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Standard Steel Car Company


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The Standard Steel Car Company (SSC) is a manufacturer of railway rolling stock located in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1902 by John M. Hansen and "Diamond Jim Brady. The company immediately became one of the largest manufacturers of steel cars in the United States. Pullman, Inc. purchased control of the SSC in 1929 and merged with Pullman Car & Manufacturing in 1934 to form the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company.
History
The overnight success of Pressed Steel Car Company in the late 19th century triggered a wave of competitors in the booming market for cars suddenly steel. American Car & Foundry predecessor Michigan-Peninsular Car produces cars had steel frame in 1897, American Steel Foundries steel cars produced in 1900, and the Cambria Steel Company has opened a car plant at Johnstown in Pennsylvania in 1901. Pressed Steel Car Chief Designer John M. Hansen and seller famous "Diamond Jim" Brady has left the company in 1901 to build the SSC. With financial support from Andrew Mellon, the SSC was established January 2, 1902, broke new ground for its new plant in Butler, in April, and produced his first car (23 001 Chesapeake & Ohio) in August.
Hansen carbuilding philosophy was the opposite of art Pressed Steel Car founder Charles T. Schoen, "Schoen said that each part of a car must be cut and molded (pressed) sheet steel to reduce weight and the need for welding small parts while maximizing strength. The custom of stamping tools and assemblies required for this work was costly and inefficient in small quantities. Hansen chose to use standard steel forms that were already widely available in steel at an economical cost. First production from the SSC reflects that: a steel hopper with stiles manufactured from standard channel and forms angle became signature product of society, building more than 7,500 by 1907.
Expansion has been immediate. Capacity was increased first to 60 cars per day and 125 cars per day in 1903. Production peaked at 29,411 cars in 1907, 2836 of these built in January of this year. SSC Standard Car Truck Company subsidiary was opened in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1906, and a second plant was opened in SSC Hammond, Indiana in 1907. Hansen has developed a car shop in La Rochelle, France for the SSC in 1917, and CSD has also commissioned a plant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SSC has also entered the field of automobile production in 1913 with the standard eight, which in 1919 had 83 horses (62 kW). car production ended in 1921.
"Diamond Jim Brady died in 1917, and Hansen has left the presidency in 1923, replaced by Colonel Frank James Drake. Hansen stayed on as chairman of the board of directors until his death in December 1929. The same month, Pullman Inc. has agreed to purchase 610,000 shares of SSC Stock Pullman (worth about $ 51,000,000) and $ 6,000,000 in cash. SSC continued to operate independently for several years that the Great Depression has taken to a standstill almost literally. Merger with Pullman Car & Manufacturing established in 1934 Pullman-Standard, a second car manufacturer giant rival American Car & Foundry. Pullman has continued to operate at Butler until he left the car industry in 1982 and sold the plant to Trinity Industries in 1984.
Acquisitions
SSC has taken control of a number of other automakers during its existence.
Car Works Middletown (Middletown, Pennsylvania) in 1909
Car & Foundry South Baltimore (Baltimore, Maryland) in 1910
For Keith & Manufacturing (Sagamore, Massachusetts) in 1912
Osgood Bradley Car Company (Worcester, Massachusetts) in 1913
For Illinois and manufacturing (Chicago Heights Hammond, Indiana) in 1928
Richmond Car Works (Richmond, Virginia) in 1928
Company-Siems Stembel (St. Paul, Minn.) in 1928
Canton Car Company (Canton, Ohi.