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Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works 
Summary
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.
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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 |
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.
Preserved Pittsburgh locomotives edit
Pre-1901 merger edit
Following is a list (in serial number order) of Pittsburgh locomotives built before the ALCO merger that have been spared the scrapper's torch.[2]
| Serial number | Wheel arrangement (Whyte notation) |
Build date | Operational owner(s) | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1592 | 4-6-0 | 1898 | Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Class F-100 #82.[3] Sold 1907 to Canadian Equipment Company and used on the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway, Canada's third transcontinental railway. Resold 1920 to Maritime Coal Ry. & Power Company #5.[4] Retired 1961 to Canadian Railway Museum. | Canadian Railway Museum, Delson, Quebec, Canada |
| 1710 | 2-6-0 | 1897 | Hankaku Railway #13 in Japan. Hankaku Railway was nationalized in 1906. It was renumbered #2851. The last owner was Jobu Railway. | Shinagawa, Tokyo |
| 1815 | 2-6-0 | 1898 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad No. 1175 | Buffalo, Wyoming |
Post-1901 merger edit
Listed below (likewise in serial number order) are preserved locomotives that were built at the Pittsburgh facility after the ALCO merger.
| Serial number | Wheel arrangement (Whyte notation) |
Build date | Operational owner(s) | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37672 | 0-6-0 | 1905 | Originally built as Southern Railway 1643, the locomotive was sold to the Morehead and North Fork Railroad and renumbered 12. It eventually found its way to the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio. | Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio |
| 39570 | 2-8-0 | 1906 | Originally Duluth Missabe and Northern No. 332, it eventually became Duluth & Northeastern 28 is a class C3 that operated until 1965. It now operates for the North Shore Scenic Railroad in Minnesota.[5] | Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, Minnesota |
| 39637 | 2-8-0 | 1906 | Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Class SC-3 originally No. 14. Now No. 29. Sold 1962 to Marquette and Huron Mountain Railroad for storage, and then sold again in 1985 to the Mid Continent Railway Museum. In 1989, it was purchased by the Grand Canyon Railway[6] in Arizona, and has been operating there since 1990. | Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona |
| 42285 | 2-8-0 | 1907 | Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 347. | Chisholm, Minnesota |
| 42286 | 2-8-0 | 1907 | Originally Duluth Missabe and Northern 348. Now Duluth & Northeastern No. 27.[7] | Barnum, Minnesota |
| 46939 | 2-8-0 | 1910 | Lake Superior and Ishpeming No. 23. The first of the Road’s SC-4 class as #9, it was renumbered 23 in 1924. It was used frequently by the Marquette and Huron Mountain Railroad before being sold to the Empire State Railway Museum, where it is currently undergoing restoration to operating condition. | Phoenicia, New York |
| 46941 | 2-8-0 | 1910 | Lake Superior and Ishpeming No. 18. It was sold off to various owners, including the Grand Canyon Railway and the San Luis and Rio Grande, before ending up at the Colebrookdale Railroad. | Boyertown, Pennsylvania |
| 46942 | 2-8-0 | 1910 | Lake Superior and Ishpeming No. 19 | Frisco, Texas |
| 46943 | 2-8-0 | 1910 | Lake Superior and Ishpeming No. 20 | Allen, Texas |
| 46944 | 2-8-0 | 1910 | Formerly Munising, Marquette and Southeastern No. 38, it was renumbered 22 when it was bought by the Lake Superior and Ishpeming in 1924. It has been owned by the Mid Continent Railway Museum since 1985. | North Freedom, Wisconsin |
| 46945 | 2-8-0 | 1910 | Formerly Munising, Marquette and Southeastern No. 39 before becoming Lake Superior and Ishpeming No. 21. It has been undergoing restoration to operating condition by BMG Railroad Contractors since 2002.[8] | Baraboo, Wisconsin |
| 46946 | 2-8-0 | 1910 | Originally Munising, Marquette and Southeastern No. 40. Now Lake Superior and Ishpeming No. 24. | National Railroad Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin |
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sunshine Software, Steam Locomotive Information. Retrieved October 30, 2005.
- ^ "Nova Scotia Short Lines & Industrial Railroads".
- ^ Steam Locomotives of the New York Central Lines (Edson & Vail), Vol 2, page 674. New York Central System Historical Society
- ^ "Welcome to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum". Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ "Grand Canyon Railway". Grand Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
- ^ "1342-30 Minnesota Museum of Mining". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "BMG Railroad Contractors LLC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
External links edit
- American History Site
- SteamLocomotive.info list of extant ALCO-Pittsburgh locomotives.
- Maritime Railway site History of Maritime Railway and disposition of its locomotives.