American Locomotive Company 70827 Schenectady ' 42 Cast Iron Plaque 14 " X8 "
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American Locomotive Company 70827 Schenectady Works 1942 Cast iron Plaque 14" X 8"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, design...ed and manufactured automobiles under the Alco brand from 1905 to 1913. ALCO also produced nuclear reactors from 1954 to 1962.[2]The company changed its name to Alco Products, Incorporated in 1955. In 1964, the Worthington Corporation acquired the company. The company went out of business in 1969.[1]The name is currently being used by Fairbanks Morse Engine for their FMALCO line.
This plaque and others that I will be listing were owned by an employee of Lynchburg Foundry in Lynchburg, Virginia. I don’t know if they made them or he just collected,
This plaque and others that I will be listing were owned by an employee of Lynchburg Foundry in Lynchburg, Virginia. I don’t know if they made them or he just collected,
