Industry: Three Rivers, MI - Sheffield Car Works

Sheffield Car Company, Three Rivers, MI xxxxxxxxThe Sheffield Car Works in Three Rivers built velocipede vehicles for railroad section crews.

The works was located in the northwest quadrant of the Lake Shore and Air Line railroad crossing.

Image info: Top, an early view of the Sheffield Car Co. at Three Rivers. [St. Joseph Co,. Historical Society]. 2nd image, a bird's eye view of the works.


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Time Line

1885. The Sheffield Velocipede Car company has recently rec eived an order for 50 cars from Australia, and 29 cars from New Zealand. [LCS-1885-0528]

Bibliography

The following sources are utilized in this website. [SOURCE-YEAR-MMDD-PG]:

  • [AAB| = All Aboard!, by Willis Dunbar, Eerdmans Publishing, Grand Rapids ©1969.
  • [AAN] = Alpena Argus newspaper.
  • [AARQJ] = American Association of Railroads Quiz Jr. pamphlet. © 1956
  • [AATHA] = Ann Arbor Railroad Technical and Historical Association newsletter "The Double A"
  • [AB] = Information provided at Michigan History Conference from Andrew Bailey, Port Huron, MI

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