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- Caterpillar to close London, Ont. locomotive plant
(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc has decided to close its Electro-Motive locomotive plant in London, Ontario, and lay off at least 450 workers following several months of unsuccessful contract negotiations with the Canadian Auto Workers union. The move deals a tough blow to the Canadian labor market, which has been under pressure from a strong Canadian dollar and the struggle to persuade unionized ...
diesel electric locomotives 09 Feb 2012 - Electric ignition system just one of 'Boss' Kettering?s enduring automotive inventions
An article in Autoweek refreshed many memories of Charles ?Boss? Kettering, recognized as the Thomas A. Edison of the automobile industry. Kettering, known by many of our readers as a co-founder of the Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital in New York City, held 140 patents. His most famous, of course, was the self-starter. The automobile self-starter, that is.
diesel electric locomotives 09 Feb 2012 - GE Receives Order for 43 Locomotives from Transnet in South Africa
During a ceremony today at the Transnet Rail Engineering facility in Koedoespoort, South Africa, Transnet SOC Ltd. and GE South Africa Technologies Limited celebrated
diesel electric locomotives 09 Feb 2012 - Former entrepreneur John Wilson helping to build Chattanooga's Gig City
John Wilson helped develop flexible TV screens and electric vehicles before they were cool.
diesel electric locomotives 09 Feb 2012 - America's Economic Future and Clean Energy Potential Outlined by President Obama Will Rely on the Continued Growth of ...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President Obama's emphasis in last night's State of the Union address on the expansion of clean energy and economic growth is attainable with the help of the one source that literally drives the U.S. and global economy - clean diesel technology.
diesel electric locomotives 09 Feb 2012 - GE's 2011 earnings up 22%
(MENAFN) General Electric's Co. CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, said that in 2011, the company's earnings increased 22 percent from 2010's USD11.64 billion, to USD14.15 billion, reported AP. Immelt added ...
diesel electric locomotives 09 Feb 2012 - Navigate the Changing Market: Industry Leaders to Deliver Compelling Keynotes at FMA's 2012 ...
Scheduled for Feb 29 through March 2, FABRICATOR®'S Leadership Summit: 7th Annual Metal Matters, will feature keynote addresses covering vital role of manufacturing in the economy, new technology, and tactics to identify and target new markets and customers. Speakers will include Donald McNeeley, president and CEO of Chicago Tube and Iron Co.; Jim Hawkins, Director of Machine Design Center at ...
diesel electric locomotives 09 Feb 2012 - Progress Rail to Close London (ON) Locomotive Production
LONDON, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Progress Rail Services Corporation, the parent company of Electro-Motive Canada (EMC), today announced its decision to close EMC's locomotive production ...
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