John Stephenson Company
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 1831 |
| Defunct | 1917 |
| Headquarters | Signalling systems |
The John Stephenson Car Company was an American manufacturer of carriages, horsecars, cable cars, and streetcars, based in New York City. It was founded by John Stephenson in 1831.[1] John Stephenson invented the first streetcar to run on rails, building this in 1832, for the New York and Harlem Railroad.[1] A reorganization in 1867 included shortening of the company's name to the John Stephenson Company. In the latter part of the 19th century, the company was a major builder of streetcars, constructing some 25,000 cars in the period 1876–1891 alone,[1] including ones for export.
Its customers included many systems, in the US and other countries. Among the foreign ones were the
Stephenson's factory was located in
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-89024-013-2.
- ^ The Tramways of Mexico City (Part 1) Morrison, Allen. 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ISBN 0-948106-19-0.
- ^ "Los Tranvias de Venezuela".
- ^ "Car Builders in Trouble; Receivers Appointed for the John Stephenson Company". The New York Times. October 26, 1898. p. 12.
- ^ The New York Times, August 27, 1917.
External links
- John Stephenson Company history by the Mid-Continent Railway Museum
- John Stephenson Company Streetcars at the Museum of the City of New York's Collections blog
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