The Mt. Vernon Car Manufacturing Company opened in 1889 after moving from Litchfield, Illinois. This relocation may have been an outgrowth of the relief efforts following the tornado. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad hauled in some 1,900 carloads of supplies for reconstruction of the town. Somehow, this effort translated into a major business building railroad cars, at first building about ten cars per day. By 1909, the car shops were producing 25 cars per day, employing more than 1000 workers, with a payroll of $60,000 per month.
the mt vernon car manufacturing company opened in 1889 after moving from litchfield illinois this relocation may have been an outgrowth of the relief efforts following the tornado the louisville and nashville railroad hauled in some 1900 carloads of supplies for reconstruction of the town somehow this effort translated into a major business building railroad cars at first building about ten cars per day by 1909 the car shops were producing 25 cars per day employing more than 1000 workers with a payroll of $60000 per month