Company type | Private |
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Industry | Engineering |
Predecessor | Pneumatic Signal Company Taylor Signal Co. New York and Standard Railroad Signal Company |
Founded | 1904 |
Founder | John Taylor [1] |
Defunct | 1998 |
Fate | Merged with Alstom[2] |
Successor | Alstom |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Taylor, Wilmer Salmon, Winthrop Howe [1] |
Products | Level 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]