
Transportation · 1890s – 2019
GE Transportation
Locomotives that moved the freight of a nation.
Vintage-style artistic recreation of GE's historic businesses.
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Business history
GE built electric and diesel-electric locomotives for more than a century, with a major plant in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Its locomotives became a familiar sight on freight railroads worldwide.
GE Transportation merged with Wabtec in 2019.
Historical references
Subsidiaries, acquisitions & joint ventures
Merged · 2019
Wabtec merger
GE Transportation merged with Wabtec in February 2019.
Ownership outcome: Part of Wabtec. Not part of GE.
Source
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Major products & innovations
- ✦ Diesel-electric locomotives
- ✦ Rail signaling
- ✦ Mining equipment drives
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Heritage illustration

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Employee memories
No approved memories from GE Transportation yet. Be the first to share one.
Share your story05
GE Jokes
The sixth why
We asked the five whys. We found the root cause. Then the manager asked a sixth why.
We're still in that conference room.
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GE Garfield
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GE Motivational Quotes
No turbine was ever built by one person. Every one of those hands mattered.
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GE Legend Collectable Cards
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GE Honorable Mentions
Know someone from GE Transportation who deserves recognition — or is it your own story?
Nominate a GE legend10



