American Locomotive Company

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industrial company locomotive manufacturer

The American Locomotive Company was a major U.S. manufacturer of steam and diesel locomotives and other heavy machinery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	industrial company ⓘ locomotive manufacturer ⓘ
abbreviation	American Locomotive Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ALCO
alsoKnownAs	American Locomotive Company ⓘ surface form: ALCO
competitor	Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ Electro-Motive Division ⓘ Lima Locomotive Works ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designed	diesel-electric locomotive prime movers ⓘ steam locomotive boilers ⓘ
focus	heavy industrial equipment ⓘ rail transportation equipment ⓘ
formedByMergerOf	Brooks Locomotive Works ⓘ Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works ⓘ Dickson Manufacturing Company ⓘ Manchester Locomotive Works ⓘ Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works ⓘ Richmond Locomotive Works ⓘ Rogers Locomotive Works ⓘ Schenectady Locomotive Works ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New York ⓘ surface form: New York (state) Schenectady, New York ⓘ
industry	heavy machinery manufacturing ⓘ locomotive manufacturing ⓘ railroad equipment manufacturing ⓘ
market	North American rail industry ⓘ international rail industry ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the largest steam locomotive builders in the United States ⓘ transitioning from steam to diesel-electric locomotive production ⓘ
operatedInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ mid 20th century ⓘ
participatedIn	World War I military production ⓘ World War II military production ⓘ
product	armored fighting vehicles ⓘ diesel locomotives ⓘ electric locomotives ⓘ industrial machinery ⓘ marine engines ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ tanks ⓘ
suppliedTo	American railroads ⓘ foreign railroads ⓘ
typeOfBusiness	manufacturing company ⓘ

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American Locomotive Company → abbreviation → American Locomotive Company self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ALCO

American Locomotive Company → alsoKnownAs → American Locomotive Company ⓘ

this entity surface form: ALCO

Walter Chrysler → employer → American Locomotive Company ⓘ

Schenectady, New York → majorCompanyHistory → American Locomotive Company ⓘ

M4 Sherman tank → manufacturer → American Locomotive Company ⓘ