National Steel Car
National Steel Car is a manufacturer of railcars/rolling stock based in Hamilton, Ontario.
History
Founded in 1912 by several investors lead by Sir John Morison Gibson, National Steel Car makes and sells railcars to Canadian and American customers, mainly railway operators and commercial rail operators.[1]
Originally named Imperial Steel Car, the current name was changed before the end of 1912.[2]
In 1962 Dofasco bought NSC, but by 1990 it had effectively given up control of NSC. National Steel Car is a subsidiary of National Industries Incorporated of Hamilton.[3]
Today NSC is one of a few remaining rolling stock companies left in Canada.
Products
The following are past and present products made by National Steel Car.[2]
Current
NSC has focused on freight car production since the 1960s and was the second largest car builder in 1950s.
- Boxcar - super duty and jumbo
- Coil car - Longitudinal and transverse coil cars
- Flat car - including Centre beam cars
- Gondola car - including coal car
- Hopper car - covered and open top
- Intermodal car - spine and well (single and multiple pack)
- Tank car - General purpose, insulated and non-insulated cars.
Past
NSC has manufactured various railcar and non-rail products.
- 50 ton electric locomotives - for Inco 1919
- snowplow car - 1950s
- Baggage car - including 73'-6" baggage-express car
- Log stake car
- Lo-Railer workcar for Edmonton Transit System
- Passenger car
- River passenger cars for Canadian Pacific Railway 1929
- Business cars for Canadian National Railways 1954; transferred to Via Rail
- trucks - National Truck Company founded 1919
- steel bodies and chassis for cars, bus and streetcars 1926
- SE-DT streetcars for Hamilton Street Railway 1920s
- aircraft production in Malton, Ontario began in 1939 - sold to the Government of Canada in 1942 (renamed Victory Aircraft Company and became Avro Canada in 1945)
Up until 1950 NSC made wood and steel railcars. In 1945 it acquired Valdes Lumber Company of British Columbia to supply wood for their railcar products.
Clients
Prior to 1995 NSC's focus was within Canada, but since the 1990s it has focused elsewhere in North America, namely the United States.
- Canadian National Railways
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Ontario Northland Railway
- BNSF
- Dow Chemicals
- Waste Management, Inc
- Shell Canada
- CSX
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Babcock and Brown
- Union Pacific
- Agrium
- Nova Chemicals
- Lafarge
See also
NSC is one of a few rail vehicle manufacturers left in Canada:
- Arva Industries (founded 1979 and based in St. Thomas, Ontario)
- Bombardier Transportation (founded 1974 and based on Montreal with operations in Ontario and Quebec)
- Railpower Technologies (founded 2001 and based in Brossard)
References
- ↑ "National Steel Car Limited: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Steel Car Ltd. "National Steel Car". Steelcar.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.
- ↑ "National Industries, Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2012-02-27.