oregon iron works disambiguation . oregon iron works inc. type private industry aerospace defense renewable energy structural engineering transportation founded 1944 headquarters clackamas oregon united states number of locations 2 area served worldwide products various revenue approx . us 70 million 2006 1 number of employees 400 2 3 subsidiaries united streetcar llc website www.oregoniron.com oregon iron works inc. oiw is a united states based manufacturer of complex structural components and systems and specialized vehicles located in the clackamas area in the southeastern suburbs of portland oregon within the portland metropolitan area . established in 1944 it is involved in a number of different industries supplying products ranging from high speed boats for military use to purpose built girders for roadway bridges . it has production facilities in clackamas and in vancouver washington 4 and currently employs about 400 people . in may 2014 the company announced that it was merging with portland based vigor industrial . 5 6 united streetcar edit main article united streetcar in 2007 the company entered the field of streetcar tram manufacturing after being awarded a contract in january 2007 by the city of portland for the provision of a prototype u.s. manufactured streetcar for the portland streetcar system . 2 the company had signed a technology transfer agreement with koda of the czech republic in february 2006 enabling it to offer to build the already existing koda 10 t design under license from the czech manufacturer . 7 upon being awarded the contract oiw created a new subsidiary united streetcar llc for its streetcar manufacturing activity . the prototype streetcar was completed and delivered in mid 2009 and in august 2009 united streetcar received a contract from the city of portland for another six 10t streetcars . 8 the announcement of a second order for production series vehicles soon followed from the city of tucson arizona . 9 washington d.c. also ordered two cars from united in april 2012 10 and a third in august 2012 . references edit richards oshiro gwenda april 21 2006 . oregon iron works roboplane a thrifty spy . the oregonian pp . d1 d2 . a b oregon iron works gets contract for streetcar . portland business journal . january 26 2007 . retrieved december 19 2012 . mackinnon mary may 14 2009 . streetcars soon to be made in oregon . portland tribune . retrieved december 19 2012 . facilities . oregon iron works inc. 2006 . retrieved 2010 10 15 . francis mike may 21 2014 . vigor marine brings oregon iron works under its roof in merger . the oregonian . retrieved 2014 12 12 . giegerich andy may 21 2014 . vigor industrial and oregon iron works to merge . portland business journal . retrieved 2014 12 12 . about united streetcar . united streetcar . retrieved 2009 11 15 . rivera dylan august 14 2009 . portland inks 20 million deal for locally made streetcars . the oregonian . retrieved december 19 2012 . oregon iron works snares 26m contract . portland business journal . may 27 2009 . retrieved december 19 2012 . williams christina may 1 2012 . oregon iron works to make streetcars for d.c. . sustainable business oregon . retrieved may 1 2012 . external links edit website of oiw subsidiary united streetcar llc oregon hopes to catch energy wave portland tribune oregon iron works finds profit in high tech green products the oregonian coordinates 45 25 11 n 122 33 53 w 45.41986 n 122.56464 w 45.41986 ; 122.56464 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title oregon iron works & oldid 647207177 categories aerospace companies of the united statesdefense companies of the united statesmanufacturing companies based in oregoncompanies based in clackamas county oregonprivately held companies based in oregon1944 establishments in oregonmanufacturing companies established in 1944hidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 06 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view