Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works


The Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a railroad equipment manufacturing company founded by Andrew Carnegie and T.N. Miller in 1865. It was located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh and since 1907 part of that city.
It repaired an early locomotive known as Bausman's Rhinoceros in April 1867.
Starting in the 1870s under its superintendent and general manager Daniel A. Wightman, it became known for its production of large locomotives. Its engines were shipped around the world, including India and Japan.
By 1901, when Pittsburgh had merged with seven other manufacturing companies to form American Locomotive Company, Pittsburgh had produced over 2,400 locomotives. In March 1919, ALCO closed the Pittsburgh facility.

Preserved Pittsburgh locomotives

Pre-1901 merger

Following is a list of Pittsburgh locomotives built before the ALCO merger that have been spared the scrapper's torch.
Serial numberWheel arrangement
Build dateOperational ownerDisposition
15921898Maritime Coal Railway and Power Company 5Canadian Railway Museum, Delson, Quebec, Canada
17111897Hankaku Railway #2851Shinagawa, Tokyo
18151898Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 1175Buffalo, Wyoming

Post-1901 merger

Listed below are preserved locomotives that were built at the Pittsburgh facility after the ALCO merger.
Serial numberWheel arrangement
Build dateOperational ownerDisposition
376721905Morehead and North Fork 12Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio
395701906Duluth and Northeastern 28Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, Minnesota
396371906Lake Superior and Ishpeming 29Grand Canyon Railway, Williams, Arizona
422851907Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range 347Chisholm, Minnesota
422862-8-01907Duluth and Northeastern No. 27Barnum, Minnesota
469391910Lake Superior and Ishpeming 23Phoenicia, New York
469411910Lake Superior and Ishpeming 18Boyertown, Pennsylvania
469421910Lake Superior and Ishpeming 19Frisco, Texas
469431910Lake Superior and Ishpeming 20Allen, Texas
469441910Lake Superior and Ishpeming 22North Freedom, Wisconsin
469451910Lake Superior and Ishpeming 21Baraboo, Wisconsin
469461910Lake Superior and Ishpeming 24National Railroad Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin