Private company

Rhode Island Locomotive Works

Defunct American manufacturing company (1865–1901); predecessor of American Locomotive Company1

Rhode Island Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturing company in Providence, Rhode Island. The factory produced more than 3,400 locomotives between 1867 and 1906, when the plant's locomotive production was shut down.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1865Founded1
  • Industrylocomotive manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersProvidence1

Rhode Island Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturing company in Providence, Rhode Island. The factory produced more than 3,400 locomotives between 1867 and 1906, when the plant's locomotive production was shut down.2

Timeline

  1. 1901Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1865Founded Founded1

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