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Did you work with ALCO Steam, Diesel, and Diesel-Electric Locomotives? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. ALCO Steam, Diesel, and Diesel-Electric Locomotives, sold from around 1901 until 1969. American Locomotive Company (ALCO, Schenectady NY) was a major U.S. manufacturer of steam and diesel-electric locomotives. Plaintiffs allege ALCO locomotives were specified with asbestos boiler insulation (steam era), engine-room insulation, exhaust insulation, and gaskets. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos boiler insulation (steam era), engine-room insulation (diesel era), exhaust insulation, gaskets, electrical insulation. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Locomotive engineers, Railroad shop machinists, and Steam locomotive firemen. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around ALCO Steam, Diesel, and Diesel-Electric Locomotives and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
American Locomotive Company (ALCO) (Schenectady, New York — founded 1901, exited the locomotive business 1969) was through the first half of the 20th century one of the principal U.S. manufacturers of steam locomotives and through the diesel transition a major U.S. manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives. ALCO steam power was specified by every major U.S. railroad through the steam era; ALCO diesel-electric road units competed with EMD and Baldwin through the 1940s-1960s.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that ALCO locomotives — both steam and diesel-electric — were specified with extensive asbestos materials:
- Asbestos boiler lagging and pipe covering on steam locomotives (boiler shells, smokebox insulation, steam piping)
- Asbestos engine-room thermal insulation on diesel-electric units
- Asbestos exhaust insulation
- Asbestos cylinder-head and exhaust-manifold gaskets
- Asbestos electrical wire insulation on traction-motor and generator wiring
American Locomotive Company / ALCO Products has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Locomotive engineers and steam-era firemen
- Railroad shop machinists rebuilding ALCO power
- Boilermakers (IBB Local members) working steam-locomotive boilers
- Diesel mechanics at ALCO-equipped shop facilities
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