Montreal Locomotive Works builder's plate, 1913

Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883-1985, producing both steam and diesel locomotives. MLW's headquarters and manufacturing facilities were located in Montreal, Quebec. Download high resolution version (931x500, 104 KB)Montreal Locomotive Works builders plate on display at the MidContinent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI Photo by Sean Lamb (Slambo), October 10, 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Montreal Locomotive Works User:Slambo/Gallery Categories: Creative Commons Attribution... Download high resolution version (931x500, 104 KB)Montreal Locomotive Works builders plate on display at the MidContinent Railway Museum, North Freedom, WI Photo by Sean Lamb (Slambo), October 10, 2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Montreal Locomotive Works User:Slambo/Gallery Categories: Creative Commons Attribution... A locomotive (from lat. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ...

Early History

The "Locomotive and Machine Company of Montreal Limited" was created in 1883, producing primarily for the growing domestic market - notably the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway and the Intercolonial Railway. 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 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 operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Grand Trunk Railway logo or herald The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system headquartered in Montreal, Quebec which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... The Intercolonial Railway of Canada (IRC or ICR), also referred to as the Intercolonial Railway, was a historic Canadian railway. ...

Purchase by ALCO

In 1900, the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) headquartered in Schenectady, New York was formed by the merger of several struggling locomotive manufacturers. ALCO purchased the Locomotive & Machine Company of Montreal in 1904 to tap into the Canadian market with its emerging designs. The Montreal subsidiary was renamed to Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) several years later. 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... The American Locomotive Company, shortened to ALCo was a builder of railroad locomotives in the United States. ... Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ... Official language(s) English Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

MLW became an exclusive ALCO design shop and grew to acquire a substantial portion of the Canadian steam locomotive market. The period of railway expansion between 1900-1915 was unprecedented in Canada with many new orders for locomotives from the various domestic manufacturers. Restrictive customs tariffs also worked to prevent Canadian railways from purchasing American-built locomotives for use in Canada. Following the nationalization of several bankrupt systems to form the federal Crown corporation Canadian National Railways in 1918, the federal government mandated that CNR purchase locomotives from all manufacturers to discourage domination of the market by any one manufacturer. 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... CN redirects here, as its the most common usage of the abbreviation in Canada; for more uses, see CN (disambiguation). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ...

The CNR moved throughout the 1920s-1940s to modernize its locomotive fleet by replacing many of the units it received from its former component railways. MLW was a major beneficiary of these purchases. MLW grew substantially during the Second World War when its plant facilities were converted primarily to fabricating war materiel for the Commonwealth/Allied war effort (largely by a female workforce). Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... In military affairs, the war effort refers to the harnessing of economic and human resources towards support of a military force. ...

Post-war diesel competition

Following the Second World War, MLW and other locomotive builders reverted to building locomotives. MLW continued to benefit from Canada's restrictive trade policies which prevented a flood of U.S. imports, although the switch from steam to diesel-powered locomotive production opened the door to new competitors. In 1949 the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors established a Canadian subsidiary named General Motors Diesel Division (GMD) in London, Ontario. MLW's long-established steam locomotive competitor, the Canadian Locomotive Company (CLC), had also entered into a partnership with Baldwin and produced the designs of Baldwin and its subsidiary Whitcomb. CLC also produced several Fairbanks-Morse designs and was responsible for building General Electric industrial switchers, during a time prior to General Electric entering the road-switcher market in the U.S., a move which placed it in direct competition with its partner ALCO. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Protectionism is the economic policy of protecting a nations manufacturing base from the effects of foreign competition (including Dumping) by means of high tariffs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and other means of reducing importation. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... General Motors Electro-Motive Division (normally shortened to GM EMD or just EMD) is the worlds largest builder of railroad locomotives. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... General Motors Diesel Limited is a railroad diesel locomotive manufacturer. ... Nickname: The Forest City City of London, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Great Western Railway No. ... The Canadian Locomotive Company in Kington, Ontario had its beginnings with a number of predecessor businesses. ... Baldwin Locomotive Works builders plate, 1922 The Baldwin Locomotive Works was an American builder of railroad locomotives. ... George D. Whitcomb, of Chicago, Illinois, started a modest machine shop in 1878, and began the manufacture of coal mining machinery, thus laying the foundation for the concern that became known as The Whitcomb Locomotive Company. ... Fairbanks-Morse, located in Beloit, Wisconsin has specialized in the manufacture of opposed piston diesel engines for United States Naval vessels and railroad locomotives since 1932. ... The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ... The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ...

