Peninsular Car Company
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The Peninsular Car Company was a railroad rolling stock
manufacturer, founded by Charles L. Freer and Frank J. Hecker
in 1885.
In 1892, the company merged with Michigan Car Company
, the Russel Wheel and Foundry Company
, the Detroit Car Wheel Company and several smaller manufacturers to form the Michigan-Peninsular Car Company
.
Rolling stock
Rolling stock comprises all the vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches and wagons...
manufacturer, founded by Charles L. Freer and Frank J. Hecker
Frank J. Hecker
Frank J. Hecker was an American railroad-car manufacturer from Detroit, Michigan-Early life:Frank J. Hecker was born in Freedom, Michigan on July 6, 1846. His family moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1859, where Frank was educated...
in 1885.
In 1892, the company merged with Michigan Car Company
Michigan Car Company
The Michigan Car Company was a railroad rolling stock manufacturer located in Detroit, Michigan.The Michigan Car Company was organized in 1864 by John S. Newberry and James McMillan to manufacture railroad cars for the Union Army. In 1873 it relocated its main factory to Grand Trunk Junction...
, the Russel Wheel and Foundry Company
Russel Wheel and Foundry Company
Russel Wheel and Foundry Company manufactured railcars, railcar wheels, logging equipment and structural steel in Detroit, Michigan between 1876 and 1916...
, the Detroit Car Wheel Company and several smaller manufacturers to form the Michigan-Peninsular Car Company
Michigan-Peninsular Car Company
The Michigan-Peninsular Car Company was a railroad rolling stock manufacturing company formed from the merger of five manufacturing companies in 1892...
.
Source
- Willis F. Dunbar and George S. May. Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State. 3rd Revised Ed., (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 1995), 413-4.