American Car and Foundry Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ACF
gptkbp:founded 1899
gptkbp:founder gptkb:William_Seward_Webb
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:St._Charles,_Missouri,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Car and Foundry Company
gptkbp:industry railroad rolling stock manufacturing
gptkbp:notableEvent entered bus manufacturing in 1940s
merger of 13 smaller companies in 1899
produced military equipment during World War II
renamed ACF Industries in 1955
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:M3_Lee_tank
gptkb:PCC_streetcar
M4 Sherman tank
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:ACF_Industries_LLC
gptkbp:products buses
armored vehicles
railroad cars
streetcars
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://www.acfindustries.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lehman_Brothers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4