Jewett Car Company
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The Jewett Car Company was an early 20th century American
industrial company that manufactured street cars
.
The company was founded in 1893 in Jewett, Ohio
, where its first factory was located. In 1904, the company relocated from Jewett to a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) site along South Williams Street in Newark, Ohio
, but maintained the original name. The facility soon expanded to become one of Newark's largest employers. Among its customers was the city of San Francisco, California
, which purchased several street cars from Jewett. The company produced more than 2,000 wood-and-steel street cars, shipping them to 26 states and Canada
. The Jewett Car Company went out of business in 1919 when the automobile began replacing mass transit.
The most notable cars that are still running today are:
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
industrial company that manufactured street cars
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
.
The company was founded in 1893 in Jewett, Ohio
Jewett, Ohio
Jewett is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census. The community has also been known as "Fairview."-Geography:Jewett is located at ....
, where its first factory was located. In 1904, the company relocated from Jewett to a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) site along South Williams Street in Newark, Ohio
Newark, Ohio
In addition, the remains of a road leading south from the Octagon have been documented and explored. It was first surveyed in the 19th century, when its walls were more apparent. Called the Great Hopewell Road, it may extend to the Hopewell complex at Chillicothe, Ohio...
, but maintained the original name. The facility soon expanded to become one of Newark's largest employers. Among its customers was the city of San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, which purchased several street cars from Jewett. The company produced more than 2,000 wood-and-steel street cars, shipping them to 26 states and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Jewett Car Company went out of business in 1919 when the automobile began replacing mass transit.
The most notable cars that are still running today are:
- San Francisco Municipal Railway's Car 130 and Car 162, which were built in 1914.
- A Jewett interurbanInterurbanAn interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...
car, Tidewater Southern Car 200, built in 1913, is located at the Western Railway Museum in Rio Vista, Solano County, California, in unrestored condition. At Rio Vista is an operating all wood interurban, a beautifully restored Southern Car Company coach. - A Jewett interurbanInterurbanAn interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...
car, London and Port Stanley RailwayLondon and Port Stanley RailwayThe London and Port Stanley Railway is a historic Canadian railway located in southwestern Ontario.The L&PS linked the city of London with Port Stanley on the northern shore of Lake Erie, a distance of approximately ....
Car 8 built in 1915, is located and operational at the Halton County Radial RailwayHalton County Radial RailwayThe Halton County Radial Railway is a working museum of electric streetcars, other railway vehicles, trolleybusses and buses. It is operated by the Ontario Electric Railway Historical Association...
in Milton, Ontario.
Products
- Type "B" Iron Monster for San Francisco
- Milan and Norwalk Electric Railway cars
- Wooden rapid transitRapid transitA rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
cars for the South Side Elevated RailroadSouth Side Elevated RailroadThe South Side Elevated Railroad was the first elevated rapid transit line in Chicago, Illinois. The line ran from downtown Chicago to Jackson Park, with branches to Englewood, Normal Park, Kenwood, and the Union Stock Yards...
, Metropolitan West Side Elevated RailroadMetropolitan West Side Elevated RailroadThe Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad was the third elevated rapid transit line to be built in Chicago, Illinois and was the first of Chicago’s elevated lines to be electrically powered...
, Northwestern Elevated RailroadNorthwestern Elevated RailroadThe Northwestern Elevated Railroad was the last of the privately constructed rapid transit lines to be built in Chicago, Illinois. The line ran from the Loop in downtown Chicago north to Wilson Avenue in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood a with branch to Ravenswood and Albany Park that left the main...
- Chicago, IL - Wooden interurban cars for the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railroad (later the Chicago Aurora and Elgin RailroadChicago Aurora and Elgin RailroadThe Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad , known colloquially as the "Roarin' Elgin" or the "Great Third Rail", was an interurban railroad that operated passenger and freight service on its line between Chicago, Illinois and Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, and Elgin. The railroad also operated...
)