List of rolling stock manufacturers

Throughout railroad history, many manufacturing companies have come and gone. This is a list of companies that manufactured railroad cars and other rolling stock. Most of these companies built both passenger and freight equipment and no distinction is made between the two for the purposes of this list.

Note that this list includes names of works owned by railroads for manufacturing their own rolling stock.

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Argentina

Australia

Azerbaijan

Belgium
  • BN Bombardier Brugge

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

China

Croatia

Czech

Egypt

 
Metallurgical Industry holding

(El-Nasr forging company is considered one of the largest forging plant in Egypt and middle east it was established in 1960 to produce forged steel)


Finland

France

Germany

Greece

India
See also: Future of rail transport in India

Indonesia

Iran

Italy

Japan

Malaysia

Mexico

Pakistan

Poland

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovakia
  • Avokov
  • Tatravagonka Poprad
  • ZOS Vrutky

Slovenia
  • Sorbit valji
  • Štore valji

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Turkey

United Kingdom
See also: List of British railway-owned locomotive builders and List of early British private locomotive manufacturers

United States
  • Adrian Car Company (1869-1883) Adrian, Michigan[1]
  • W.C. Allison & Sons (~1840-~1895) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Allegheny Car Company (~1873-1882) Swissvale, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Alstom
  • Altoona Manufacturing Company (~1870-~1900) Altoona, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa)
  • American Bridge Company (United States Steel)
  • American Car & Foundry (ACF)[1] (to ARI)
  • American Car Company (1852-1856) Chicago, Illinois[1]
  • AMF, Beard, Texas
  • American Railcar Industries, Inc.
  • Anniston Car Company (1883-1887) Anniston, Alabama[1]
  • ARI (American Railcar Industries, formerly AC&F)
  • Austin-Western (to Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton 1951)
  • Baker, Jackson & Company (1880s) Latrobe, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton ( -1963)
  • Baltimore Car and Foundry
  • Barney and Smith Car Company (1849-~1923) Dayton, Ohio[1]
  • Beaver Falls Car Company (1880s) Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Bellefonte Car Manufacturing Company (~1873-1881) Bellefonte, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Berwick Forge and Fabricating - Berwick, Pennsylvania[1] (to Whittaker)
  • Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1901- ) Johnstown, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Bettendorf Company (~1902-1942) Bettendorf, Iowa[1]
  • Billmeyer and Small (1852-~1910) York, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Blain Brothers Car Works (1880s) Huntingdon, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Bloomsburg Car Manufacturing Company (~1868-~1900) Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Bombardier Transportation, US
  • Bowers, Dure & Company (1871-1886) Wilmington, Delaware[1]
  • Bridgeport Car Works (1870s) Bridgeport, Pennsylvania[1]
  • JG Brill Company (Brill)
  • Brookville Equipment Corporation
  • Budd Company (Budd) (1932- ) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Buffalo Car Manufacturing Company (1872-1890) Buffalo, New York[1]
  • Butler Manufacturing Corporation (1971-1973) Kansas City, Missouri[1]
  • Cambria Steel Company
  • F.E. Canda & Company ( -1878) Chicago, Illinois[1]
  • Carlisle Manufacturing Company (~1870-~1900) Carlisle, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Casebolt, Henry & Company (1863-~1876) San Francisco, California[1]
  • Chattanooga Car & Foundry Company (1887- ) Chattanooga, Tennessee[1]
  • Chicago Steel Car Company
