St. Charles Car Company

St. Charles Car Company
Founded1872 or 1873
Defunct1899 (1899)
FateMerged with 12 other companies
SuccessorAmerican Car and Foundry
Headquarters,
United States

St. Charles Car Company, a railroad rolling stock manufacturing company located in St. Charles, Missouri, was founded in 1872 or 1873. In 1899 it merged with twelve other companies to form American Car and Foundry (ACF). The St. Charles plant became the main passenger car works. With a failing market for steel passenger cars, ACF phased out the St. Charles operation in 1959.

Its extant buildings are located in the Frenchtown Historic District.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Mary M. Stiritz (August 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frenchtown Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 25 photographs) and Site map