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John Hall: /* Patents */

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	===Patents===		===Patents===
	:Logging Truck Patent		:Logging Truck Patent
	:[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/47/20/4c/db4866b617f585/US341877.pdf Patent No. 341,877, May 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.		::[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/47/20/4c/db4866b617f585/US341877.pdf Patent No. 341,877, May 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.

	:Carter Car(Passenger) Truck Patent - 1886.		:Carter Car(Passenger) Truck Patent - 1886.
	:[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/8f/c7/bc/c7751aee9b80c1/US353286.pdf Patent No. 353,286, Nov 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.		::[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/8f/c7/bc/c7751aee9b80c1/US353286.pdf Patent No. 353,286, Nov 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.

	===Newspaper Articles===		===Newspaper Articles===

John Hall: /* Reference Data Available Online */

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Reference Data Available Online

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	==Reference Data Available Online==		==Reference Data Available Online==
	===Car Lists===		===Car Lists===
	~~Carter Brothers Car List.~~
	:[[Known Carter Brothers Orders]]. Compiled By Randy Hees.<br>		:[[Known Carter Brothers Orders]]. Compiled By Randy Hees.<br>
	:[[:Category:Carter Brothers\|PacificNG Railroads that used Carter Brothers Rolling Stock.]]		:[[:Category:Carter Brothers\|PacificNG Railroads that used Carter Brothers Rolling Stock.]]
			:[http://www.spcrr.org/PDFs/Hotbox_2022-10.pdf Carter Brothers Standard Gauge Rolling Stock,] ''The Hotbox'', September/October 2022

	===Patents===		===Patents===

John Hall at 02:26, 28 February 2023

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	[[Reference]] / [[Car Builders]] / [[Carter Brothers, Builders]]		[[Reference]] / [[Car Builders]] / [[Carter Brothers, Builders]]
			[[File:Header-Carter_Brothers_Letterhead.png\|center\|Carter Bros. Header]]
	==History==		==History==

John Hall at 06:31, 22 January 2023

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	===Car Lists===		===Car Lists===
	Carter Brothers Car List.		Carter Brothers Car List.
	[[Known Carter Brothers Orders]]. Compiled By Randy Hees.		:[[Known Carter Brothers Orders]]. Compiled By Randy Hees.<br>
			:[[:Category:Carter Brothers\|PacificNG Railroads that used Carter Brothers Rolling Stock.]]

	===Patents===		===Patents===
	Logging Truck Patent		:Logging Truck Patent
	[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/47/20/4c/db4866b617f585/US341877.pdf Patent No. 341,877, May 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.		:[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/47/20/4c/db4866b617f585/US341877.pdf Patent No. 341,877, May 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.

	Carter Car(Passenger) Truck Patent - 1886.		:Carter Car(Passenger) Truck Patent - 1886.
	[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/8f/c7/bc/c7751aee9b80c1/US353286.pdf Patent No. 353,286, Nov 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.		:[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/8f/c7/bc/c7751aee9b80c1/US353286.pdf Patent No. 353,286, Nov 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.

	===Newspaper Articles===		===Newspaper Articles===
	[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC18980831.2.110&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 San Francisco Call, August 31, 1898]. Thomas Carter, Death Notice.<br>		:[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC18980831.2.110&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 San Francisco Call, August 31, 1898]. Thomas Carter, Death Notice.<br>
	[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19081127.2.7&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 San Francisco Call. November 27th, 1908]. Martin Carter, Death Notice.		:[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19081127.2.7&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 San Francisco Call. November 27th, 1908]. Martin Carter, Death Notice.


	===Photographs===		===Photographs===

John Hall at 15:53, 24 March 2022

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			[[Reference]] / [[Car Builders]] / [[Carter Brothers, Builders]]
	==History==		==History==

John Hall at 18:00, 25 July 2021

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	<span class="paracap">T</span>he most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the [[North Pacific Coast Railroad\|North Pacific Coast]], and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the Monterey and Salinas Valley, and [[Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad\|Santa Cruz and Felton]], most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.		<span class="paracap">T</span>he most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the [[North Pacific Coast Railroad\|North Pacific Coast]], and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the [[Monterey & Salinas Valley Railroad\|Monterey and Salinas Valley]], and [[Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad\|Santa Cruz and Felton]], most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the [[Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad\|Nevada County Narrow Gauge]]. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.

	Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.		Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.

John Hall at 03:44, 23 June 2021

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	<span class="paracap">T</span>he most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the North Pacific Coast, and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the Monterey and Salinas Valley, and Santa Cruz and Felton, most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.		<span class="paracap">T</span>he most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the [[North Pacific Coast Railroad\|North Pacific Coast]], and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]]. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the Monterey and Salinas Valley, and [[Santa Cruz and Felton Railroad\|Santa Cruz and Felton]], most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.

	Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.		Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.

Andrew Brandon at 19:57, 27 March 2021

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	<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>		<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	<span class="paracap">T</~~spanhe~~ most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the North Pacific Coast, and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the Monterey and Salinas Valley, and Santa Cruz and Felton, most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.		<span class="paracap">T</span>he most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the North Pacific Coast, and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the Monterey and Salinas Valley, and Santa Cruz and Felton, most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.

	Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.		Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.

Andrew Brandon at 19:57, 27 March 2021

2021-03-27T19:57:36Z

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	~~The~~ most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the North Pacific Coast, and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the Monterey and Salinas Valley, and Santa Cruz and Felton, most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.		==History==

			<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
			<span class="paracap">T</spanhe most important and longest lived of the many Railroad car builders in Northern California were the Carter Brothers, Thomas and Martin. Active from 1874 to 1902, they originally built equipment at the customer’s site, moving from railroad to railroad. Early shops were located in Sausalito, on the North Pacific Coast, and in San Francisco. By 1877 they built what would be their final shop in Newark, California on the South Pacific Coast Railroad. The Carters probably built between 5,000 and 10,000 cars over 28 years. They specialized in narrow gauge equipment, (and said so in their advertisements) but also built horse cars, cable cars, a few electrics, water tanks, turntables, along with standard gauge equipment. They built some equipment, and or had involvement with every early California narrow gauge line, building all of the rolling stock for the Monterey and Salinas Valley, and Santa Cruz and Felton, most for the South Pacific Coast, much of the early equipment for the North Pacific Coast, and the first order of freight cars for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge. Thomas was the Superintendent of the SPC and Santa Cruz railroads; Martin was the Master Mechanic of the SPC.

	Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.		Their early rolling stock was known for its light weight (by some accounts too light) but was well designed and constructed, and very competitively priced. Their designs would improve, to that eventually Thomas Carter would boast that the cars they built followed MCB standards. While their narrow gauge designs continued to use wooden bolsters through the end of production, the standard gauge cars used iron bolsters from an early date. By an early date they chose to use only higher quality eastern wheels from Whitney or Taylor. Most of their designs used swing motion trucks. Thomas Carter held patents for a log bunk and an iron passenger truck.

John Hall at 16:32, 10 October 2020

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	===Patents===		===Patents===
	Logging Truck Patent		Logging Truck Patent
	Patent No. 341,877, May 1886. ~~Curtesy~~ Google Patents.		[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/47/20/4c/db4866b617f585/US341877.pdf Patent No. 341,877, May 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.

	Carter Car(Passenger) Truck Patent - 1886.		Carter Car(Passenger) Truck Patent - 1886.
	Patent No. 353,286, Nov 1886. ~~Curtesy~~ Google Patents.		[https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/8f/c7/bc/c7751aee9b80c1/US353286.pdf Patent No. 353,286, Nov 1886]. Courtesy Google Patents.

	===Newspaper Articles===		===Newspaper Articles===
	San Francisco Call. November 27th, 1908. Martin Carter, Death Notice.		[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC18980831.2.110&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 San Francisco Call, August 31, 1898]. Thomas Carter, Death Notice.<br>
			[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC19081127.2.7&dliv=none&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 San Francisco Call. November 27th, 1908]. Martin Carter, Death Notice.


	===Photographs===		===Photographs===