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Jewett Car Company
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	1850; 174 years ago
Defunct	1919
Fate	Defunct
Headquarters	Jewett, Ohio, USA
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Locomotives; High-speed trains; Intercity and commuter trains; Trams; People movers; Signalling systems

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The Jewett Car Company was an early 20th-century American industrial company that manufactured streetcars and interurban cars.

History

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-acre (40,000 m²) site along South Williams Street in Newark, Ohio, retaining 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.^[1]

The most notable Jewett-built cars that are still running today are:

Brooklyn Rapid Transit streetcar 4547, built in 1906, sees regular operation at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car 319, built in 1914, is operated at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.
Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car 320, built in 1914, is operated at the Midwest Electric Railway in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee interurban car 251 built in 1917, is operated regularly at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.
Connecticut Company suburban car 775, built in 1904, is restored and operational at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, Connecticut.
San Francisco Municipal Railway streetcars 130 and Car 162, which were built in 1914.
London and Port Stanley Railway interurban car 8, built in 1915, is operational at the Halton County Radial Railway in Milton, Ontario.
Pacific Electric interurban 1001, built in 1913, operates occasionally at the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris, California.

Additional non-operational Jewett cars are preserved at the following museums:

Products

Type "B" Iron Monster for San Francisco
Milan and Norwalk Electric Railway cars
Wooden rapid transit cars for the South Side Elevated Railroad, Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad, Northwestern Elevated Railroad - Chicago, IL
Wooden interurban cars for the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railroad (later the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad)

References

^ Brough, Lawrence A.; Graebner, James H. (2004). From Small Town to Downtown: A History of the Jewett Car Company, 1893-1919. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253343697. OCLC 52644618. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

External links

[Brough-Graebner-1] Brough, Lawrence A.; Graebner, James H. (2004). From Small Town to Downtown: A History of the Jewett Car Company, 1893-1919. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253343697. OCLC 52644618. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

