Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Michigan Car Company was a railroad rolling stock manufacturer located in Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan Car Company was organized in 1864 by John S. Newberry and James McMillan to manufacture railroad cars for the Union Army. In 1873 it relocated its main factory to Grand Trunk Junction. Newberry and McMillan also started supplier companies including an iron works and the Detroit Wheel Company. Along with Russell A. Alger's competing Peninsular Car Company, Michigan Car was the largest manufacturer in "Gilded Age" Detroit.