GE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

'GE Transportation Systems', formerly known as 'GE Rail', is a division of General Electric Infrastructure (which also includes GE Aircraft Engine). The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad industry as well as other industries requiring large propulsion systems. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania.

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Rail products

Major locomotive customers

Propulsion products

See also

External links

Rail products

GE Transportation Systems is a major producer of diesel locomotives, for both freight and passenger applications, under the AAR reporting mark 'GECX'. It also produces related products, such as railway signals, railway switching networks, 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.

Major locomotive customers

★ BNSF

★ Canadian National

★ Canadian Pacific

★ CSXT

★ Ferromex

★ Kansas City Southern

★ Kansas City Southern de Mexico

★ Norfolk Southern

★ Union Pacific

★ China

★ Pilbara Rail-Australia

★ CVRD-Brazil

★ MRS-Brazil

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 is providing 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.

See also

★ List of GE locomotives

★ GE Infrastructure

★ GE Rail Services

External links

★ GE Transportation Systems official website