Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works
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The Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a railroad company founded by Andrew Carnegie and T.N. Miller in 1865. It was located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
It produced its first locomotive in April 1867. Starting in the 1870s under its superintendent and general manager Daniel A. Wightman, it became known for its productive of large locomotives. Its engines were shipped around the world, including to India and Japan.
By 1901, the company had produced over 2,400 locomotives. That same year it merged with the American Locomotive Company (Alco). In March 1919, American Locomotive closed the Pittsburgh facility.
Types of locomotives produced:
- Class K2
Preserved Pittsburgh locomotives
Following is a list (in serial number order) of Pittsburgh locomotives that have been spared the scrapper's torch.
- (s/n unknown) – 4-6-0, built 1896; Pittsburgh & Lake Erie #5; Canadian Railway Museum, Delson, Quebec, Canada
- 1815 – 2-6-0, built 1898; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #1175; Buffalo, WY
External links
- American History Site (http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d8164.htm)
- SteamLocomotive.info (http://www.steamlocomotive.info/locobrowse.cfm?bn=Alco%20(Pittsburgh)) list of extant ALCO-Pittsburgh locomotives.