Electro-Motive Diesel

American locomotive manufacturer
Organization business Q568501
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Summary

Electro-Motive Diesel is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,676 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Electro-Motive Diesel is in the country of United States[3].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's instance of is recorded as brand[5].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's founder is recorded as Q131747261[6].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel is owned by Caterpillar Inc.[7].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's headquarters location is recorded as La Grange[8].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's chief executive officer is recorded as Q131747261[9].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's chief executive officer is recorded as Q131747252[10].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's Commons category is recorded as EMD locomotives[11].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's industry is recorded as rail industry[12].
  • 1922 marks the founding of Electro-Motive Diesel[13].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.79363194444444, 'lon': -87.85033805555555}[14].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's location of formation is recorded as Cleveland[15].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's parent organization or unit is recorded as Progress Rail Services[16].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:EMD locomotives[17].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's product or material produced is recorded as locomotive[18].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's owner of is recorded as General Motors Diesel[19].
  • Electro-Motive Diesel's has works in the collection is recorded as Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania[20].

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Founding

Electro-Motive Diesel's founder is recorded as Q131747261[6]. 1922 marks the founding of it[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Cleveland[15].

Leadership

Chief executives include Q131747261[9] and Q131747252[10].

Operations

Electro-Motive Diesel's headquarters location is recorded as La Grange[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Progress Rail Services[16].

Industry

Electro-Motive Diesel's industry is recorded as rail industry[12].

Ownership

Electro-Motive Diesel is owned by Caterpillar Inc.[7]. Its product or material produced is recorded as locomotive[18].

Why It Matters

Electro-Motive Diesel ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,676 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . hubcityrrmuseum.org. hubcityrrmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . utahrails.net. utahrails.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . time.com. time.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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