ALSTOM Montreal Rail Center Wins GO Transit's First-Ever F-59 Locomotive Overhaul Order.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1998--Michael Monteferrante, president and chief executive officer of ALSTOM's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALS Als (äls), Ger. Alsen, island, 121 sq mi (313 sq km), Sønderjylland co., S Denmark, in the Lille Bælt, separated from the mainland by the narrow Alensund. ) Montreal remanufacturing center, today announced that GO Transit GO Transit (AAR reporting marks GOT), officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto has awarded the company GO Transit's first-ever F-59 locomotive locomotive, vehicle used to pull a train of unpowered railroad cars. Types of Locomotives The steam-powered locomotive played a key role during the development and golden age of railroading, but, despite its long and picturesque history, it has overhaul contract. Toronto-based GO Transit, the largest commuter railroad in Canada, awarded ALSTOM an approximately $6-million contract to overhaul 16 passenger train locomotives This is a list of locomotives (classes, or individual locomotives) that currently have articles in Wikipedia.
Monteferrante said the project involves the first overhaul work ever to be performed on EMD's 710 series engine. ALSTOM specialists said EMD's 710 series, newer than most other locomotive models in passenger and freight service, are beginning to reach the age when overhauls will need to be performed on them. "We are the only manufacturer to be completely tooled, trained and prepared to perform this important work," Monteferrante said. "We are eager to put our expertise to work for GO Transit and demonstrate the benefits of overhaul and remanufacturing work to extend the lifecycle of locomotives." The contract represents repeat business from an important North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. client of ALSTOM. "We have gotten very good responsiveness from ALSTOM's Montreal-based team," said Bob Lawrence, GO Transit project manager. "A lot of trust has developed in this relationship and we hope it continues to build." Work is to begin immediately on the locomotives. The first 10 locomotives will be overhauled and returned to service by Dec. 31, 1998, and the remaining six units will be delivered in the first half of 1999. ALSTOM is a North American leader in the remanufacturing and maintenance of rail transportation equipment. At its historic and state-of-the-art Montreal shops, the company remanufactures locomotives and transit cars, manufactures locomotive components, performs fleet overhauls, delivers long-term maintenance solutions, and provides other services to achieve the highest level of performance and customer satisfaction. The company's Montreal operations are the first in the rail transportation industry to have been certified See certification. under three major quality assurance programs -- ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 and M-1003 for manufacturing and quality management systems and ISO 14001 for environmental systems.
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