Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1905 — BUILD 62,950 CARS IN 1904 [ARTICLE]

BUILD 62,950 CARS IN 1904

Work of the Several American Plants for the Year Just Closing. Returns received from the car-build-ing plants of Anierica show that in the past year approximately 62,950 cars have been built, including cars for use on elevated railroads, but exclusive of street and other electric cars. These figures do not include cars built by the railroads at their own shops. During the year 3,441 looomotives wore built nt' the various plants, against 5,152 last year. The number for the current year includes ninety-five electric locomotives, but does not include locomotives built by railroads at their own shops.