  • Chickasaw Ship Building & Car Company (1921-1928) Fairfield, Alabama[1]
  • Clark Car Company
  • Cleveland Bridge & Car Works (1878- ) Cleveland, Ohio[1]
  • W. Clough (1852- ) Madison, Indiana[1]
  • Colorado Railcar
  • Connellsville Machine and Car Company (1870s-1880s) Connellsville, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Conshohocken Car Works (1880- ) Conshohocken, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Cummings Car Works (1851-1876) Jersey City, New Jersey[1]
  • Darby Corporation (1965-1989 ) Kansas City, Kansas[1]
  • Dauphin Car Works (1880s) Dauphin, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Davenport and Bridges (1834-~1856) Cambridgeport, Massachusetts[1]
  • Davenport, Bridges & Company (1850s) Fitchburg, Massachusetts[1]
  • Dawson Manufacturing Company (~1870-~1880) Dawson, Georgia[1]
  • Detroit Car and Manufacturing Company (1861-1870) Detroit, Michigan[1]
  • Detroit Car Works (1872-1879) Adrian (Detroit), Michigan[1]
  • DIFCO (originally Differential Steel Car Co., Findlay, Ohio (to Trinity)
  • William Dyer
  • East Railcar
  • Eaton & Gilbert (1833-1893) Troy, New York[1]
  • Ebenezer Railcar, Buffalo, New York
  • Edwards Rail Car Company (1921–1942)
  • Edwards Rail Car Company (1997–2008)
  • Elliott Car Company (~1885-1899) Gadsden, Alabama[1]
  • Elmira Car Manufactory (1862-1886) Elmira, New York[1]
  • Emmons Rail Car, York, Pennsylvania
  • Empire Car Works (~1849-~1890) York, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Ensign Manufacturing Company (~1873-1899) Huntington, West Virginia[1] (to AC&F)
  • Enterprise Railway Equipment Company
  • Erie Car Works (1868-~1920) Erie, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Evans Products (1964-1972) Plymouth, Michigan[1]
  • FMC (formerly Farm Machinery Corp.) (1965- ) South Charleston, West Virginia[1]
  • Franklin Foundry Machine & Car Works (~1840-~1880) Franklin, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Frederick & Company (~1870-~1900) Catasaqua, Pennsylvania[1]
  • FreightCar America (formerly Johnstown America Corporation, originally Bethlehem Steel Corp.)
  • Freight Car Services
  • Fruehauf Rail Division (formerly Magor Car Corp.) (1964-1973) Clifton, New Jersey[1]
  • Fruit Growers Express (1922- ) Alexandria, Virginia[1]
  • Fulton Car Works/Keck & Hubbard (1847-~1860) Cincinnati, Ohio[1]
  • Fulton Car Works/W.W. Wetherell (1839-1860s) Sandusky, Ohio[1]
  • Gantt Manufacturing Company (1973- ) Greenville, South Carolina[1]
  • General American Transportation Corp. (GATX) (1898- ) Sharon, Pennsylvania/East Chicago, Indiana/Warren, Ohio[1] (carbuilding operations to Trinity Industries 1984)
  • General Steel Industries (GSI; formerly General Steel Castings) (~1962-1972) Granite City, Illinois[1]
  • Georgia Railcar ( -1883) Carterville, Georgia[1] (to Portec 1978; to Thrall 1984)
  • Georgia Car & Manufacturing Company (~1900- ) Savannah, Georgia[1]
  • Gilbert Car Company
  • John L. Gill (1862-1883) Columbus, Ohio[1]
  • John L. Gill, Jr. ( -1885) Allegheny, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Golden Tye (division of NRUC), Pickens, South Carolina
  • James Goold & Company (1831-~1890) Albany, New York[1]
  • The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier)
  • Greenville Steel Car Company (GSC) (1916- ) Greenville, Pennsylvania[1] (to Trinity Industries 1986)
  • Gunderson
  • Grice & Long (1860-~1873) Trenton, New Jersey[1]
  • Grove Works (1848-1855) Hartford, Connecticut[1]
  • Gulf Railcar
  • Gunderson Brothers Engineering (1960- ) Portland, Oregon[1] (to FMC)
  • Hannibal Car Works (1870s) Hannibal, Missouri[1]
  • Harlan & Hollingsworth (1836-~1945) Wilmington, Delaware[1]
  • Harrisburg Car Manufacturing Company (1853-~1890) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Harvey Steel Car and Repair Works (~1892) Harvey, Illinois[1]
