GE Transportation Systems, formerly known as GE Rail, is a division of General Electric Infrastructure (which also includes GE Aircraft Engine). The organization manufactures equipment for the railroad industry as well as other industries requiring large propulsion systems. It is based in Erie, Pennsylvania. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “GE” redirects here. ... railroads redirects here. ... “Erie” redirects here. ...

Rail products

GE Transportation Systems is a major producer of diesel locomotives, for both freight and passenger applications, under the AAR reporting mark GECX. It also produces related products, such as railway signals, railway switching networks, and parts for locomotives and railroad cars, as well as providing repair services for GE and other locomotives. This article is about the fuel. ... Great Western Railway No. ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ... Reporting marks on two CP Rail covered hoppers passing Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, June 20, 2004. ... A signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers or engineers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether he or she must stop or may proceed, or instructions on what speed the train may go. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Railroad switch. ... A railroad car (or, more briefly, car, not to be confused with railcar), also known as an item of rolling stock, is a vehicle on a railroad (or railway) that is not a locomotive — one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. ...

Current locomotives in major production include the GE Evolution Series ; for a complete listing see the list of GE locomotives. In the spring of 2007, GE Transportation Systems rolled out a prototype hybrid diesel-electric locomotive to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions. New BNSF ES44DC #7663 at Commerce, California on February 21, 2005. ... The following is a list of locomotives produced by General Electric Transportation Systems. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... For other types of Hybrid Transportation, see Hybrid (disambiguation)#Transportation. ... A number of vehicles use a diesel-electric powerplant for providing locomotion. ... Fuel efficiency, in its basic sense, is the same as thermal efficiency, meaning the efficiency of a process that converts energy contained in a carrier fuel into energy or work. ...

Major locomotive customers

• BNSF
• Canadian National
• Canadian Pacific
• CSXT
• Ferromex
• Kansas City Southern
• Kansas City Southern de Mexico
• Norfolk Southern
• Union Pacific
• China
• Pilbara Rail-Australia
• CVRD-Brazil
• MRS-Brazil
• Amtrak

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (AAR reporting mark BNSF) (NYSE: BNI), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and established as a result of a 1995 merger between the parent companies of the Burlington Northern Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, is one of the largest... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway that is operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Railway companies of the United States | Alabama railroads | Connecticut railroads | Delaware railroads | Florida current railroads | Georgia railroads | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Kentucky railroads | Louisiana railroads | Maryland railroads | Massachusetts railroads | Michigan railroads | Mississippi railroads | New Jersey railroads | New York railroads | North Carolina railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania... Ferromex, a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexico or Mexican Railroad, is a private rail consortium that operates the largest railroad by mileage in Mexico. ... Categories: Railway companies of the United States ... Transportación Ferroviaria Mexicana (Mexican Rail Transportation) – renamed Kansas City Southern de México in 2005 – is the name of a company dedicated to freight transportation using rail in the North Eastern part of Mexico. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... The Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) is the largest railroad in the United States. ... The Pilbara is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - CVRD is a global diversified mining company and is also the largest logistics operator in Brazil. ... The high-speed Acela Express in West Windsor, New Jersey. ...

Propulsion products

In addition to railroad locomotives and equipment, GE Transportation Systems also produces large electric motors and propulsion systems for the mining, oil drilling, and wind turbine industries. GE also is providing medium-sized, medium-speed diesel engines for several smaller vessels, mostly tugboats and other similarly-sized vessels. These marine engines are marinized versions of their locomotive engines. For other kinds of motors, see motor. ... This article is about mineral extractions. ... An oil well is a laymans term for any perforation through the Earths surface designed to find and release both petroleum oil and gas hydrocarbons. ... This article is about the machine for converting the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical energy. ... For other uses, see Ship (disambiguation). ...

See also

• List of GE locomotives
• GE Infrastructure
• GE Rail Services

The following is a list of locomotives produced by General Electric Transportation Systems. ... GE Infrastructure, a subsidiary of General Electric, is headquartered in Evendale, Ohio (a Cincinnati suburb) and is comprised of GE Aviation, GE Energy, and GE Rail. ...

External links

• GE Transportation Systems official website