[PRCo] Re: Fwd: American Locomotive Company plant in Schenectedy, NY

[Dwight Long]

Fred

I have no idea.  But I seem to remember seeing it ten or so years ago.

By copy to Dennis, perhaps he can advise us if it is still there or not (and if so, maybe even what its current use is?)

Dwight



  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Fred Schneider 
  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, 07 December, 2010 11:44
  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: American Locomotive Company plant in Schenectedy, NY


  What's it used for.   Kuhlman of Ohio went out of business about 1932.


  On Dec 7, 2010, at 1:06 AM, Dwight Long wrote:

  > Fred
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  > I thought the Kuhlman plant was still there?
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  > Dwight
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  >  ----- Original Message ----- 
  >  From: Fred Schneider 
  >  To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org 
  >  Sent: Monday, 06 December, 2010 14:18
  >  Subject: [PRCo] Re: Fwd: American Locomotive Company plant in Schenectedy, NY
  > 
  > 
  >  And the Brill plant, and Kuhlman, and Baldwin (the office building still sits along I-95 and Boeing Vertol was using the plant to build helicopters).   
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  >  On Dec 6, 2010, at 2:10 PM, Derrick Brashear wrote:
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  >> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Fred Schneider <fwschneider at comcast.net> wrote:
  >>> I know that Derrick enjoys industrial archeology.   I've been with him to the Carrie Furnace in Rankin and to a meeting on the history of the Bethlehem Steel plant in Sparrows Point.   He also talked me into visiting the Sloss Furnace in Birmingham.
  >>> 
  >>> So this is posted for Derrick to see .... but some of the rest of you might also  like it.
  >>> 
  >>> Some final pictures of the derelict American Locomotive Company plant in Schenectady, NY - now being demolished:
  >>> 
  >>> http://www.uer.ca/forum_showthread.asp?fid=1&threadid=85818
  >> 
  >> Was bummed when I came across these last night. Would have liked to
  >> have seen the place.
  >> 
  >> -- 
  >> Derrick
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