  • Haskell and Barker Car Company (1852-1971) Michigan City, Indiana[1]
  • Hazelton Car Works (1880s) Hazelton, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Hicks Locomotive and Car Works (1897-1911) Chicago, Illinois[1]
  • Huntingdon Car Works (1872-~1885) Huntingdon, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Illinois Car and Manufacturing Company (1897-1902) Chicago & Urbana, Illinois/Anniston, Alabama[1] (to Western Steel Car 1902)
  • Illinois Car & Manufacturing Company (~1909- ) Hammond, Indiana[1]
  • Indiana Car Company (1872-1884) Cambridge City, Indiana[1]
  • Indianapolis Car Company (~1870-~1900) Indianapolis, Indiana[1]
  • Indianapolis Car and Foundry
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
  • International Car Company (ICC) (1952- ) Buffalo, New York/Kenton, Ohio/East Chicago, Indiana[1] (to PC&F)
  • Richard Imlay (1830-~1840) Baltimore, Ohio/Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Itel
  • Jackson and Sharp Company (Delaware Car Works) (1863-~1945) Wilmington, Delaware[1]
  • Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company (1861- ) Berwick, Pennsylvania[1]
  • J.J. Finnigan, Duluth, Georgia
  • Jones Car Works (1879-~1912) West Troy, New York[1]
  • Kansas City Car & Wheel Company (~1880-~1900) Kansas City & Armourdale, Missouri[1]
  • Kasgro
  • William M. Kasson & Son (~1860-~1870) Buffalo, New York[1]
  • H.T. & I.N. Keith (later Keith Car) (~1865-~1935) West Sandwich, Sagamore & Hyannis, Massachusetts[1]
  • Kimball & Gorton (1849-1862) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Kimball Manufacturing Company (1860-~1876) San Francisco, California[1]
  • Koppel Car Company, Chicago, Illinois (to Pressed Steel Car)
  • Laconia Car Company (1879-1928) Laconia, New Hampshire[1]
  • LaFayette Car Works (1880- ) LaFayette, Indiana[1]
  • Laporte Car Manufacturing Company (1872-~1878) Laporte, Indiana[1]
  • Lebanon Manufacturing Company (1870- ) Lebanon, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Lehigh Valley Car Manufacturing Company (~1870- ) Stemton, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Lenoir Car Company (1894-1930) Lenoir City, Tennessee[1]
  • Liberty Car and Equipment
  • Lima Car Company (1880s) Lima, Ohio[1]
  • Litchfield Car Manufacturing Company (1872- ) Litchfield, Illinois[1]
  • Locks & Canals (~1840-~1850) Lowell, Massachusetts[1]
  • Madison Car Company (1891- ) Madison, Illinois[1]
  • Magor Car Corporation (1902-1973) Passaic, New Jersey[1] (to Fruehauf)
  • Mansfield Machine Works (~1870- ) Mansfield, Ohio[1]
  • Marathon Tank Car, Houston, Texas (to Richmond Tank Car)
  • Marshall Car and Foundry Company (1880- ) Marshall, Texas[1]
  • Mather Stock Car Company
  • Maxson Corporation (formerly St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing) (1966- ) St. Paul, Minnesota[1]
  • McGuire, Cummings Manufacturing Company (~1890-~1930) Chicago, Illinois[1]
  • McKee, Fuller & Company (1879- ) Catasauqua, Pennsylvania[1]
  • McNary, Claflin & Company (1864-1878) Cleveland, Ohio[1]
  • Memphis Car & Foundry (1894- ) Memphis, Tennessee[1]
  • Merchants Despatch Transportation Company
  • Michigan Car Company (1864–1970) Detroit, Michigan[1] (to AC&F)
  • Michigan-Peninsular Car Company (to AC&F)
  • Middletown Car Company (1869-~1930) Middletown, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Midwest Freight Car (1973- ) Clinton, Illinois[1] (to Portec 1977)
  • Millenium Rail
  • Milwaukee Car Manufacturing Company ( -1910) Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1]
  • Minerva Car Works (~1880-~1920) Minerva, Ohio[1]
  • Minnesota Car Company (1888-1896) Duluth, Minnesota[1]
  • Missouri Car and Foundry Company (1870- ) St. Louis, Missouri[1] (to AC&F)
  • Morrison International, A.A. Morrison (to ICC)
  • Morrison-Knudsen
  • Mount Vernon Car Manufacturing Company (1888-1954) Mt. Vernon, Illinois[1] (to Pressed Steel Car 1946)
