1857-1879+ | |
| Detroit Car Works | Detroit Car Company | ||
| Detroit Locomotive Works | Detroit, MI | 1841(1854)-(1857/58)1880+ |
Built about 40 locomotives 1854-1857/58; no cars. Foundry est. DeGraff & Townsend. S.N. Kendrick became partner. C.H. Buel took over early 1860s. Not related to Oliver M. Hyde's 1853 machine shop and loco building attempts of same name. |
| Detroit Wheel & Foundry | Detroit, MI | 1902 | |
| Dewey Brothers | Goldsboro, NC | 1884(1898)-late 1920s |
Manufactured and repaired sawmills and other machinery. Produced logging
locomotives; no cars. (See R&LHS Bulletin 112, April 1965.) |
| Dickey, Neill & Co. | Toronto, ON | 1858/1870-1876 | Operated the Soho Foundry. |
| Dickson Mfg. Co. | Scranton, PA | 1856(1864)-1909 | Began locomotive production 1862. Car plant opened ca. 1864. Unknown when it ceased production, but general machinery business sold off 1901. |
| Differential Car Co. | Findlay, OH | 1952-1966 | From
Differential Steel Car
Company. To Trinity Industries, Inc. |
| Difco | Tradename of Differential Steel Car Company. | ||
| Differential Steel Car Co. | Findlay, OH | 1915-1952 |
Built railway maintenance
equipment, including the “Difco” air-operated side-dump car. To Differential Car Company. |
|
Dod, Ezra K. (Ezra K. Dod) |
New York, NY | 1833/34 | Built for locomotives for Camden & Amboy; no cars. |
| Dominion Car & Foundry Company, Ltd. | Montreal, QC | 1907-1909 | To Canadian Car & Foundry. |
| Dominion Dump | 1906 | Dominion Car & Foundry? | |
| Dominion Foundries & Steel, Ltd. | Montreal, QC | 1912-1960+ | |
| Dominion Steel | 1946-1962 | ||
| Dominion Steel & Coal Co. | Ville, QC | 1928-1958 | Acquired by Hawker Siddeley Canada, Ltd. |
| Dominion Steel Car Co. | 1906 | Dominion Car & Foundry? | |
| Dorner Railway Equipment Co. | Chicago, IL | c. 1911 | Advertised electrical trolley cars they had rebuilt. |
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Dotterer, Davis H. (Davis H. Dotterer) |
Reading, PA | 1835(1839)-1842 | Built about 10 locomotives for Reading and other local lines; no cars as far as is known. |
| Douglas, Smith & Co. | Zanesville, OH | c1852-c1854 | D/B/A Muskingum Works |
| Drake Railway Automotrice Co. | Chicago, IL | 1912-mid 1920s | |
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Dunham, Henry R. (Henry R. Dunham) |
New York, NY | 1834(1836)-(1838)c1858 | Built marine engines; entered loco building ca. 1836; quit 1838 but continued to build machinery 20 years or more. Built no cars. |
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Dunkirk Iron Works Dunkirk Engineering Co. |
Dunkirk, NY |
1865-1884/85; 1888-1894 [1882-1896?] |
Early produced small geared industrial locomotives. Failed ca. 1884. Bought 1888 by Edward Nichols, Pres. Brooks Loco. Works and associates. Began 1890 producing locos designed by George D. Gilbert of Climax Loco Co. Built no cars. |
| Duplex Car Co. | NYC/Boston | c1896-ca. 1902 | US
Pat. 655,566. Apparently subcontracted car building to others, including Jackson & Sharp, Brill, Cochran. |
| Dure Car Manufacturing Co. | Wilmington, DE | 1880s-1886 | From Bowers, Dure & Company. Acquired by Pullmans Palace Car Company. |
| Dure & Co. | Wilmington, DE | 1887 | Dure & Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
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