Diesel production

In 1949 MLW began to introduce its first ALCO-derived diesel designs in response to GMD, mostly switchers, which were given different names and slight modifications to distinguish between MLW and ALCO versions. In 1951 MLW began to build cab-units for freight-passenger service. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Diesel or Diesel fuel is a specific fractional distillate of fuel oil (mostly petroleum) that is used as fuel in a diesel engine invented by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Canadian railways continued to rely heavily upon steam locomotives throughout the 1950s, a time when many U.S. railroads were dieselizing. However, with some isolated exceptions, Canadian railways were completely dieselized by early 1960. The 1960s were therefore the heyday for first generation diesels in Canada - fully 15 years behind the United States, which was by then experiencing a drastic consolidation among locomotive manufacturers. // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

Through the 1960s, CN (MLW's largest diesel locomotive customer), continued to implement purchase policies drafted by its government owners which spread procurement among the manufacturers, although MLW began to see increased favour as it was located in the politically-important province of Quebec at a time of increased nationalism by Francophone citizens. MLW road switcher designs were also preferred by several railways due to their power which made them useful on heavily graded rail lines. MLW/ALCO designs also benefitted from a partnership with General Electric, whereby extremely robust GE-designed electrical systems were incorporated into their locomotives. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 11. ... // Nationalism is an ideology which holds that the nation, ethnicity or national identity is a fundamental unit of human social life, and makes certain cultural and political claims based upon that belief; in particular, the claim that the nation is the only legitimate basis for the state, and that each... In Canadian English, a Québécois (IPA: ) is a native or resident of the province of Quebec, Canada, especially a French-speaking one. ... The General Electric Company, or GE (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ...

MLW also benefited from Canadian trade policies which were less restrictive than the those of the U.S. in regard to dealing with communist governments and countries throughout the Third World, permitting MLW to expand a growing export business. Communism refers to a conjectured future classless, stateless social organization based upon common ownership of the means of production, and to a variety of political movements which claim the establishment of such a social organization as their ultimate goal. ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ...

MLW-Worthington

MLW's parent, ALCO, experienced several years of declining business during the 1960s following the entry of former-partner General Electric into the road-switcher manufacturing business in the United States. ALCO entered financial difficulty in 1964 and was purchased by Worthington Corporation. MLW was renamed MLW-Worthington and continued much as before. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars. ... A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive used for delivering or picking up cars outside of a railroad yard. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

In 1967, Worthington Corporation merged with the Studebaker corporation to form Studebaker Worthington Inc. with ALCO as a wholly-owned subsidiary. In 1968, several divisions of ALCO became semi-independent subsidiaries and in a 1969 corporate reorganization, Studebaker Worthington closed its Schenectedy locomotive manufacturing facility. The locomotive designs were sold in 1969 to MLW-Worthington and the diesel engine designs were sold in 1970 to White Motor Corporation. The ALCO diesel engine designs went through several changes in ownership as White Motor Corporation formed White Industrial Power which was subsequently purchased by British General Electric Company in 1977. Renamed Alco Power Incorporated by BGEC, the designs were sold to Fairbanks-Morse in 1994. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Studebakers Lazy S logo designed by Raymond Loewy was used from the 1950s until 1966 Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company was a United States wagon and automobile manufacturer that was incorporated in 1868. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Fairbanks-Morse, located in Beloit, Wisconsin has specialized in the manufacture of opposed piston diesel engines for United States Naval vessels and railroad locomotives since 1932. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Throughout the early 1970s MLW-Worthington continued to build second generation designs for Canadian railways. CLC had closed, leaving MLW-Worthington as the primary competitor to the rapidly expanding GMD. During this time MLW-Worthington was at the forefront of a design trend which continues to influence North American railway locomotives to this day - the "Canadian safety cab". First appearing on its M-420 which carried an additional designation of "W" (for wide cab), the safety cab soon became a key requirement on Canadian railways as a result of joint union/railway efforts. This form of cab design was not adopted by the U.S. manufacturers EMD and GE until the late 1980s, but has now become an industry standard. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Canadian Locomotive Company in Kington, Ontario had its beginnings with a number of predecessor businesses. ... Political highlights of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

