Industry | rail transport |
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Founded | 1830 |
Defunct | 1895 |
Fate | receivership and liquidation |
Headquarters | , United States |
Products | railroad freight cars, passenger cars and streetcars |
Gilbert Car Company was a railroad car builder based in Troy, New York. [1] It began manufacturing streetcars in the late 1880s. Gilbert cars were sold and exported worldwide. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Founded by Orsamus Eaton (1792–1872) and Uri Gilbert (1809–1888), the company changed names several times as the partnership changed:
In 1879, Gilbert leased the Buffalo Car Works facility in Buffalo, which had a capacity of five to twelve new cars per day. [10] The Gilbert company saw some success in 1881 when it secured an order for several hundred refrigerator cars for the newly established American Refrigerator Transit Company. [11] In 1886, Gilbert leased the Jones Car Works of Schenectady. [12]
Following the Panic of 1893, and the death in March 1893 of company president Edward Gilbert, son of Uri Gilbert, [8] the company entered receivership in August 1893. [13] [14] [9] [15] Only a few months earlier, Gilbert had completed construction of a hundred cars for New York Central Railroad passenger trains. [16] Then in 1895, the company stopped building rail cars. [1] Upon closure, the plant value was estimated at $400,000 (equivalent to $14,649,600 in 2023). [17] In 1899, the plant was rumored to be the target of acquisition for conversion into an automobile manufacturing facility. [18] [19]
Industry | rail transport |
---|---|
Founded | 1830 |
Defunct | 1895 |
Fate | receivership and liquidation |
Headquarters | , United States |
Products | railroad freight cars, passenger cars and streetcars |
Gilbert Car Company was a railroad car builder based in Troy, New York. [1] It began manufacturing streetcars in the late 1880s. Gilbert cars were sold and exported worldwide. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Founded by Orsamus Eaton (1792–1872) and Uri Gilbert (1809–1888), the company changed names several times as the partnership changed:
In 1879, Gilbert leased the Buffalo Car Works facility in Buffalo, which had a capacity of five to twelve new cars per day. [10] The Gilbert company saw some success in 1881 when it secured an order for several hundred refrigerator cars for the newly established American Refrigerator Transit Company. [11] In 1886, Gilbert leased the Jones Car Works of Schenectady. [12]
Following the Panic of 1893, and the death in March 1893 of company president Edward Gilbert, son of Uri Gilbert, [8] the company entered receivership in August 1893. [13] [14] [9] [15] Only a few months earlier, Gilbert had completed construction of a hundred cars for New York Central Railroad passenger trains. [16] Then in 1895, the company stopped building rail cars. [1] Upon closure, the plant value was estimated at $400,000 (equivalent to $14,649,600 in 2023). [17] In 1899, the plant was rumored to be the target of acquisition for conversion into an automobile manufacturing facility. [18] [19]