  • Mowry Car and Wheel Works (1851-1880) Cincinnati, Ohio[1]
  • Murray, Dougall and Company (1864- ) Milton, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Muskegon Car and Engine Works (~1880-1886) Muskegon, Michigan[1]
  • National Alabama Corporation (NAC)
  • National Railway Utilization Company (1976- ) Pickens, South Carolina[1]
  • New Haven Car Company (~1860-~1879) New Haven, Connecticut[1]
  • Newport News Shipbuilding Company
  • Niagara Car Wheel Company
  • Nobel Brothers & Company (1880s) Rome, Georgia[1]
  • Norca Machinery
  • North American Car Corporation (1955- ), Chicago, Illinois[1] (carbuilding operations to Trinity Industries 1986)
  • North Carolina Car Company (1882- ) Raleigh, North Carolina[1]
  • North-Western Manufacturing Car Company (~1880- ) Stillwater, Minnesota[1]
  • Norwich Car Company (1847-~1852) Norwich, Connecticut[1]
  • Ohio Falls Car Manufacturing Company (1864-~1945) Jeffersonville, Indiana[1] (to AC&F)
  • Ortner Freight Car Company (1953- ) Covington, Kentucky[1] (to Trinity Industries 1987)
  • Osgood Bradley Car Company (~1833-1960) Worcester, Massachusetts[1]
  • Ostermann Manufacturing Company (1906-1911) West Pullman, Illinois[1]
  • Oxford Co-operative Car Company (1873-~1878) Oxford, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Pacific Car and Foundry (PACCAR) (1905- ) Renton, Washington/Portland, Oregon[1]
  • Paragon Bridge & Steel, Novi, Michigan (to Portec 1968)
  • Pardee Car and Machine Works (~1875-~1890) Watsontown, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Pardee, Snyder & Company (1880s) Williamsport, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Patten Car Works (1872-~1890) Bath, Maine[1]
  • Patton Motor Company, Chicago
  • Peninsular Car Company (1879- ) Adrian & Detroit, Michigan[1]
  • Pennock Brothers (~1875-~1915) Minerva, Ohio[1]
  • Pennsylvania Car Company (1880s) Latrobe & Ligonier, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Perley A. Thomas Car Works
  • Petersburg Car Company (1873- ) Petersburg, Virginia[1]
  • Pittsburgh Car Works (~1865-1883) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Pittsburgh & McKeesport Car Company (~1855-1877) McKeesport, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Portec, Inc. (1968-1984)(to Thrall 1984; autorack designs to Greenville 1986)
  • Portland Company (1848-1912) Portland, Maine[1]
  • Progress Rail Albertville, Alabama
  • Pressed Steel Car Company (1899-1954) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Pullman Company (Pullman)[1]
  • Pullman-Standard (PS) (to Trinity Industries 1984)
  • Quick Car, Fort Worth, Texas (to Trinity Industries 1984)
  • Ralston Steel Car Company (1905-1953) Columbus, Ohio[1]
  • Ranlet Car Company (~1845-1879) Laconia, New Hampshire[1]
  • Richmond Tank Car Company (1962- ) Sheldon, Texas[1]
  • Richmond Car Works Richmond, Virginia[1]
  • Rohr, Inc.
  • Russell & Company ~(1854-1880) Massillon & Canton, Ohio[1]
  • Ryan Car Company (1906-~1940) Hegewisch, Illinois[1]
  • St. Charles Car Company ( -1899) St. Charles, Missouri[1]
  • St. Lawrence Shops (division of NRUC), Norfolk, New York
  • St. Louis Car Company (SLCC) (1887-1973) St. Louis, Missouri[1] (to GSI 1960)
  • St. Louis Car Works (1857-1862) St. Louis, Missouri[1]
  • St. Paul Foundry & Manufacturing, St. Paul, Minnesota (to Maxson Corp. c. 1968)
  • Michael Schall (1870s-~1890) Middletown, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Schneider's Combination Cars, Chicago
  • G.W. Snyder (~1850-1880s) Pottsville, Pennsylvania[1]
  • South Atlantic Car & Manufacturing Company (1903- ) Waycross, Georgia[1]
  • South Baltimore Car Works ~(1885-1930) Baltimore, Maryland[1]
  • Southeastern Specialties, Jacksonville, Florida
  • Southern Car and Foundry (1899-1904) Lenoir City & Memphis, Tennessee & Gadsden, Alabama[1]
