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[[File:Speeder at MadCity Rail Show 2004.jpg|thumb|225px|Fairmont MT-14 speeder in February 2004]] |
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In 1909 Frank E. Wade founded '''Fairmont Railway Motors''' of Fairmont, Minnesota ('''Fairmont Gas Engine and Railway Motor Car Company''' in 1915), was a manufacturer of rail vehicles formed from the Fairmont Machine Company.<ref name=FairmontOrg>{{Cite report |date= |
In 1909 Frank E. Wade founded '''Fairmont Railway Motors''' of Fairmont, Minnesota ('''Fairmont Gas Engine and Railway Motor Car Company''' in 1915), was a manufacturer of rail vehicles formed from the Fairmont Machine Company.<ref name=FairmontOrg>{{Cite report |date=n.d. |title=Fairmont's Industrial Revolution |url=http://www.fairmont.org/mchs/Fairmonts%20Industrial%20Revolutions.pdf |publisher=Fairmont city website |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> In 1928 the company acquired Mudge and Company<ref name=FairmontOrg/> and in 1955, the railcar interests of the [[Fairbanks-Morse]] company (which had purchased the Sheffield company in the 1920s).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.narcoa.org/newsite/aboutnarcoa.htm| title=About NARCOA: Faribanks-Morse| website=NARCOA}}</ref> Fairmont merged with [[Harsco]] Corporation in 1979 to become part of Harsco Track Technologies (Harsco Rail in 2009).<ref name=FairmontOrg/> Fairmont products included: |
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*internal combustion engines such as the PHB and QB<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-25 |title=Fairmont Railway Engine Questions |url=http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59996 |format=bulletin board posting |publisher=SmokStak.com |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> models |
*internal combustion engines such as the PHB and QB<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-25 |title=Fairmont Railway Engine Questions |url=http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59996 |format=bulletin board posting |publisher=SmokStak.com |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> models |
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Revision as of 13:17, 19 February 2015
| Industry | rail transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1909 in Fairmont, Minnesota , United States |
| Founder | Frank E. Wade |
| Defunct | 1979 |
| Successor | Harsco Track Technologies |
| Products | railway speeders |
In 1909 Frank E. Wade founded Fairmont Railway Motors of Fairmont, Minnesota (Fairmont Gas Engine and Railway Motor Car Company in 1915), was a manufacturer of rail vehicles formed from the Fairmont Machine Company.[1] In 1928 the company acquired Mudge and Company[1] and in 1955, the railcar interests of the Fairbanks-Morse company (which had purchased the Sheffield company in the 1920s).[2] Fairmont merged with Harsco Corporation in 1979 to become part of Harsco Track Technologies (Harsco Rail in 2009).[1] Fairmont products included:
- internal combustion engines such as the PHB and QB[3] models
- maintenance of way vehicles such as speeders, small derrick cars,
- small shipping vehicles such as combination platform cars, etc.
| External media | |
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| Images | |
 S-2 speeder in Texas | |
| platform car at the Denver Federal Center museum | |
| image of plant buildings | |
| Video | |
 Wooden motorcar with 2-stroke engine |
References
- ^ a b c Fairmont's Industrial Revolution (PDF) (Report). Fairmont city website. n.d. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ^ "About NARCOA: Faribanks-Morse". NARCOA.
- ^ "Fairmont Railway Engine Questions" (bulletin board posting). SmokStak.com. 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-01.