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Standard Steel Car Company
IndustryRailroad
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
FounderJohn M. Hansen, "Diamond Jim" Brady
Defunct1934; 90 years ago (1934)
FateMerger
SuccessorPullman-Standard
HeadquartersButler, Pennsylvania,
United States
ProductsRolling stock
1921 advertisement

The Standard Steel Car Company (SSC) was a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock in the United States that existed between 1902 and 1934.

Established in 1902 in Butler, Pennsylvania by John M. Hansen and "Diamond Jim" Brady, the company quickly became one of the largest builders of steel cars in the United States. Pullman, Inc. purchased control of SSC in 1929 and merged it with Pullman Car & Manufacturing in 1934 to form Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company.

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