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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Title: | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | circa 1940-1960 |
| Quantity: | 2 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Advertisements, articles, photographs related to the American manufacturer of diesel engines and other railroad equipment |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
The American Locomotive Company was incorporated in 1901 by merging 7 small locomotive companies with the Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory (incorprated 1848). In 1955, the company changed its name to Alco Products, Incorporated. In 1964, the Worthington Corporation Acquired Alco. Alco has headquarters in New York City and a main plant in Schenectady, N.Y., with other plants in Auburn and Dunkirk, N.Y., and Latrobe, Pa. Alco's Schenectady facilities have affiliations with General Electric Company there.
Alco's main products have been steam locomotives, diesel-electric locomotives, diesel engines and generators, specialized forgings, high-quality steel, and armed tanks. Alco also made some short-lived ventures into automobiles and nuclear energy in the early days of those industries.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The American Locomotive Company (ALCO) Collection consists of printed material and photographs related to the American manufacturer of railroad equipment.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
American Locomotive Company (ALCO) Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Alan J. Byrnes, 2017.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 2 Aug 2017
Revision history:
Inventory
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Notebook of photos undated - gray covers, printed with ALCO logo | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Photographic specification cards undated - photograph on front, specs on the back | ||||||||||
| Printed material | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Advertisements undated | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Articles 1950 | ||||||||||