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The Portland Company was established 10 November 1846 by John A. Poor and Norris Locomotive Works engineer Septimus Norris as a locomotive foundry to build railroad equipment for the adjacent Portland terminus of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad connection between Portland, Maine and Montreal. The shops opened for business in October, 1847. Its first locomotive, the Augusta, emerged from the shops in July 1848 for delivery to the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth (later part of the Boston and Maine Railroad). Over the next several decades, the Company produced in its Fore Street facilities over 600 steam locomotives as well as 160 merchant and naval vessels, railcars, construction equipment, Knox automobiles, and the like. Portland Company built the engines of the civil war side-wheel gunb

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rdfs:label	Portland Company (it) Portland Company (en)
rdfs:comment	The Portland Company was established 10 November 1846 by John A. Poor and Norris Locomotive Works engineer Septimus Norris as a locomotive foundry to build railroad equipment for the adjacent Portland terminus of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad connection between Portland, Maine and Montreal. The shops opened for business in October, 1847. Its first locomotive, the Augusta, emerged from the shops in July 1848 for delivery to the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth (later part of the Boston and Maine Railroad). Over the next several decades, the Company produced in its Fore Street facilities over 600 steam locomotives as well as 160 merchant and naval vessels, railcars, construction equipment, Knox automobiles, and the like. Portland Company built the engines of the civil war side-wheel gunb (en) La società Portland Company venne fondata a Portland, l'8 agosto 1846, da John A. Poor e dall'ingegnere Septimus Norris della Norris Locomotive Works allo scopo di costruire una fonderia e uno stabilimento di produzione in grado di fornire il materiale ferroviario e le locomotive a vapore per l'esercizio della linea Portland-Montreal della Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad. Le officine aprirono nel mese di ottobre del 1847 e la prima locomotiva, che prese il nome di Augusta, venne consegnata alla Portland, Saco & Portsmouth (in seguito parte della ) nel luglio 1848. Nel corso dei decenni successivi la società produsse oltre 600 locomotive a vapore e 160 navi, tra mercantili e militari, nonché vagoni ferroviari, macchine movimento terra, automobili Knox e materiali vari. La Portland produs (it)
foaf:name	Portland Company (en)
name	Portland Company (en)
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dcterms:subject	Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of the United States History of Portland, Maine Defunct locomotive manufacturers of the United States
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Canada Science and Technology Museum Defunct rolling stock manufacturers of the United States Sandy River Railroad Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad History of Portland, Maine Boston and Maine Railroad Bridgton and Saco River Railroad United States Norris Locomotive Works Grand Trunk Railway Monson Railroad Westmount, Quebec Locomotive Maine Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway 4-4-0 Forney locomotive Foundry Hinkley Locomotive Works 2-4-4 Defunct locomotive manufacturers of the United States John A. Poor Kennebec Central Railroad Whyte notation Phillips and Rangeley Railroad 1866 Great fire of Portland, Maine New England Marina Septimus Norris Vulcan Iron Works Wiscasset and Quebec Railroad Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad 0-4-4
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sameAs	Portland Company Portland Company Portland Company Portland Company Portland Company
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founded	1846-11-10 (xsd:date)
hq location city	New England
hq location country	United States
industry	Railroad Equipment (en)
has abstract	The Portland Company was established 10 November 1846 by John A. Poor and Norris Locomotive Works engineer Septimus Norris as a locomotive foundry to build railroad equipment for the adjacent Portland terminus of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad connection between Portland, Maine and Montreal. The shops opened for business in October, 1847. Its first locomotive, the Augusta, emerged from the shops in July 1848 for delivery to the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth (later part of the Boston and Maine Railroad). Over the next several decades, the Company produced in its Fore Street facilities over 600 steam locomotives as well as 160 merchant and naval vessels, railcars, construction equipment, Knox automobiles, and the like. Portland Company built the engines of the civil war side-wheel gunboats Agawam and Pontoosuc. Taking into account its other products, the Company could lay claim to being one of the leading medium-to-heavy steel manufacturers in New England. The company ceased production in 1978. Presently, according to The Portland Company Complex website, the site has become a marine-oriented complex with a small marina, several marine as well as other office tenants and the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum. (en)

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