Dominion Car and Foundry was a railcar maker based in Montreal and later merged to form Canadian Car and Foundry in 1909.

DCF's history dates back before the company's formal incorporation in 1906. In 1902 Simplex Railway and Appliance Company of Hammond, Indiana established a factory in St. Henri district of Montreal to manufacturer Simplex car bolsters and Susemihl roller side bearings for use on Canadian railway cars.

Dominion Car and Foundry

Formally established in 1906 as Dominion Steel Car Company, it later changed the name to Dominion Car and Foundry. DCF was essentially an American branch plant linked to Simplex and the American Steel Foundries Company.

Dominion Car and Foundry

Clients

D&H - subsidiary of Quebec, Montreal and Southern

Canadian Pacific Railway

Winnipeg Electric Railway Company

Montreal Street Railway

Products

standard box cars

steel box cars

double wood sheathed box cars

streetcars

electric dump cars

See also

Canadian Car and Foundry

Canada Car Company

References

Dominion Car and Foundry Company Limited

Manufacturing companies based in Montreal

Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of Canada

Dominion Car and Foundry