G. C. Kuhlman Car Company
Encyclopedia
The G. C. Kuhlman Car Company was a leading American
manufacturer of streetcars and interurban
s in the early 20th century. The company was based in Cleveland, Ohio
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The Kuhlman Car Company was founded in 1892 by Gustav C. Kuhlman (c.1859-1915), his father and three other brothers. It was acquired by the J. G. Brill Company in 1904, but continued building under the Kuhlman name. It was reorganized in 1931 as J. G. Brill of Ohio, but ceased operations completely in 1932.
The company's main clients were railways in Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Illinois, as well as streetcar operating companies in Detroit, Cleveland and Montreal, Quebec.
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manufacturer of streetcars and interurban
Interurban
An interurban, also called a radial railway in parts of Canada, is a type of electric passenger railroad; in short a hybrid between tram and train. Interurbans enjoyed widespread popularity in the first three decades of the twentieth century in North America. Until the early 1920s, most roads were...
s in the early 20th century. The company was based in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
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The Kuhlman Car Company was founded in 1892 by Gustav C. Kuhlman (c.1859-1915), his father and three other brothers. It was acquired by the J. G. Brill Company in 1904, but continued building under the Kuhlman name. It was reorganized in 1931 as J. G. Brill of Ohio, but ceased operations completely in 1932.
The company's main clients were railways in Ohio, Michigan, New York, and Illinois, as well as streetcar operating companies in Detroit, Cleveland and Montreal, Quebec.
Clients
- Boston Elevated RailwayBoston Elevated RailwayThe Boston Elevated Railway was a precursor first to the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Massachusetts, now the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, operating rapid transit, streetcars and buses in the Boston, Massachusetts area. It was formerly known as the West End Street Railway.The...
- Indiana RailroadIndiana RailroadThis article is for the electric interurban railroad of 1930-1941. For the currently operating freight railroad Indiana Rail Road see Indiana Rail Road....
- Louisville Railway CompanyLouisville Railway CompanyThe Louisville Railway was a streetcar and interurban operator in Louisville, Kentucky.It began under the name Louisville City Railway in 1859 as a horsecar operator and slowly acquired other rival companies and so renamed the company in 1880...
- New York RailwaysNew York RailwaysNew York State Railways was a grouping of several large city streetcar and electric interurban systems in upstate New York. It included the city transit systems in Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Oneida and Rome, plus various interurban lines connecting those cities.The company was formed in 1909 when...
- Montreal Street Railway CompanySociété de transport de MontréalThe Société de transport de Montréal is a public transport agency that operates transit bus, and rapid transit services in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
- Shaker Heights Rapid Transit