Purchase by Bombardier

In 1975 the emerging Quebec-based industrial conglomerate Bombardier purchased a majority stake in MLW-Worthington. Under Bombardier, "MLW" continued to provide innovative locomotive design into the early 1980s, and also benefited from its geographic location and political realities, given that it was an important employer in Montreal. During the 1970s, Bombardier began to enter the railway passenger car business with domestic orders for commuter and subway systems. In 1980 MLW became responsible for manufacturing a series of high-speed diesel-powered passenger locomotives for the LRC (Light, Rapid, Comfortable) passenger trains being built for the newly-created federal Crown corporation VIA Rail. The last of which were recently retired from service in VIA's Toronto area corridor in 2003-2005. Their matching LRC passenger cars, however, continue to be some of VIA's primary corridor equipment. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A conglomerate is a large company that consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated businesses. ... Bombardier Inc. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... This article describes subways as mass transit lines. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... LRC #6917 at Brockville, Ontario. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; pronounced ‘vee-ah’) is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail services in Canada. ...

MLW also continued to drive its locomotive research and development by introducing an early version of alternating current traction motor design with its 1984 demonstrator model M-640 for the Canadian Pacific Railway, although no other purchases were made. Although by now fully merged into Bombardier, the MLW plant and design bureau also received a spurt of contracts from government-owned CN for the newly-designed HR (highly reliable) line of freight locomotives which incorporated the Canadian safety cab; namely the 4-axle HR-412 (similar to the M-420) and the full-width carbody 6-axle HR-616. The HR-616 incorporated another unique design with the "Draper Taper", named for a designer at CN, allowing for rear visibility from the cab. These locomotive designs were intended to replace aging MLW and GMD units CN had purchased during the late 1960s and early 1970s, although only a token combined order of 30 units were built. These locomotives were considered a failure as they lasted only as long as the units which they were designed to replace (mid-1990s) and were considered to be mechanically and electrically unreliable, a common complaint with several ALCO/MLW designs. city lights viewed in a motion blurred exposure. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... The GE P42 is one of many cowl designs. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ...

In a 1985 corporate reorganization, Bombardier removed itself from manufacturing locomotives and concentrated on producing passenger train rolling stock, as well as aircraft (following the 1986 acquisition of the federal government Crown corporation Canadair), in addition to its recreational products. The dormant MLW plant was sold to General Electric in 1988 and ironically was used by GE during a late 1980s programme of rebuilding some of its 1960s-era road switchers - the locomotives which had initially driven ALCO out of the locomotive business. GE closed the MLW manufacturing plant in 1993. This article is about the year. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... Rolling Stock. ... A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... Canadair was a civil aircraft manufacturer in Canada, and formed the core of Bombardier Aerospace History Canadair was created in 1944 by the government of Canada as a manufacturer of PBY Canso flying boats for the RCAF for patrol duty. ... GE Transportation Systems is the division of the General Electric corporation producing railroad locomotives and electrical and propulsion equipment for transit cars. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... A road switcher is a type of railroad locomotive used for delivering or picking up cars outside of a railroad yard. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Bombardier has since returned to the locomotive manufacturing business, albeit using largely European or European-influenced passenger locomotive designs that retain none of the MLW heritage. World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...

See also

• List of MLW diesel locomotives
• List of locomotive builders

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The Montreal Locomotive Works RS-3 was a Canadian assembled version of the ALCO RS-3 Road switcher. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Locomotive manufacturing predecessors of American Locomotive Company
1901 merger: Brooks · Cooke · Dickson · Manchester · Pittsburgh · Rhode Island · Richmond · Schenectady Later acquisitions: Montreal (1904) · Rogers (1905)