GE vs Alco- The history of these company's as partners and enemies.

How two partners In the locomotive industry became enemies leading to one being erased from existence!
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[@Trains-With-Shane]

Great little documentary!

[@alcobufff]

Thanks!

[@madderanger7838]

A history of ALco in India and Australia would be really cool. Indian ALcos have quite a story.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

I'd be interested in that as well.

[@gregrudd6983]

The NSWGR via ALCO stumbled upon the most effective sub 1000hp locomotive in the world via the DL-531

[@kelvintorrence5994]

good video again sir , all those locomotive companys in 1 alco should have lasted

[@BudTheDrummer]

Althought I grew up with EMD FL9's on The New Haven, ALCO has always been my favorite and my most favorite is the RS3. The S series Yard Switchers and RS11 Road Switchers are next. FM and EMD sure have their place but give me an ALCO any day!

[@apollosaturn5]

Paying your employees by the volume of products made usually results in low quality control and crappy products. Since their salaries depends on it, they care about how many they can get out the factory line and not how good they are. Alco thinking it could make a profit it shot itself in the nuts.

[@bwan13]

GE didn't design the 7FDL engine, Cooper Bessemer did.
" The engine itself remained a Cooper-Bessemer product until sometime in 1961 when GE bought the engineering design and associated patents"

[@afleetcommand]

Excellent video, and filled in the "blanks" on a lot of that history for me . Being around Auburn frequently, always was interested in the history of that town. It obviously had a "hay day" and has fallen on typical to NYS mohawk valley hard times

[@alcobufff]

Glad you like it!

[@royzug2847]

Interesting video. It's nice to learn the history of ALCO, which hasn't received much attention.

[@alcobufff]

Thanks!

[@terryboyer1342]

That sounds like a nasty ahem cold you got there. Hope you get better soon! 😷👍

[@flyguy221]

Just to let you know, the is a channel, East End Productions Archive, has some nice Alco Century video footage.

[@gregrudd6983]

Ironically, the NSWGR had more luck with the 244 than the US class ones.

[@joshjones3408]

My cold 😆😆 you got a ear infuncktion

[@gordonvincent731]

I've always felt that ALCo got away from GE and found some other company to supply them with electrics, and, developed a better turbo, they might still be around. I ran the smaller ones, mainly RS11's and S2's for PC. I thought they were rugged machines.

[@vincentsaunders4773]

Actually it was INGERSOLL-RAND that provided the first diesel engines, not Insull.

[@vincentsaunders4773]

Ge looked forward... Alco wouldn't till forced to and was behind the 8-ball for the rest of time until they were no more.... Sad

[@jasonlinhardt7811]

“Cookie“ locomotive works? Really? It’s just pronounced Cook.

[@jasonlinhardt7811]

CAT-inary, not KATE-inary

[@kellyswoodyard]

GE copied a lot of ALCo design, the 251 was a good example.