AMF Technotransport

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AMF Technotransport
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRail transport
Founded1899;124 years ago (1899)
Successor Alstom
Headquarters Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Area served
Worldwide
Products Locomotives
High-speed trains
Intercity and commuter trains
Trams
People movers
Signalling systems

AMF Technotransport was a locomotive and railway rolling stock maintenance facility in Pointe-Saint-Charles, an area of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was originally the Pointe-Saint-Charles shops of Canadian National Railways (CNR) and became a separate subsidiary in 1993 under the name AMF Technotransport. [1]

In 1995, CN awarded a contract to manage AMF to GEC-Alsthom. [2] In 1996, CNR sold AMF to GEC-Alsthom. [3] [4] GEC-Alsthom subsequently changed its name to Alstom. [5] By 1998, Alstom had dropped the AMF name and identified the facility as Alstom's Montreal remanufacturing centre or its Montreal rail centre. [6]

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References

  1. "CN's new subsidiary: AMF Technotransport - Canadian National incorporates subsidiary - Brief Article". Railway Age . October 1993. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. "GEC Alsthom Canada. (creates AMF Technotransport Management Inc. with Canadian National)". Railway Age. 1 Sep 1995. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  3. "GEC Alsthom Canada. (and Canadian National agree to acquire locomotive remanufacturer AMF Technotransport)". Railway Age. 1 Feb 1996. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  4. "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.
  5. GEC Alsthom drops the 'h' The Railway Magazine issue 1167 July 1998 page 55
  6. "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.