Electro-Motive Division

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Electro-Motive Division was a major American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives that played a leading role in the transition from steam to diesel power on North American railroads.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf division of General Motors ⓘ
locomotive manufacturer ⓘ
acquiredBy Berkshire Partners ⓘ
General Motors ⓘ
Greenbriar Equity Group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs EMD ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eraOfProminence mid-20th century ⓘ
focus mainline freight locomotives ⓘ
passenger locomotives ⓘ
formerName Electro-Motive Corporation ⓘ
Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation ⓘ
foundedBy H. L. Hamilton ⓘ
Harold L. Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul W. Kiefer ⓘ
headquartersLocation La Grange, Illinois ⓘ
McCook, Illinois ⓘ
industry diesel-electric locomotive manufacturing ⓘ
railroad equipment manufacturing ⓘ
majorCompetitor Alco ⓘ
Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ
General Electric Transportation ⓘ
market North American railroads ⓘ
notableModelSeries E-unit locomotives ⓘ
F-unit locomotives ⓘ
GP (General Purpose) road switchers ⓘ
SD (Special Duty) road locomotives ⓘ
notableProduct EMD E-series locomotives ⓘ
EMD F-series locomotives ⓘ
EMD FT locomotive ⓘ
EMD GP7 locomotive ⓘ
EMD GP9 locomotive ⓘ
EMD SD40-2 locomotive ⓘ
EMD SD70 series locomotives ⓘ
ownedBy Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
General Motors ⓘ
parentCompany General Motors ⓘ
partOf General Motors Diesel Division structure ⓘ
playedRoleIn transition from steam to diesel power on North American railroads ⓘ
predecessor Electro-Motive Corporation ⓘ
product diesel-electric locomotives ⓘ
locomotive engines ⓘ
railroad power units ⓘ
significance one of the most influential locomotive builders in North America ⓘ
successor Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
suppliedTo Canadian railways ⓘ
Class I railroads in the United States ⓘ
technology diesel-electric transmission ⓘ
two-stroke diesel engines ⓘ

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American Locomotive Company → competitor → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
DE30AC locomotive → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD F59PHI → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD F59PHI → manufacturer → General Motors Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
Baldwin Locomotive Works → competedWith → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
Electro-Motive Division → formerName → Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
Electro-Motive Division → formerName → Electro-Motive Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
Electro-Motive Division → predecessor → Electro-Motive Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
Electro-Motive Division → successor → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
Electro-Motive Division → ownedBy → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD GP40-2H → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
GP40PH-2 → builder → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
WM F7 diesel units → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD F125 → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD 12-710G3C-EC → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
General Motors Diesel Division (Canada) → partOf → General Motors Electro-Motive operations ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
General Motors Diesel Division (Canada) → affiliation → General Motors Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
General Motors Diesel Division (Canada) → partOf → General Motors rail and defense operations ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD F40PH → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD F40PH → manufacturer → General Motors Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
GP40MC → builderOfOriginalUnits → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
F40PH-2D (rebuilt variants, historically) → builder → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
Progress Rail → hasSubsidiary → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD FT → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD FT locomotive
EMD FT → manufacturer → General Motors Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD FT locomotive
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD FT → builder → Electro-Motive Corporation ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD FT locomotive
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD FT → builder → Electro-Motive Division of General Motors ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD FT locomotive
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD GP series → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD GP series → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD GP series → introducedBy → Electro-Motive Division of General Motors ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD → fullName → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD → alsoKnownAs → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD → alsoKnownAs → EMD (Electro-Motive) ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMC/EMD diesel locomotives → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMC/EMD diesel locomotives → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMC/EMD diesel locomotives → builder → General Motors Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation → competitiveWith → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
LIRR DM30AC → builder → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD DM30AC → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD DM30AC locomotives
EMD GP7 → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD GP7 locomotive
EMD GP9 → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD GP9 locomotive
EMD GP9 → manufacturer → General Motors Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD GP9 locomotive
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD SD40-2 → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD SD40-2 locomotive
EMD SD40-2 → manufacturer → General Motors Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD SD40-2 locomotive
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD SD70 series locomotives → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD SD70 series locomotives → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Diesel ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
EMD SD70 series locomotives → designedBy → Electro-Motive Division engineering department ⓘ
linked to: Electro-Motive Division
H. L. Hamilton → associatedWith → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
EMD F59PH → manufacturer → Electro-Motive Division ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD F59PH locomotive
EMD F59PH → designedBy → Electro-Motive Division engineering department ⓘ
subject linked to: EMD F59PH locomotive
linked to: Electro-Motive Division