  • Southern Car and Wagon Manufactory (1850s) Memphis, Tennessee[1]
  • Southern Car Works (1881- ) Knoxville, Tennessee[1]
  • Southern Iron & Equipment (1966- ) Decatur, Georgia & Ashland City, Tennessee[1] (to Evans)
  • Southwark=Baldwin
  • Springfield Car & Engine Company (1848-~1857) Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
  • Standard Steel Car Company (1902-1930)[1] (to Pullman-Standard)
  • George H. Stem & Company ~(1870-1885) Stemton, Pennsylvania[1]
  • John Stephenson & Company (1832-1842) New York, New York[1]
  • Street's Western Stable Car Line (~1885- ) Chicago, Illinois[1]
  • Structural Steel Car Company (1902-~1940) Canton, Ohio[1]
  • Swissvale Car Company (1873-~1885) Swissvale, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Taunton Car Company (1869-1873) Taunton, Massachusetts[1]
  • Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
  • Terre Haute Car and Manufacturing Company ~(1863-1930) Terre Haute, Indiana[1]
  • Thrall Car Manufacturing Company (Thrall) (1917- ) Chicago Heights, Illinois[1] (to Trinity Industries 2001)
  • Tiffin Car Works (1872- ) Tiffin, Ohio[1]
  • Timms Car Company ( -1882) Columbus, Ohio[1]
  • Tracy & Fales/Grove Works (1852-~1857) Hartford, Connecticut[1]
  • Transco (1965-1966) Macon, Georgia[1]
  • Trenton Locomotive & Machine Manufacturing Company (1854-1863) Trenton, New Jersey[1]
  • Tredegar Company ~(1850-1900) Richmond, Virginia[1]
  • James A. Trimble, New York City
  • Trinity Industries (1978-current), Trinity Rail Group (2001-2004), TrinityRail (2004-present)
  • Union Car and Bridge Works (1852-1856) Chicago, Illinois[1]
  • Union Car Works (1847-1857) York, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Union Car Works (1867- ) St. Louis, Missouri[1]
  • Union Car Works (1893-1926) Depew, New York[1]
  • Union Tank Car Company (1947- ) Whiting, Indiana[1]
  • United American Car, Cartersville, Georgia (to Thrall)
  • United States Rolling Stock Company (1875-1893) Chicago Illinois[1]
  • United States Railway Equipment (USRE) (1954- ) Blue Island, Illinois[1] (to Evans)
  • United Streetcar
  • US Car and Foundry
  • US Railcar
  • Vertex Railcar
  • Virginia Bridge & Iron Company ( -1920s) Roanoke, Virginia[1]
  • Wagner Palace Car Company (1887-1900) Buffalo & New York, New York[1]
  • Warren Tank Car Company (~1900- ) Warren, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Charles Wason & Company (1852-1855) Cleveland, Ohio[1]
  • Wason Car and Foundry Company (1873-1885) Chattanooga, Tennessee[1]
  • Wason Manufacturing Company (1846-1932) Springfield, Massachusetts[1]
  • Watsontown Car Company (1870s) Watsontown, Pennsylvania[1]
  • Wayne Car & Engine Works (~1850-1857) Fort Wayne, Indiana[1]
  • Wells and French Company ~(1860-1945) Chicago, Illinois[1]
  • Uriah Wells (1850s) Petersburg, Virginia[1]
  • West Pullman Car Works ( -1911) Pullman, Illinois[1]
  • Western Wheeled Scraper (1904- ) (to Austin-Western)
  • Western Steel Car and Foundry (1902-~1940) Hegewisch, Illinois[1] (to Pressed Steel Car)
  • Witt, Harbeck & Company (1850- ) Cleveland, Ohio[1]
  • Wharton & Petsch (1850- ) Charleston, South Carolina[1]
  • Whittaker Industries (formerly Berwick Forge & Fabricating)
  • Whitehead & Kales (1965-1967) River Rouge, Michigan[1] (to Thrall 1984)
  • Youngstown Car & Manufacturing Company (1881-1914) Youngstown, Ohio[1]
  • Youngstown Steel Car Company (1914- ) Youngstown, Ohio[1]

Defunct

Germany

Latvia

Mexico
  • Concarril (CNCF) (1950s–1992, then acquired by Bombardier)

See also

References
  1. White, John H. (1978). "Railroad Car Builders of the United States". Railroad History. The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. 138 (Spring 1978): 23–29.
Notes
  • Jones, Robert C. (1980). Two Feet Between the Rails (Volume II - The Mature Years). Sundance Books.
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