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- ↑ "GEC Alsthom Canada. (creates AMF Technotransport Management Inc. with Canadian National)". Railway Age. 1 Sep 1995. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ↑ "GEC Alsthom Canada. (and Canadian National agree to acquire locomotive remanufacturer AMF Technotransport)". Railway Age. 1 Feb 1996. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ↑ "Canadian National Railways to Sell Repair Subsidiary.(Originated from Traffic World)". Traffic World via Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. 11 Feb 1996. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ↑ GEC Alsthom drops the 'h' The Railway Magazine issue 1167 July 1998 page 55
- ↑ "ALSTOM Montreal Rail Center Wins GO Transit's First-Ever F-59 Locomotive Overhaul Order". Alstom Press Release via Business Wire. August 12, 1998. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
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