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224: 22: 254:, United States. It was one of the country's leading streetcar builders during the heyday of streetcar operation. The company was founded in 1891 by William Sutton and Emil Alexander, who had previously founded the 408: 413: 299:
In 1931, only four months after parent company J. G. Brill discontinued use of the American Car Company name, the ex-ACC factory in St. Louis closed permanently.
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in 1902. However, Brill continued to operate the American Car Co. under its own name until 1931, when it was reorganized as J. G. Brill of Missouri.
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in 1883 also in St. Louis, and had both got their start working in the streetcar business at St. Louis'
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car made by the American Car Company, built in 1919, shown here in operation in 1987
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Restored 1898 streetcar made by American Car for Washington DC
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Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of the United States
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