General Railway Signal
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| Type | dependent site within ALSTOM since 1998 |
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| Founded | 1904 |
| Headquarters | Rochester, New York |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Products | Equipment and services for rail transport |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Employees | 350 |
| Website | www.alstom.com |
General Railway Signal (GRS) is a supplier of railway signaling equipment, systems and services in Rochester, NY. Now a part of ALSTOM Transport and no longer an independent company, the Rochester site traces its history all the way back to founding in 1904.
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[edit] History
General Railway Signal (GRS) was founded in 1904 with the merger of two companies (Pneumatic Signal Company of Rochester, New York and Taylor Signal Co. of Buffalo, New York). In 1965, General Signal Corporation (GSX) was created with the intent to diversify into areas other than railway signaling. GRS was a wholly-owned subsidiary of GSX. In 1989, GRS was acquired by the Italian company Sasib and joined the Sasib Railways group. In 1998, it became part of ALSTOM when ALSTOM acquired Sasib Railways. It is now a dependent site of ALSTOM Transport. The GRS name is no longer used. All products now use the ALSTOM brand.
From its founding until 1993, GRS main office and manufacturing facilities were located on West Avenue in Rochester, New York. In 1993, it moved to two new suburban facilities: administration and engineering to Sawgrass Drive in Brighton, and manufacturing to John Street in West Henrietta. In 2003, the Sawgrass facility was closed and all activity was consolidated at the John Street plant, renamed ALSTOM Station.
[edit] Products
- Carborne signaling equipment
- ATC
- ATP
- ATS
- Wayside signaling equipment
- DC code systems
- electronic communication systems
- electronic interlocking
- relays
- signals
- switch machines
- track circuits
- trip stops
- yard retarders
- Central Control signaling equipment
- computer-based Manual Control Systems
- computer-based Traffic Management Systems
- dark territory control systems
- electro-mechanical cTc machines
- yard control systems
[edit] Clients
- Railroad
- Transit
- Bay Area Rapid Transit
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
- NJ Transit
- New York City Transit Authority
- Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
- Toronto Transit Commission
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
[edit] Major Accomplishments
- First cTc machine[1] 1927
- Computer-based central control office 1968
- First fully automatic computer-planned and executed train meet 1981
- Microprocessor based Interlocking (VPI) 1985
- Northeast Corridor Improvement Project 1980s
- 100th Anniversary 2004
[edit] See also
IN-PROGRESS
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Elements of Railway Signaling, General Railway Signal (June 1979)
