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| Company | Plant Location | Date | Successor, Comments or Cross-reference |
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Jacker, M., & Co. (M. Jacker & Co.) |
Nashville, TN | 1859-?? | From Nashville Manufacturing Company |
| Jackson & Sharp Car Co. | Wilmington, DE | 1863-1945 | Acquired by American Car & Foundry in 1901. |
| Jackson & Woodin Mfg. Co. | Berwick, PA | 1861-1978+ | One of the original companies consolidated into American Car & Foundry in 1899. |
| Jacksonville Car & Mfg. Co. | Jacksonville, IL | 1887 | Jacksonville Car & Mfg. Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
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James, F. (F. James) |
St. Johns, NB | 1858-1860 | |
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James, William T. (William T. James) |
New York, NY | 1820(1831)-(1838)1845 | Foundry business that produced a few locomotives for the B&O and NY&H, 1831-1838. |
| James St. Charles Omnibus Co. | Bowmanville, ON | 1891-1894 | |
| Jersey City Locomotive Works | Jersey City, NJ | 1858-1873 |
From Breese, Kneeland & Company Locomotive builder; built no cars |
| Jesup, Paton & Co. | New York, NY | c1880 | Produced steel cars according to the La Mothe patent. |
| Jewett Car Co. | Jewett, OH | 1894-1918 | |
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Johnson, George W. (George W. Johnson) |
Baltimore, MD | 1831 | May have built or rebuilt Peter Cooper's locomotive Tom Thumb. Built another tested on B&O. Built no cars. |
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Johnston, Adam, & Son (Adam Johnston & Son |
Reading, PA | 1887 | Johnston, Adam, & Son is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Johnstown America | Johnstown, PA | 1991-2004+ |
From Bethlehem Steel Company. Claims to be the largest North America manufacturer of aluminum railroad freight cars used to haul coal |
| Joliet Steel Car Mfg. Co. | Joliet, IL | c1905 | This may have been the U.S. manufacturer of Fox Patent trucks. If so it would probably have become part of Pressed Steel Car Company in 1899. |
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Jones, J.M., Sons Car Co. (J.M. Jones’ Sons Car Co.) |
Watervliet, NY | 1886-1912? |
From Jones & Company. Jones, J.M. Sons is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Jones Car Works | Schenectady and W. Troy, NY | 1879-1912? |
Schenectady shop leased to Gilbert c1886 Jones Car Works, Schenectady, is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Jones & Co. | Watervliet, NY | 1864-1886 | To J.M. Jones’ Sons Car Company |
| Jones & Laughlin | 1917-1923 | ||
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Jordan, O.F. (O.F. Jordan) |
1907-1916 | ||
| Junction Car Works | Murphy & Allison | ||
| Company | Plant Location | Date | Successor, Comments or Cross-reference |
