General Railway Signal

General Railway Signal Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryEngineering
PredecessorPneumatic Signal Company
Taylor Signal Co.
New York and Standard Railroad Signal Company
Founded1904; 120 years ago (1904)
FounderJohn Taylor [1]
Defunct1998; 26 years ago (1998)
FateMerged with Alstom[2]
SuccessorAlstom
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
John Taylor, Wilmer Salmon, Winthrop Howe [1]
ProductsLevel crossing signals, railway signalling
Number of employees
350

General Railway Signal Company (GRS) was an American manufacturing company located in the Rochester, New York area. GRS was focused on railway signaling equipment, systems and services. The company was established in 1904 and became part of Alstom Transport in 1998. GRS was a member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average from 1928 to 1930.[2]