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| Industry | Rail transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | by Andrew Carnegie and T.N. Miller in 1865 |
| Defunct | 1901 (Original facility) 1919 (ALCO facility) |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | American Locomotive Company |
| Headquarters | Allegheny, Pennsylvania |
| Products | Steam locomotives and Automobiles |
The Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a railroad equipment manufacturing company founded by Andrew Carnegie and T.N. Miller in 1865. It was located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh and since 1907 part of that city.
It repaired an early locomotive known as Bausman's Rhinoceros in April 1867.[1] Starting in the 1870s under its superintendent and general manager Daniel A. Wightman, it became known for its production of large locomotives. Its engines were shipped around the world, including India and Japan.
By 1901, when Pittsburgh had merged with seven other manufacturing companies to form American Locomotive Company (ALCO), Pittsburgh had produced over 2,400 locomotives. In March 1919, ALCO closed the Pittsburgh facility.
- ^ Bell, J. Snowden (January 1901). "A Curiosity in Locomotive Design". Railway and locomotive engineering; a practical journal of motive power, rolling stock and appliances. Vol. XIV. New York: Angus Sinclair Company. p. 13. OCLC 1763393.