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EMD (Electro-Motive Diesel) | LinkedIn. Railroad Equipment Manufacturing. LaGrange, Illinois 10,812 followers. View all 760 employees. About us. Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company,...
Feb 2, 2018 · EMD could end engine production at LaGrange. Written by Railway Age Staff. The parent of Progress Rail Services is eyeing a move of the Electro Motive Diesel business to a new facility on the East Coast, and out of its historic plant in LaGrange, Ill., involving as many as 600 jobs.
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Aug 9, 2022 · Construction of an all-new Electro-Motive locomotive assembly plant in LaGrange, Illinois, began in 1935. The first locomotive produced was a 100-ton yard-switcher powered by the Winton...
The new company, Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Inc., will continue to be based in LaGrange, Illinois. The sale covers substantially all of the Electro-Motive businesses, including North American and international locomotives; power, marine and industrial products; the spare parts and parts rebuild business; and all of Electro-Motive's locomotive ...
Nov 30, 2022 · At a massive factory just west of Chicago, GM’s Electro-Motive Division (EMD) assembled powerful machines that helped transition American railroads from steam to diesel. EMD, which still exists today as Progress Rail Services Corp., a division of Caterpillar Inc., recently celebrated its centennial.
In the 1930s, GM's Electro-Motive Division began producing many popular diesel-electric locomotives, and the diesel engines that powered them, for America's railroads. In fact, General Motors largely championed the diesel revolution that forever changed the railroad industry. Here's how.
October 17, 2014 – LaGrange, Illinois – Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD), a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is proud to announce MaK dealers will add the EMD 710 two-cycle engine to their marine sales portfolio.
