Edwards Rail Car Company

This article is about Edwards Rail Car Company (1921–1942). For the more recent company, see Edwards Rail Car Company (1997–2008).
Edwards Rail Car Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRail transport
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Defunct1942 (1942)
HeadquartersSanford, North Carolina, USA
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsLocomotives
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
Trams
People movers
Signalling systems

Edwards Rail Car Company was an American company which operated in Sanford, North Carolina, from 1921 to 1942.[1] It specialized in the manufacture of self-propelled rail cars.[citation needed] By some estimates, the company built 100 rail cars, one-third of which were sent to Central and South America.[2]

In 2000, the company name was resurrected by a company in Tavares, Florida,[3] which was later based in Montgomery, Alabama.[1]

Edwards Model 20 railcar
  1. ^ a b Woodruff, Cosby (October 5, 2008). "Rail cars destined for South America". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Tatnall, Frank (June 2018). "Southern hospitality". Classic Trains. pp. 64–65. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Train replica delivered". The Orlando Sentinel. June 20, 2000. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.