GE Transportation
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry |
Transportation Energy Mining |
| Headquarters |
Heller International Building Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
Jamie Miller (President and CEO)[1] |
| Products |
Evolution Series Locomotive L250 Marine Engine 360 AC Drive Systems 752 DC Drilling Motor Wind Turbine Drive Systems V228 Series engine Durathon UPS |
| Revenue | US$ 5.88 Billion (2013) |
| Parent | GE Technology Infrastructure |
| Divisions |
Rail Marine Mining Drilling Wind Stationary Power Energy Storage |
| Website |
www |
GE Transportation, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric. The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad, marine, mining, drilling and energy generation industries. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois while their main manufacturing facility is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Locomotives are assembled at the Erie plant, while engine manufacturing takes place in Grove City, Pennsylvania.[2] In May 2011, the company announced plans to build a second locomotive factory in Fort Worth, Texas. Although GE claims the new plant was built in order to meet increasing demand, [3] the real reason the plant was built is to ultimately replace the Erie plant, due to the lack of right to work laws in Pennsylvania.
Rail products
GE Transportation is the largest producer of diesel-electric locomotives for both freight and passenger applications in North America, believed to hold up to a 70% market share.[4] It also produces related products, such as railroad signaling equipment, and parts for locomotives and railroad cars, as well as providing repair services for GE and other locomotives.
Current locomotives in major production include the GE Evolution Series; for a complete listing, see the list of GE locomotives. In the spring of 2007, GE Transportation Systems rolled out a prototype hybrid diesel-electric locomotive to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. In September 2010, GE Transportation announced plans to commercialise a hybrid design by 2014-15.[5]
In addition to the railroad industry, GE Transportation also serves the following industries: Marine, Mining, Stationary Power, Drilling, and Drivetrain Technologies (wind gear boxes).
Propulsion products
In addition to railroad locomotives and equipment, GE Transportation Systems also produces large electric motors and propulsion systems for the mining, oil drilling, and wind turbine industries. GE also provides medium-sized, medium-speed diesel engines for several smaller vessels, mostly tugboats and other similarly-sized vessels. These marine engines are marinized versions of their locomotive engines.
Battery products
GE’s battery business serves the rail, marine, telecommunications and energy sectors, including new smart grid technology.[6][7]
GE's Durathon battery production takes place at their state of the art facility in Schenectady, New York.
See also
References
- ↑ John Dineen Named President and CEO of GE Healthcare; Lorenzo Simonelli to Lead GE Transportation : Press Releases : News : GE
- ↑ "‘High probability’ for layoffs in Grove City, GE official says". Sharon Herald. 31 January 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ↑ "Railway Gazette: GE Transportation announces Texas locomotive factory". 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- ↑ Middleton, William; Smerk, George; Diehl, Roberta, eds. (2007). Encyclopedia of North American Railroads. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34916-3.
- ↑ "GE hybrid locomotive ready for the market in 2014-15 - International Railway Journal". 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
- ↑ Allen, Pam (2009-07-27). "GE plans $100M battery plant for Schenectady".
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External links
- GE Transportation Systems official website
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