American Car and Foundry Company

The unified company made a large investment in the former Jackson & Woodin plant in Pennsylvania, spending about $3 million.

In 1903, the company was operating overseas in Trafford Park, Manchester, England, and it was featured on a Triumphal Arch built for the Royal Visit of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1903.

During World War I, ACF produced artillery gun mounts and ammunition, submarine chasers and other boats, railway cars, and other equipment to support the Allies.

One of the largest customers was the Union Pacific Railroad, whose armour-yellow carbon-steel lightweight passenger rolling stock was mostly built by ACF.

Today, the U.S. passenger car market is erratic in production and is mostly handled by specialty manufacturers and foreign corporations.

[citation needed] Competitors Budd, Pullman-Standard, Rohr Industries, and the St. Louis Car Company have all either left the market or gone out of business.