Schenectady Locomotive Works

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Schenectady Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Schenectady, New York, that later became a key component of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).

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Schenectady Locomotive Works canonical 5
ALCO Schenectady Works 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf industrial company ⓘ
locomotive manufacturer ⓘ
abbreviation SLW ⓘ
becamePartOf American Locomotive Company ⓘ
category Companies based in Schenectady, New York ⓘ
Defunct locomotive manufacturers of the United States ⓘ
Manufacturing companies based in New York (state) ⓘ
componentOf American Locomotive Company ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defunctAfter 1901 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
foundedIn 1848 ⓘ
founder John Ellis ⓘ
headquartersLocation Schenectady, New York ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the expansion of American railroads in the 19th century ⓘ
industry railway locomotive manufacturing ⓘ
steam locomotive manufacturing ⓘ
locatedIn New York (state) ⓘ
linked to: New York

Schenectady, New York ⓘ
United States ⓘ
majorCompetitor Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works ⓘ
mergerDate 1901 ⓘ
mergerInto American Locomotive Company ⓘ
notableFor being a major 19th-century American steam locomotive builder ⓘ
being a principal constituent of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) ⓘ
parentCompanyAfter1901 American Locomotive Company ⓘ
predecessor American Locomotive Company ⓘ
product railway locomotives ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ
railwayEquipmentType steam locomotives ⓘ
servedIndustry rail transport ⓘ
servedRegion North America ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor American Locomotive Company Schenectady Works ⓘ
type private company ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Locomotive Company → formedByMergerOf → Schenectady Locomotive Works ⓘ
Rogers Locomotive Works → competitiveWith → Schenectady Locomotive Works ⓘ
John Ellis → knownFor → Schenectady Locomotive Works ⓘ
John Ellis → founded → Schenectady Locomotive Works ⓘ
SLW → standsFor → Schenectady Locomotive Works ⓘ
Union Pacific Big Boy class locomotives → builder → ALCO Schenectady Works ⓘ
linked to: Schenectady Locomotive Works