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| Company | Plant Location | Date | Successor, Comments or Cross-reference |
| Laclede Car Co. | St. Louis, MO | 1883-1903 | To St. Louis Car Company |
| Laclede Car Mfg. Co. | St. Louis, MO | 1887 | Laclede Car Mfg. Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Laconia Car Co. | Laconia, NH | 1879-1928 | From Ranlett Manufacturing Company |
| Laconia Car Works | Laconia Car Company | ||
| Lafayette Car Works | Lafayette, IN | 1880-1891 | |
| Lakewood Engineering Co. | Lakewood, OH? | 1930 | Listed under "Car Builders" in White-Orr's 1930 Classified Business Directory NYC section. |
| Lamoken Car Works | Chester, PA | 1891-c1896 | From E.H. Wilson Car Works |
| Lancaster Locomotive Works | Lancaster, PA | 1853-1868 | Built estimated 100-200 locomotives; no cars. |
| La Porte Car Mfg. Co. | La Porte, IN | 1872-c1878 | |
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Lariviere, N. & A.C. (N. & A.C. Lariviere) |
Montreal QC | 1886?/1895? -1903 |
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Latham, A., & Co. (A. Latham & Co.) |
White River Junction, VT | 1852-1857 | Built locomotives as well as cars. |
| Lavelin | See SNC-Lavelin | ||
| Lawrence Machine Shops | Lawrence, MA | 1845(1850)-(1857)1862 | Known as a locomotive builder; doubtful it ever built cars. |
| Lebanon Manufacturing Co. | Lebanon, PA | 1870-1901 |
Lebanon Manufacturing Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877
edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. To M.H. Treadwell Manufacturing Company |
| Ledoux-Jennings Co. | Montreal, QC | 1922-1923 | |
| Lehigh Car Mfg. Co. |
Stemton (Northampton), PA |
1871-1888/90 |
Incorporation of George H. Stem & Company Name changed to Lehigh Valley Car Company |
| Lehigh Car, Wheel & Axle Works | Fullerton, PA | 1866-1868 |
After 1868 also known as
McKee, Fuller & Company. Lehigh Car, Wheel & Axle Works is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials, as equated with McKee, Fuller & Company of Catasauga, PA. |
| Lehigh Structural Steel | 1921 | ||
| Lehigh Valley Car Co. |
Stemton (Northampton), PA |
1888/90-1896+ | From Lehigh Car Manufacturing Company |
| Lehigh Valley Car Mfg. Co. |
Stemton (Northampton), PA |
c1870-1896 | Likely a conflation of Lehigh Car Manufacturing Company and its successor, Lehigh Valley Car Company. |
|
Lenoir City Car Co. Lenoir Car Works |
Lenoir City, TN | 1894-1930/1960+ | Merged into Southern Car & Foundry Company 1899. Bought by Southern Railway 1904 and still in business 1960+. |
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LeVan, W. Barnet, & Co. (W. Barnet LeVan & Co.) |
Philadelphia, PA | 1870s | Produced light locomotives for contractors and mines; no cars as far as is known. |
| Lewis & Fowler Girder Rail Co. | Brooklyn, NY | 1883/89-1895 | To Brooklyn & New York Railway Supply Company |
| Lewis & Fowler Mfg. Co. | Brooklyn, NY | 1889-1895 | To Brooklyn & New York Railway Supply Company |
| L’Hote & Co. | New Orleans, LA | 1887 | L’Hote & Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Liberty Car & Equipment Co. | Hammond, IN | c1918-1920+ |
Acquired former plant of
Central Locomotive & Car Works. Built USRA box cars. |
| Lightweight Noiseless Electric Streetcar Co. | Chicago, IL | 1924-1927 | |
| Lima Car Co. | Lima, OH | 1880s | Lima Car Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Lima Locomotive Works | Lima, OH | b1869-1947 |
Began as Lima Agricultural Works in converted sash mill. Entered
industrial loco market in 1878. Built logging locomotives designed by
Ephraim Shay as well as conventional steam locomotives. Merged with diesel engine builder
General Machinery Co. of Hamilton, OH in 1947. Built no known cars. To Lima-Hamilton |
| Lima-Hamilton | Lima and Hamilton, OH | 1947-1950 |
Merged firms of locomotive builder Lima Locomotive Works and diesel
engine builder General Machinery Co. of Hamilton, OH. Built no cars so
far as we know. To Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton |
| Litchfield Car & Machine Co. | Litchfield, IL | 1887-1893+ |
Litchfield Car & Machine Co. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877
edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. In 1893 built a fish car, Badger No. 1, for the Wisconsin Commission of Fisheries so it could carry live fish to the state’s exhibit at the Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. |
| Litchfield Car Mfg. Co. | Litchfield, IL | 1872- | |
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Lockard, G.M. & J.K. (G.M. & J.K. Lockard) |
Bloomsburg, PA | 1887 | Lockard, G.M. & J.K. is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Locks & Canals Co. | Lowell, MA | 1792((1835)-1845 |
Canal company began in 1835 to build locomotives; no cars. To Lowell Machine Shop |
| Locomotor Co. | c1927-c1934 | Company established by International Harvester to market a steam-driven self-propelled passenger car it developed ca. 1927; assets sold to Ryan Car Company ca. 1930 | |
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Lombard, Thomas (Thomas Lombard) |
Augusta, ME | 1887 | Lombard, Thomas is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Londonderry Car Works | Londonderry, NS | 1887 | Londonderry Car Works is listed under “Car Builders” in 1877 edition, Poor’s Directory of Railway Officials. |
| Lorain Steel | 1930-1931 | ||
| Lorenz Brothers | Huntington, PA | c1915 | |
| Los Angeles Railway Supply Corp. | Los Angeles, CA | ca. 1923-???? | |
| Loubaugh | c1941 | Catalog of railroad supplies | |
| Louisville Railway Co. | Louisville, KY | ca. 1891 | |
| Low Adjustable Car Co. | Chicago, IL | 1891-???? | |
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Lowe, S.B & Co. (S.B. Lowe & Co.) |
St. Louis, MO | 1857-1862 | D/B/A/ St. Louis Car Works |
| Lowell Machine Shop | Lowell, MA |
1845-1854 1864-1865(1867/68?) |
From Locks & Canals Company Machine shop separated from L&C Co. Built locomotives; no known cars. |
| Lucas Sleeping Car Co. | |||
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