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Schenectady Locomotive Works
| Firmenname | Schenectady Locomotive Works |
| Ortssitz | Schenectady (USA) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Lokomotivfabrik |
| Quellenangaben | [Metzeltin: Die Lokomotive (1971] [Wiley: American iron trade manual (1874) 103] [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 257] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 13.12.1795 |
Geburt von John Ellis in Garmouth, Schottland |
| 1814 |
John Ellis kommt in die Vereinigten Staaten. - Er ist als Bauunternehmer für verschiedene Gesellschaften tätig. |
| 1848 |
Errichtung des ursprünglichen Werks durch eine Gesellschaft, die ihre Tätigkeit nach einem Jahr beendet. |
| 1851 |
John Ellis, D. D. Campbell und Simon C. Groot kaufen das ursprüngliche Werk für die Hälfte der früheren Kosten und bilden eine neue Gesellschaft, die unter der Firma "The Schenectady Locomotive Works" eingetragen wird. |
| 04.10.1864 |
Tod von J. Ellis. Das Werk geht in das Eigentum seiner Söhne und von Walter McQueen über, der die mechanische Abteilung unter der früheren Verwaltung leitet. |
| 26.06.1866 |
Kesselschmiede, Maschinen- und Montagewerkstatt werden durch ein Feuer zerstört. |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Dampflokomotiven |
1851 |
Beginn 1848 oder 1851 |
1901 |
zu Alco (Summe: 6194 Loks) |
Insgesamt 6194 Lokomotiven gebaut; Bauzeit auch mit 1848-1901 angegeben. Seit 1901 zu Alco |
| Lokomotiven |
1874 |
[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] |
1874 |
[Wiley: American iron trade (1874)] |
Vorgabe: Locomotives |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Located between the New York Central Railroad and the Erie Canal, is the principal manufacturing establishment in Schenectady, and entitled to rank among the most important of a similar class of works in the United States. The buildings comprise an Erecting and Machine Shop two hundred and fifty by seventy-five feet, two stories high - a Blacksmith Shop two hundred and fifty by fifty feet - a Boiler Shop one hundred and forty by forty feet - an Iron Foundry one hundred by fifty - a Carpenter and Pattern Shop, two stories high, eighty by forty feet - a Brass Foundry and Paint Shop, fifty-three by twenty-eight feet - a Round House eighty-five by fifty feet - a Store House, two stories, forty by thirty feet - and a three-story Office forty-three by forty feet. The buildings are nearly all of brick; and although they cover a large area of ground, are so connected by railroad tracks that the transportation, on light trucks, of even the heavy parts, is exceedinglv easy. The Machine, Boiler, and Erecting Shops are new, having been erected since June 26th, 1866, when the former shops were destroyed by fire, and are provided with a complete stock of new tools of modern patterns. The original Works were erected in 1848, by a company who discontinued their business in about a year. In 1851, John Ellis, D. D. Campbell, and Simon C. Groot, purchased them at about one half their original cost, and formed a new company, which was incorporated under the title of "The Schenectady Locomotive Works." During their administration, large additions were made to the buildings and machinery, and the business prospered greatly. Mr. Ellis, who was the active manager, proved to be a gentleman of more than ordinary business capacity, and of much personal worth. He was born in Garmouth, Scotland, December 13th, 1795, and came to the United States in 1814. He became a contractor of some of the most important works in the country, among them the McAdamized road between Albany and Troy; the Albany and Schenectady Railroad; the Utica and Schenectady Railroad; the Boston and Worcester Railroad; the Croton Water Works; and, in 1851, took possession of the Locomotive Works. Since his decease, October 4th, 1864, the Works have been owned by his sons and Walter McQueen, who superintended the mechanical department under the former administration. The present management is - John C. Ellis, President; Charles G. Ellis, Treasurer; and Walter Mcqueen, Superintendent. About five hundred hands are employed in the Works, which are now prepared to turn out from five to six Locomotives of the largest class per month. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 3 (1868) 257] |
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