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| Company type | Private (1922–30) Subsidiary/brand (1930–present) |
| Industry | Transport |
| Founded | August 31, 1922 (Cleveland, Ohio, United States) |
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| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Locomotives |
Number of employees | 3,260 (2008) |
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Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. Formerly a division of General Motors, EMD has been owned by Progress Rail since 2010.[2][3] Electro-Motive Diesel traces its roots to the Electro-Motive Engineering Corporation, founded in 1922 and purchased by General Motors in 1930. After purchase by GM, the company was known as GM's Electro-Motive Division. In 2005, GM sold EMD to Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners, and in 2010, EMD was sold to Progress Rail, a subsidiary of the American heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar. Upon the 2005 sale, the company was renamed to Electro-Motive Diesel.
EMD's headquarters and engineering facilities are based in McCook, Illinois,[note 1] while its final locomotive assembly line is located in Muncie, Indiana. EMD also operates a traction motor maintenance, rebuild, and overhaul facility in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
As of 2008, EMD employed approximately 3,260 people,[4] and in 2010 it held approximately 30 percent of the market for diesel-electric locomotives in North America.[5] The only other significant competitor is Wabtec-owned GE Transportation, holding an approximate 70% market share of the North American market.[6]
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2008 Employees 3,260
- ^ Middleton, William; Smerk, George; Diehl, Roberta, eds. (2007). Encyclopedia of North American Railroads. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34916-3.
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