 Advertisement from the 1870s | |
| Founded | 1848 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Norris Brothers |
| Defunct | 1901 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | American Locomotive Company |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Locomotives |
| Footnotes / references built the famous Jupiter | |
The Schenectady Locomotive Works built railroad locomotives from its founding in 1848 through its merger into American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1901.[1]
After the 1901 merger, ALCO made the Schenectady plant its headquarters in Schenectady, New York.
One of the better-known locomotives to come out of the Schenectady shops was Central Pacific Railroad type 4-4-0 No. 60, the Jupiter (built in September 1868), one of two steam locomotives to take part in the "Golden Spike Ceremony" to celebrate the completion of the First transcontinental railroad. Although the original was scrapped in 1909, a full-scale, operating replica was completed in 1979, and now is part of an operational display at the Golden Spike National Historic Site.
- ^ American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1904). "The American Locomotive Company: Schenectady Works". Schenectady Electrical Handbook. Schenectady, New York: General Electric Press. pp. 67–72.