Dominion Car and Foundry
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Dominion Car and Foundry was a railcar maker based in Montreal
and later merged to form Canadian Car and Foundry
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DCF's history dates back before the company's formal incorporation in 1906. In 1902 Simplex Railway and Appliance Company of Hammond, Indiana
established a factory in St. Henri district of Montreal
to manufacturer Simplex car bolsters and Susemihl roller side bearings for use on Canadian railway cars.
Formally established in 1906 as Dominion Steel Car Company, it later changed the name to DCF. DCF was essentially an American
branch plant linked to Simplex and the American Steel Foundries Company.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and later merged to form Canadian Car and Foundry
Canadian Car and Foundry
Canadian Car and Foundry also variously known as "Canadian Car & Foundry," or more familiarly as "Can Car," manufactured buses, railroad rolling stock and later aircraft for the Canadian market...
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DCF's history dates back before the company's formal incorporation in 1906. In 1902 Simplex Railway and Appliance Company of Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
established a factory in St. Henri district of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
to manufacturer Simplex car bolsters and Susemihl roller side bearings for use on Canadian railway cars.
Formally established in 1906 as Dominion Steel Car Company, it later changed the name to DCF. DCF was essentially an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
branch plant linked to Simplex and the American Steel Foundries Company.
Clients
- D&H - subsidiary of Quebec, Montreal and Southern
- Canadian Pacific RailwayCanadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
- Winnipeg Electric Railway CompanyWinnipeg TransitWinnipeg Transit is the public transit agency in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a bus-only operator.The Winnipeg Street Railway operated a horse car operation from 1882 to 1894...
- Montreal Street Railways
Products
- standard box cars
- steel box cars
- double wood sheathed box cars
- streetcars
- electric dump cars