The company followed Jackson & Sharp into narrow gauge car building, but were not in the forefront of steel car construction. In the 1880s orders for ferries and coastal steamships started picking up again, so much that by the end of the 19th century, the company was the largest employer in Wilmington. In 1896-1897 they built the "Catawissa"; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Also on the National Register is the "Rosinco", built by Harlan and Hollingsworth in 1916.