It has just been announced that the last vestige of the Ohio Brass Company in Mansfield, Ohio,  will be closed 1 May 2001.  With the exception of the 6 story main office building the iron foundry is the only remaining structure of OB.  

After Harvey Hubble bought the facility in the 60's it was sold 4 or 5 times again, once to the employee's,  with the current owner being Citation Foundry. The present work will be transferred to other facilites of Citation and the loss of 320 jobs.

The office building was salvaged and restored as an office complex for rental by an investment group but does look a bit strange with nothing surrounding it.  All of the Ohio Brass buildings were in disrepair during the Hubble era, and after they left quickly torn down as safety and fire hazards.  

Three railroads passed by Ohio Brass in the prime,  the PRR, the Erie and the B&O, all crossing each other right in front of the property.  The PRR (this was their main line railroad from New York to Chicago) once had 26 or more passenger trains through Mansfield.  

So it appears that another transit supplier will soon be a memory, although it has been just that in Mansfield for some time as the current owner supplied castings for automotive and industries not related to transit operations.