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ALCO History in the Dark: The Collapse of the American Locomotive Company | Steam to Diesel to Failure Original article: Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess | ||
The Collapse of the American Locomotive Company | Steam to Diesel to Failure | History in the Dark
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The American Locomotive Company, generally simply called ALCO, was a large manufacturer of locomotives that was first created in 1901. They soon established themselves as a principle supplier of railroad rolling stock right next to Baldwin over the following decades. However, ALCO soon found themselves being out-competed by diesel manufacturers like EMD, even though ALCO had actually been the first to bring a diesel-electric to market. Why and how did they allow this to happen? Let's find out.
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Formation
6:29 - Early Success
9:39 - Diesels and Missteps
17:24 - A Sinking Ship
22:25 - Legacy
'The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer of locomotives, diesel generators, steel, and tanks that operated from 1901 to 1969. The company was formed by the merger of seven smaller locomotive manufacturers and Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory of Schenectady, New York. A subsidiary, American Locomotive Automobile Company, designed and manufactured automobiles under the Alco brand from 1905 to 1913. ALCO also produced nuclear reactors from 1954 to 1962.'
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