locomotive assembly

GE Stays on Track by Rebuilding Locomotives

Flexible assembly lines turn tired workhorses into modern machines

August 1, 2018

In the Chicagoland area, the home of ASSEMBLY Magazine for the past 60 years, freight trains are a daily fact of life. It's hard to drive anywhere without encountering at least one long train with numerous cars pulled by powerful locomotives.

General Electric Rethinks Locomotive Assembly

Austin Weber

February 8, 2018

GE Transportation has unveiled a moving assembly line at its locomotive plant in Contagem, Brazil.

General Electric Leads the Way in Locomotive Manufacturing

General Electric has a long history of assembling locomotives

Austin Weber

March 29, 2017

General Electric Co. is the world’s largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives. Its products are used by numerous railroads to haul freight and passengers. Thousands of GE machines are in operation every day throughout the world.

Photo Essay: Locomotive Assembly at GE

June 23, 2014

FORT WORTH, TX—This photo essay provides a behind-the-scenes look at General Electric’s massive assembly plant here, a 1-million-square-foot factory where the company makes locomotives.