Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel
Formerly
  • Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation (1922)
  • Electro-Motive Company (1922–30)
  • Electro-Motive Division (1941-2004)
Company typePrivate (1922–30)
Subsidiary/brand (1930–present)
IndustryTransport
FoundedAugust 31, 1922 (1922-08-31) (Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Founder
  • Harold L. Hamilton
  • Paul Turner
Headquarters
La Grange, Illinois[note 1]
,
United States
ProductsLocomotives
Number of employees
3,260 (2008)
Parent

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. Formerly a division of General Motors, EMD has been owned by Progress Rail since 2010.[2][3] Electro-Motive Diesel traces its roots to the Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, founded in 1922 and purchased by General Motors in 1930. After purchase by GM, the company was known as GM's Electro-Motive Division. In 2005, GM sold EMD to Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners, and in 2010, EMD was sold to Progress Rail, a subsidiary of the American heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar. Upon the 2005 sale, the company was renamed to Electro-Motive Diesel.

EMD's headquarters, engineering facilities and parts manufacturing operations are based in McCook, Illinois,[note 1] while its final locomotive assembly line is located in Muncie, Indiana. EMD also operates a traction motor maintenance, rebuild, and overhaul facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

As of 2008, EMD employed approximately 3,260 people,[4] and in 2010 it held approximately 30 percent of the market for diesel-electric locomotives in North America.[5] The only other significant competitor is Wabtec-owned GE Transportation, holding an approximate 70% market share of the North American market.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lamc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "EMD - Company - Company Overview - About Electro-Motive Diesel". emdiesel.com. Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-14.
  3. ^ "Progress Rail Services Finalizes Electro-Motive Diesel Acquisition" (PDF). www.cat.com (Press release). Caterpillar Inc. 2010-08-02. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06.
  4. ^ "Company profile from Hoover's - Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc". hoovers.com. Hoovers, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. 2008 Employees 3,260
  5. ^ Tita, Bob (2010-06-04). "Caterpillar expected to make Electro-Motive more competitive". ble-t.org. Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Hamilton said Electro-Motive has about 30% of the North American market...
  6. ^ Middleton, William; Smerk, George; Diehl, Roberta, eds. (2007). Encyclopedia of North American Railroads. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34916-3.


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