CONTAGEM, Brazil — GE Transportation released a new time-lapse video of heavy-haul freight locomotive production in the company’s plant in Brazil.
All locomotives are now built on an assembly line that moves continuously, much as in automobile assembly plants.
Lets see one from overseas on EMD to
When those have predicted an EMD/GE partnership when news of the merger of Wabtec and GE would have made the few of the international orders likely continue under the old ways when those know the first round of talks in ’15 had GE announce they would be moving all production of locomotives including imports to its Dallas/fort worth plant then another round of talks by ’16 had them say they are getting out of the locomotive business. As a multi-unit order for locomotives for Brazil already had a video of the production when for a century those know GE had made locomotives in its Erie plant when reporters were given access to the assembly line to watch a locomotive come together and put through its paces on the test track.
Gerald MC Farlane, You know GE locomotives made in the US have been sold to many countries in the past. At least OUR President is TRYING to keep people like you employed!!!
While I am not a fan of GE products, they did move appliance manufacturing back to this country a few years ago.
The tarrifs imposed by the so called POTUS are going to loose US jobs in the long run. You sit down and TALK with nations in our modern globalized economy and not insult them. Not only has the Cold War returned but now we are on the brink of a worldwide Trade War too. Everybody looses including the good old US of A.
Where are the components like the diesel engine and electrical gear made ?????
Hey GE! Aren’t we trying to keep American jobs in America???
I thought that Wabtec had bought the GE locomotive business. Also, I had thought that railroads in Latin America weren’t doing so well. Who is buying these made in Brazil engines?
Kenneth Attenhofer
Those engines produced in Brazil are for the South American market(and some export), not anything sold in North America, so they aren’t taking away any jobs from here…and I see you believed Mr. Orangehead when he said he was going to keep jobs in America…impossible in a global economy unless people are willing to work for a little less than $30 – $50/hr.