American Locomotive Company

defunct locomotive manufacturer
Organization business Q383589
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American Locomotive Company

Summary

American Locomotive Company is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • American Locomotive Company is in the country of United States[3].
  • American Locomotive Company's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works[5].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Brooks Locomotive Works[6].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works[7].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Dickson Manufacturing Company[8].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Manchester Locomotive Works[9].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works[10].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Rhode Island Locomotive Works[11].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Richmond Locomotive Works[12].
  • American Locomotive Company followed Schenectady Locomotive Works[13].
  • American Locomotive Company's headquarters location is recorded as Schenectady[14].
  • American Locomotive Company's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[15].
  • American Locomotive Company's industry is recorded as transport[16].
  • American Locomotive Company's industry is recorded as locomotive manufacturing[17].
  • American Locomotive Company's industry is recorded as mechanical engineering[18].
  • American Locomotive Company's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • June 24, 1901 marks the founding of American Locomotive Company[20].
  • American Locomotive Company was dissolved in January 1, 1984[21].
  • American Locomotive Company's location of formation is recorded as Schenectady[22].
  • American Locomotive Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as Worthington Corporation[23].
  • American Locomotive Company's parent organization or unit is recorded as Studebaker-Worthington[24].
  • American Locomotive Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Locomotive Company[25].
  • American Locomotive Company's product or material produced is recorded as locomotive[26].
  • American Locomotive Company's product or material produced is recorded as steam locomotive[27].

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Founding

June 24, 1901 marks the founding of American Locomotive Company[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Schenectady[22].

Identity

Predecessors include Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works[5], Brooks Locomotive Works[6], Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works[7], Dickson Manufacturing Company[8], Manchester Locomotive Works[9], and Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works[10].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Schenectady[14], a city in the state of New York[28], in United States[29], founded in 1765[30] and New York City[15], a global city[31], in United States[32], founded in 1624[33]. Parent organizations include Worthington Corporation[23], a business[34], in United States[35], founded in 1845[36], headquartered in New York City[37] and Studebaker-Worthington[24], a business[38], in United States[39], founded in 1967[40].

Industry

Industries include transport[16], locomotive manufacturing[17], and mechanical engineering[18].

Ownership

Products include locomotive[26], steam locomotive[27], internal combustion locomotive[41], and car[42].

Dissolution

American Locomotive Company was dissolved in January 1, 1984[21].

Why It Matters

American Locomotive Company has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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