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Standard Steel Car Company
Rolling stock manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Standard Steel Car Company (SSC) was a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock in the United States that existed between 1902 and 1934.
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![]() Standard Steel Office Building in Butler, PA | |
Industry | Railroad |
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Founded | 1902; 122 years ago (1902) |
Founder | John M. Hansen, "Diamond Jim" Brady |
Defunct | 1934; 90 years ago (1934) |
Fate | Merger |
Successor | Pullman-Standard |
Headquarters | Butler, Pennsylvania, |
Products | Rolling stock |
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Established in 1902 in Butler, Pennsylvania by John M. Hansen and "Diamond Jim" Brady, the company quickly became one of the largest builders of steel cars in the United States. Pullman, Inc. purchased control of SSC in 1929 and merged it with Pullman Car & Manufacturing in 1934 to form Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company.