Imlay, Richard, 1784-1867
Richard Imlay was born in 1784 in Hartford, Connecticut. At some point, he entered the carriage-building trade, and in 1828 he opened a shop in Baltimore.
In 1830 he began building passenger cars, which were simply modified coaches, for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He moved his shop to Philadelphia in 1831 and continued to manufacture railroad cars, making several important innovations in construction methods. In 1835 he built an eight-wheel car, the VICTORY, which contained a buffet and a water closet, and in 1836 he built what was probably the first sleeping car ever constructed for the Cumberland Valley Railroad.
Imlay received a patent in 1837 for his system of supporting a car body on a pair of swiveling, four-wheel trucks. However, his car-building firm failed in the subsequent depression and closed in 1840.
From the description of Papers, 1836-1858. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86119434
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associatedWith | Georgia Railroad and Banking Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Long Island Rail Road Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Macon and Western Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Manassas Gap Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | McNeill, William Gibbs, 1801-1853. | person |
associatedWith | Memphis and Charleston Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Memphis and Ohio Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | New York and Erie Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company. | corporateBody |
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Couplers (Railroad cars) |
Railroad cars |
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Birth 1784
Death 1867