[1] The original proprietors were Charles Kneeland, William Hamilton and S. Breese.
Named the Superior and the Baltic they were very large for their time, weighing 29 tons and were fitted with 78 inch driving wheels.
James McHenry then leased the shop to build over 100 locomotives for the broad gauge Atlantic and Great Western Railroad which apparently was unable to supply its needs through commercial builders.
[8] Total locomotive production at Jersey City is estimated at about 300 under all managements.
1 (formerly Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad number 40), built by Breese Kneeland, is preserved at the Centennial Museum, University of Texas, El Paso.