Ontario Car Company Explained

Ontario Car Company was a freight car, passenger car, and horsecar manufacturer based in London, Ontario from 1872 to 1886.^[1]

The company was sometimes referenced as T. Muir after company manager Thomas Muir and London Car Works.^[2]

The facility was located on east side of Rectory Street north of Cabell Street.

Products

Ontario Car made wooden freight and passenger cars for various railways in Ontario and Quebec:

• Great Western Railway
• Grand Trunk Railway
• Canada Southern Railway
• Intercolonial Railway
• St. Lawrence & Ottawa, Midland Railway
• Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and Occidental Railway
• New Brunswick Railway
• Quebec Central Railway
• Canadian Pacific Railway

A small number of horsecars were made for smaller streetcar operators:

• London Street Railway

Ontario Car last made cars in 1886 and disappeared by 1890.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Railway Rolling Stock Industry in Canada.
2. Web site: Railway Rolling Stock Industry in Canada.
3. Web site: Railway Rolling Stock Industry in Canada.