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Manchester Locomotive Works

US locomotive manufacturer from 1855 to 1913

Manchester Locomotive Works was a manufacturing company located in Manchester, New Hampshire, that built steam locomotives and fire engines in the 19th century. The first locomotive the company built was for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in March 1855. Manchester purchased the locomotive manufacturing operation from the Amoskeag Locomotive Works in 1859.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • Industrylocomotive manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersManchester1

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American Locomotive Company Manchester New Hampshire 1912
Photo: Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Manchester Locomotive Works was a manufacturing company located in Manchester, New Hampshire, that built steam locomotives and fire engines in the 19th century. The first locomotive the company built was for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in March 1855.2

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