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-[[Image:Jewett interurban.png|280px|thumb|right|A sketch of a car supplied by the [[Jewett Car Company]] and fitted with a trolley pole to connect with the [[overhead lines]].]]
+| name = Jewett Car Company
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-[[Image:Car130OnFMarketAndWharvesAtTerminalFrontQueProfessionalQueImage-1.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Jewett Car Company manufactered [[San Francisco Municipal Railway]] car 130 on the [[F Market & Wharves]] line in [[San Francisco]]. This car has been running nonstop since 1914.]]}}
+| type = Subsidiary
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+| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1850}}
+| defunct = 1919
+| location =  [[Jewett, Ohio]], USA
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+| products = [[Locomotive]]s<br>[[High-speed rail|High-speed trains]]<br>[[Inter-city rail|Intercity and commuter trains]]<br>[[Tram]]s<br>[[People mover]]s<br>[[Signalling systems]]
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+[[File:Jewett interurban.png|thumb|right|A sketch of a car supplied by the Jewett Car Company and fitted with a trolley pole to connect with the [[overhead lines]].]]
-The '''Jewett Car Company''' was an early 20th century [[United States|American]] industrial company that manufactured [[tram|street cars]].
+[[File:Pacific Electric 1001.jpg|thumb|Pacific Electric #1001.]]
+The '''Jewett Car Company''' was an early 20th-century [[United States|American]] industrial company that manufactured [[tram|streetcars]] and [[interurban]] cars.
+==History==
-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 acre 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]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=CCfSk4WMDeoC&dq=jewett+car+company&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=siV3sWKR8F&sig=ciCvtkczAd9LNKaOpk1SJStAAuc From Small Town to Downtown: The history of the Jewett Car Company]</ref>
+The company was founded in 1893 in [[Jewett, Ohio]], where its first factory was located. In 1904, the company relocated from Jewett to a {{convert|10|acre|m2|sing=on}} site along South Williams Street in [[Newark, Ohio]], retaining 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]].<ref name="Brough-Graebner">{{cite book|last1=Brough|first1=Lawrence A.|last2=Graebner|first2=James H.|title=From Small Town to Downtown: A History of the Jewett Car Company, 1893-1919|date=2004|publisher=[[Indiana University Press]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CCfSk4WMDeoC&q=jewett+car+company|access-date=December 9, 2024|isbn=9780253343697|oclc=52644618}}</ref>
-The most notable cars that are still running today are [[F Market & Wharves|San Francisco Municipal Railway]]'s Car 130 and Car 162, which were built in 1914. A Jewett [[interurban]] car, [[Tidewater Southern]] Car 200, 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.
+The most notable Jewett-built cars that are still running today are:
-== Products ==
+* [[Brooklyn Rapid Transit]] streetcar 4547, built in 1906, sees regular operation at the [[Seashore Trolley Museum]] in [[Kennebunkport, Maine]].
+* [[Chicago Aurora and Elgin]] interurban car 319, built in 1914, is operated at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.
+* Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car 320, built in 1914, is operated at the [[Midwest Electric Railway]] in [[Mount Pleasant, Iowa]].
+* [[Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee]] interurban car 251 built in 1917, is operated regularly at the [[Illinois Railway Museum]] in [[Union, Illinois]].
+* [[Connecticut Company]] suburban car 775, built in 1904, is restored and operational at the [[Shore Line Trolley Museum]] in [[East Haven, Connecticut]].
+* [[F Market & Wharves|San Francisco Municipal Railway]] streetcars 130 and Car 162, which were built in 1914.
+* [[London and Port Stanley Railway]] interurban car 8, built in 1915, is operational at the [[Halton County Radial Railway]] in Milton, Ontario.
+* [[Pacific Electric]] interurban 1001, built in 1913, operates occasionally at the [[Orange Empire Railway Museum]] in [[Perris, California]].
+Additional non-operational Jewett cars are preserved at the following museums:
-*Type "B" Iron Monster for San Francisco
-*Milan and Norwalk Electric Railway cars
+* [[Canadian Railway Museum]]
+* [[Connecticut Trolley Museum]]
-*Wooden [[rapid transit]] cars for the [[South Side Elevated Railroad]], [[Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad]], [[Northwestern Elevated Railroad]] - Chicago, IL
+* [[Electric City Trolley Museum]]
-*Wooden interurban cars for the [[Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railroad]] (later the [[Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad]])
+* [[Elgin County Railway Museum]]
+* [[Fox River Trolley Museum]]
+* [[National Museum of Transportation]]
+* [[New York Museum of Transportation]]
+* [[New York Transit Museum]]
+* [[Northern Ohio Railway Museum]]
+* [[Ohio Center for History Art and Technology]] (The Works)
+* [[Pennsylvania Trolley Museum]]
+* [[Western Railway Museum]]
-== References ==
+==Products==
+* Type "B" Iron Monster for San Francisco
-{{reflist}}
+* Milan and Norwalk Electric Railway cars
+* Wooden [[rapid transit]] cars for the [[South Side Elevated Railroad]], [[Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad]], [[Northwestern Elevated Railroad]] - Chicago, IL
+* Wooden interurban cars for the [[Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railroad]] (later the [[Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad]])
+==See also==
+* [[List of tram builders]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+{{commons category}}
 * [http://www.streetcar.org/mim/streetcars/fleet/antique/130/index.html Car 130]
 * [http://www.streetcar.org/mim/streetcars/fleet/historic/162/index.html Car 162]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726143332/http://hcry.org/collection_1915_8.html L&PSR Car 8]
+{{NA Loco builders}}
-[[Category:Rolling stock manufacturers]]
-[[Category:Streetcar builders]]
-[[Category:Rail vehicles manufacturers]]
+[[Category:Tram manufacturers]]
-[[Category:Locomotive manufacturers]]
+[[Category:Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of the United States]]
 [[Category:Harrison County, Ohio]]
 [[Category:Newark, Ohio]]
+[[Category:Electric vehicle manufacturers of the United States]]
+[[Category:1893 establishments in Ohio]]
-{{tram-stub}}
+[[Category:1919 disestablishments in Ohio]]
+[[Category:American companies established in 1893]]
+[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1893]]

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