General Motors Corp. agreed to sell its Electro-Motive locomotive manufacturing operation–which employs about 1,600 people in west suburban La Grange–to a private investing group, as the auto ...

ALBERTVILLE, Ala. — Caterpillar Inc. said Monday its rail-services unit completed the acquisition of locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel for $820 million plus a post-closing adjustment ...

Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. Awarded New Locomotive Contract for Six SD70ACS Locomotives from SOCIETE NATIONALE INDUSTRIELLE ET MINIERE (SNIM) October 20, 2010 03:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ...

For the second time in a month, the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corp. has won a major contract for new locomotives. The State Rail Authority of New South Wales, Australia, has purchas… ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - General Motors Corp. is on the verge of selling its locomotive unit to two private U.S. equity groups, according to a report published Tuesday. The unit, Electro-Motive ...

In 1924, EMC introduced the first Electro-Motive gas-electric railcar with 150 hp. The company was sold to General Motors in 1930, where Hamilton helped design a locomotive to run on diesel fuel ...

Railroads began ordering Electro-Motive's F-unit locomotives. By 1940, the LaGrange assembly plant was producing about one new locomotive per day.

Locomotive maker to cut 347 jobs in La Grange (Crain's) -- Locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. is cutting 347 jobs in west suburban La Grange, according to a state report.

From the Archive: After witnessing the assembly of its 186-liter V-16 turbo-diesel engine, we take a test drive at the helm of General Motors' Electro-Motive SD-60 locomotive.

Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. says its railroad service unit will spend $820 million cash to acquire locomotive maker Electro-Motive Diesel.

The Electro-Motive division of General Motors Corp. took the first steps yesterday toward closing its locomotive parts rebuilding operation in Halethorpe, telling the 70 workers that most of them w… ...